<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 0px 0.9rem; color: rgb(122, 122, 122); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ball Valves&nbsp;is part of the quarter turn valve family. The distinct feature of a ball valve is its ball-shaped disc that acts to stop or start media flow. The ball disc is one of the quickest valves because it only needs a quarter turn to open or close ...

Gate Valves&nbsp;is another member of shut off/on valve family. What makes this unique is its disc movement is linear. The disc is either gate or wedge-shaped, which has an effective shut-off and on mechanism. Gate valve is primarily suited for isolation. While it is possible to use it as a throttling valve, this is not advisable as the disc may get damaged by media vibration. The surge of the media can damage the disc when gate valves are used half-closed in a throttling applica ...