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Pinch Valve Sleeves

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he most important part of any pinch valve is the sleeve.The pinch sleeve is truly the “heart” of the pinch valve,providing corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance and pressure containment. The quality of a pinch valve rests in the quality of its sleeve.

World-Class Supplier

Red Valve Company, Inc. has been manufacturing sleeves since 1953, using only the best materials from world-class suppliers, such as E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Goodyear. Red Valve incorporates the best technology in elastomer compounding and synthetic materials, which results in our customers having trouble-free, high wear-resistant pinch valve sleeves that outperform and outlast all other designs. Reground or recycled materials are never used in Red Valve products. Full face-to-face integral elastomer molded flange Manufactured to the highest standards Superior service life Full-port, double-wall or cone trim

Low-Maintenance Design

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Red Valve’s pinch valves are designed specifically for low-maintenance. The sleeve is the only replacement part required for a pinch valve. There are no seats, packing, seals or bellows to routinely replace. Once a sleeve is replaced, the valve is like new again. There is little need to inventory other valve parts. Patented sleeve trims Custom sizes available

Pinch Valves Outlast Traditional Alloy Valves

Safety Factor

The safety factor for pinch valve sleeves ranges from 2:1 to as high as 4:1, which means the bursting pressure of the sleeve is 2-4 times the rated operating pressure. Red Valve tests and evaluates all of its elastomer materials and fabric plies. You can rest assured in the reliability of Red Valve’s quality elastomer products.
When abrasive particles strike the hard surface of traditional metalvalves, the energy of the impact is completely absorbed by themetal surface, prematurely wearing seats, weirs, rotating discs,plugs and balls. Additionally, these abrasive particles pack behindthe ball and plug, scoring the sealing surface and creating leaks

Red Valve Guarantee

We are so confident of our pinch valve sleeve technology and performance that Red Valve guarantees that its sleeves will outperform all other manufacturers’ pinch sleeves.
. When abrasive particles strike elastomer surfaces, the impact isabsorbed, then deflected back into the particle. Extremely resilientelastomers wear at a far slower rate than ceramics or metal alloyvalve trims. Pinch valves are full-ported with no crevices, packingglands or seats to foul valve operation.