Ball valve was invented in 1950s. It is also one of the fast-developed valves in recent years, especially in USA, German, Japan, France, Italy, Spain and UK where ball valves are widely used. The types and quantities of ball valve is still increasing at speed, and its engineering development starts to move towards applications of high temperature, high pressure, large port, secure sealing, longer duration, great adjustment and multiple functions. Due to dedication to research and development, the stability and capability of ball valve managed to reach the higher level of achievement, which is able to take place of gate valves, check valves and throttle valves in applications. Ball valves are widely used in aerospace, petrochemical, pipelines, food and beverage and construction.

In general, specifications, types and working pressure are always indicated when purchasing the valves. However, the information is inadequate for you to buy the suitable valves for your applications, especially in such competitive markets.

The subsea segment of the oil and gas industry is the by far the fastest growing industry in the world today. The global turnover is expected to grow by 30% from today towards 2011. This creates opportunites for companies that are not part of this booming oil anmd gas industry today..

Canadian oil production comes mainly from three different sources: the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin; the oil sands deposits of northern Alberta; and offshore fields.

Corrosion is a very serious issue in oil and gas companies who are into oil exploration by means of platforms. The damage due to corrosion sometimes accounts to thousands of dollars. For this reason, major metallic equipments and parts must be protected from corrosion resistance.

Although commonly used methods of corrosion protection viz hot dip galvanized , molycote , cadmium plating are there over years in the market , a demand and requirements Is there for a superior high performance coating for specific applications and saline water resistance where all the traditional methods tend to fail. Here emerges the market for Fluoropolymer / PTFE coated fasteners and equipments which represents an innovative alternative.