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Bronze Threaded, Solder and Grooved Ball Valves
Options and Accessories (continued)
Static Grounding
NIBCO provides static grounding standard on most
carbon, stainless steel and bronze three-piece ball
valves. See product pages for availability.
Actuation
Engineered with a modular approach, NIBCO
®
electric
and pneumatic actuation systems give you flexibility to
actuate new valves or retrofit existing valves. NIBCO
electric actuators, and NDA and NSR pneumatic
actuators feature ISO standard mount and drive
(exception is 800 series).
No Silicone Used – Silicone Free Issue
All NIBCO
®
pressure-rated bronze gate, globe, check
and bronze ball valves are manufactured at NIBCO
plants in Nacogdoches, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico.
Silicone is not used in these plants in the production
of valves or assembly of any component parts of the
above listed products.
Note: Valves that are assembled and tested without
silicone lubricants in these plants have a potential
exposure to air-borne silicone as well as during
shipping after they leave the plant. Therefore, NIBCO
cannot certify valves produced in the Nacogdoches or
Reynosa plants to be 100% silicone free.
Stainless Steel Ball and Stem
316 stainless steel ball and stem are available on many
NIBCO
®
ball valves – see catalog specification sheets
to identify what valves are available or consult factory.
Oxygen Service
Many NIBCO ball valves are available for oxygen
service. Cleaned and packaged in durable, sealed
plastic bags to avoid contamination. Oxygen cleaned
valves are not recommended for pressures exceeding
185 PSI. The steps involved are as follows: 1) Clean
ultrasonically all component parts with a degreaser
in a warm water solution. 2) Rinse with warm water
in an ultrasonic bath. Rinse again in cold water. 3) Put
all component parts under black light for inspection of
any carbon. If carbon is found, repeat steps above. 4)
Assemble and test valves. 5) Package the valves in a
sealed plastic bag to avoid contamination.
Vented Ball
NIBCO provides vented balls as standard on all carbon
and stainless steel ball valves and bronze T-560s with
stainless steel balls. For other bronze ball valves,
vented balls are only available with stainless steel trim
option – see catalog specification sheets to identify
what valves are available or consult factory.