Valves
BHEL Tiruchirappalli and Industrial Valves Plant (IVP) manufacture
valves to the highest international standards for a wide range of
critical applications in the power, industry and oil & gas sectors
covering Gate Valves, Globe Valves and Swing-check Valves
of various materials from carbon steel to stainless steel with
special features like motorized, pneumatic or gear operation,
limit switch and indicator arrangement, lock or chain-wheel,
etc.
Widest range of Valves
BHEL's product range includes Gate, Globe and Non-return
Valves, Angle Drain and Blow Down Valves, Safety Valves and
Safety Relief Valves, Electrical Relief Valves, Quick Closing Non-return
Valves, Power Assisted Non-Return Valves, Forged Steel
Valves, HP-LP Bypass Systems, Spring Loaded Bypass Valves,
Ash Discharge Valves, Knife Edge Gate Valves and Oil-field
Equipment such as Well-heads, X-mas Trees, Block Valves,
Mud-line Suspension Systems and Choke and Kill Manifold.
Meeting World Standards
BHEL valves conform to international codes such as ASME, API,
ANSI, DIN and IBR. BHEL holds API certifications for Oil Field
Equipment. BHEL had previously collaborated with TOA Valve
Company (Japan) for High Pressure Cast Steel Valves and Quick
Closing Non-Return Valves; Dresser Industries Inc., (USA) for
Forged Steel Valves, Safety Valves, Safety Relief Valves, Electrical
Relief Valves and Y-type Valves; Kvaerner National (USA) for Oil-field equipment and Sulzer Thermtec (Switzerland) for HP-LP
Bypass Systems. BHEL's valves division is on its own and the
division has successfully developed and supplied many new
Valves for various applications throughout the country and
abroad.
Sophisticated manufacturing and testing facilities
BHEL's valves production shops are equipped with state-of-the
art CNC machines capable of performing intricate operations.
Testing facilities include radiographic testing for castings and
forgings, a full-fledged steam testing station for Safety Valves
and Safety Relief Valves, hydraulic test benches and an air test
station for Conventional Valves, besides hydraulic testing
facilities for High Pressure Valves and testing facilities for Oilfield
Equipment up to 30,000 psi.
Focus on Quality
BHEL is known for its international Quality standards and
has certified Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015),
Environmental Management System (ISO 14001:2015),
Occupational Health & Safety Management System (ISO
45001:2018) and Information Security Management System (ISO
27001:2013) certification. BHEL practices EFQM model towards
Business Excellence. Continuous design improvements through
in-house research & development (R & D), quality management
systems and state-of-the-art precision manufacturing technology ensure that BHEL Valves set the standards for
quality and reliability. Quality Assurance services are provided
by a team of qualified scientists equipped with advanced
diagnostic and measuring equipment including spectroscopes,
high magnification microscopes, x-ray diffraction strain gauges
besides fatigue and creep testing machines. Non-destructive
testing facilities use X-rays up to 400 kV and isotopes up to 800
Curies. Precision gauges, tools and instruments are calibrated at
BHEL's in-house, nationally accredited Calibration Centre.