Valve Coating
Commonly coated components:
- Stems
- Seats
- Bodies
- Plugs
- Baffles
- Knives
- Balls
- Slides
- Disk
- Backseats
- Flange faces
- Needles
Types of valves:
- Ball
- Plug
- Gate
- Needle
- Butterfly
- Diverter
- Globe
- Knife
FW Gartner has set itself apart as the market leader in valve coating innovation and reliability.
From the development with our industry partners* of a nanostructured titanium dioxide coating for the HPAL (High Pressure Acid Leaching) ore extraction process, to our conventional spray and fuse coatings, FW Gartner is the go to company for all your valve coating requirements.
By providing extensive machining and grinding services as well as third-party testing onsite, we can bundle a full-service package to minimize double-handling and accelerate manufacture or turnaround times. By combining the resources of our extensive field experience, our staff metallurgist, the Accuraspray spray parameter optimization equipment and our metallographic services, we can solve your most difficult application issues and speed development of custom solutions when required.
Common Coating Materials for the Valve Industry
- HVOF :
- chrome carbide, tungsten carbide, Stellite® 6 and other cobalt-based alloys
- Spray & fuse :
- nickel/chrome/boron and Stellite® 6 and other cobalt based alloys
- Plasma :
- Cr2O3, TiO2, and other ceramics including nanostructured materials.
STELLITE® is a registered trademark of Deloro Stellite
* Mogas Industries - John Williams, Perpetual Technologies, Inc. - George E. Kim PhD.