Use of ceramic ball valves in zinc production

Extended service life in zinc production thanks to DG series ball valves with ceramic ball

Find out how our DG series ball valves with ceramic ball ensure a significant increase in service life in zinc production. Our solutions not only offer high switching frequencies, but also a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for demanding applications in the metalworking industry.

Use of ceramic ball valves in zinc production

Area of application

Our ball valves are used in metal processing, especially in zinc production:

Medium: Zinc slurry
Operating temperature: up to 50°C
Operating pressure: max. 10 bar(g)

Challenges and tasks

Zinc production places high demands on the valves used:

The medium, zinc slurry, is known for its strong abrasiveness and contains coarser solid particles that can quickly wear out conventional valves.
Due to the production process and plant configuration, high switching frequencies are required to maintain operations and ensure a smooth production flow.
A key challenge is to extend the service life of the valves in order to minimize production downtime due to maintenance or replacement work and to increase the overall efficiency of the plant

Solution

Our solution to the challenges of zinc production lies in our high-quality DG series ball valves with ceramic ball (three-piece ball valve type DG1 6696). These have been specially developed to withstand the extreme conditions in metal processing and ensure optimum performance:

The all-ceramic ball of our ball valves offers exceptional wear resistance and resistance to abrasive media such as zinc slurry. This ensures a long service life of the valves, even under demanding operating conditions.
The wear-resistant PEEK seat rings ensure reliable sealing and a long service life for the fittings, even with frequent switching cycles.
The damping of the pneumatic actuators ensures impact-free switching movements, which reduces the load on the valves and further increases their service life.

Result

By using our DG series ball valves with ceramic ball, you can achieve impressive results:

A significant increase in service life from 2 weeks (when using stainless steel ball valves) to a remarkable 12 months. This means less downtime for maintenance and replacement, resulting in a significant increase in system availability and productivity.
With around 60,000 switching operations in a 12-month period, our ball valves offer a high level of reliability and performance, even with high switching frequencies.
The significant cost reduction achieved by reducing production downtime helps to lower the overall operating costs of the plant and increase profitability.
Our solution is not only efficient, but also sustainable. The possibility of simply replacing the internal parts avoids unnecessary waste, which contributes to environmentally friendly operation.

Rely on our proven ball valves to increase the efficiency and profitability of your systems and at the same time contribute to sustainability.