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Engineered Valve Solutions for High Purity Industries

Engineered Valve Solutions for High Purity Industries
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Engineered Valve Solutions for High Purity Industries

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Overview: The document provides comprehensive details on TOP-FLO® Hygienic Diaphragm Valves, specifically designed for high purity industries such as bioprocessing and pharmaceuticals. It emphasizes the company's strengths in quality, pricing, and delivery, focusing on their CE-marked weir type diaphragm valves.
Key Features:
  • Valves are constructed from low ferrite DIN 1.4435 316L forged bodies with controlled sulfur content, ensuring high purity and compliance with BPE standards.
  • Available with autoclaveable FKM o-ring sealed stainless steel manual bonnets and thermoplastic piston type pneumatic actuators.
  • Diaphragms meet FDA and USP Class VI standards, suitable for steam grade applications.
  • Specialty fabricated sterile access and GMP style valves are available.
  • Interchangeable diaphragms and topworks with other manufacturers.
Product Lines:
  • BIOPrO® Forged: Designed for high purity applications, made from ASTM A182 Gr F316L material, ensuring low ferrite content and full traceability with heat numbers etched on each body.
  • BIOPrO® Cast: An economical option for less demanding applications, made from low carbon stainless steel investment castings, available in sizes 1-1/2” through 4”.
  • BIOFLO® II: Compact and lightweight, suitable for sampling and drain ports, made from forged 316L material with adjustable PPS handwheel bonnets.
Specialty Valve Assemblies: Custom fabricated products designed for specific customer requirements, including tank bottom, T-pattern, and L-pattern valves, ensuring efficient installation and minimal deadlegs.
ZErODL™ Valves: Machined from solid 316L stainless steel blocks, designed to improve drainability and eliminate deadlegs, available in various configurations and sizes.
Actuation: The document describes the SRS 50 pneumatic actuators, highlighting their compact design, durability, and ease of installation, suitable for high purity environments.
Specifications and Features:
  • Valve Construction: Made from high-performance polymers that withstand elevated temperatures, featuring a 1/4” BSP thread and a visual indicator for valve position.
  • Accessories: Include stroke limiter, electropneumatic 4-20MA positioner, mechanical switch package, and proximity switch package.
SrS 20-30-40 Actuators: Designed for economical use with a rugged cast iron housing and steel diaphragm plates, suitable for automatic and remote control of sanitary weir type diaphragm valves.
Flow Characteristics: Graphs illustrate the percentage of flow relative to the percentage of valve opening.
Bonnet Assemblies: TOP-FLO® manual bonnets are designed for cleanability, reliability, and ease of maintenance, made from stainless steel using investment casting.
Diaphragms: Made from high-grade materials, ensuring reliability and compliance with FDA and USP standards, tested for steam cycle performance and fully traceable.
Engineering and Surface Finish: Electropolishing is used to improve surface finish, reducing imperfections and enhancing corrosion resistance.
Ordering Information: Includes a figure number chart for ordering Top Line Sanitary Diaphragm Valves, detailing end material, connection, finish, bonnet, and diaphragm options.
Quality Assurance: Emphasizes the importance of meeting tolerances and finish specifications through rigorous quality assurance checks before products leave the plant.
Product Offering: Top Line should be considered the first choice for both standard and custom fabricated stainless steel products.
Limited Warranty: Products are warranted to be free of defects in material or workmanship for one year from the date of shipment, with specific conditions and exclusions.
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PROCESS EQUIPMENT COMPANY TOP-FLO® Hygienic Diaphragm Valves Engineered Valve Solutions for High Purity Industries

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top-flo Hygienic Diaphragm Valves ® “Our Name Says It All” Top Line Process Equipment Company is well known for providing its customers with products that will meet or exceed the quality standards found in the many markets we serve. Top Line competes with the major suppliers in the industry in North and South America for weir type diaphragm valves and we have recently gained approval to mark CE on our valves in accordance to the PED on this product line. Pricing is very competitive and our lead times are typically outstanding compared to our competition. TOP-FLO® diaphragm valves, because of...

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The forged body has always been the optimum choice for applications within the bioprocessing and pharmaceutical industries. BIOPRO® forged body diaphragm valves will be the valves of choice when high purity mechanical and electropolished surface finishes are required. BIOPRO® forged bodies are manufactured from ASTM A182 GR F316L material with additional controls in regards to chemical content. The sulfur content is maintained to meet and exceed the stringent requirements of BPE. All forgings are solution annealed to maintain the ferrite content to be .05% or less. This low ferrite content eliminates...

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BIOPRO® cast valves offer an economical alternative for less demanding service applications in food, beverage, dairy, cosmetics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and electronics processing industries. BIOPRO® cast bodies are low carbon stainless steel investment castings that conform to ASTM A351 grade CF3M (316L) material. Castings are solution annealed to provide a sanitary and clean outside finish. Available in sizes 1-1/2” through 4” with either clamp or butt-weld end connections. BIOPRO® cast bodies are available with 20Ra or 20Ra with electropolish internal surface finish. Hash marks are...

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BIOFLO® II diaphragm valves are compact, forged, and lightweight valves designed to meet the stringent requirements within high purity systems. Applications include sampling, drain ports, steam ports, and specialty fabrications. BIOFLO® II valve bodies are manufactured from the same forged 316L material as the standard BIOPRO® forged bodies. All BIOFLO® II valve sizes are machined from a common raw forging with controlled chemistry per BPE. Bodies are available with clamp or butt-weld ends and surface finishes through 10Ra. BIOFLO® II manual 304 stainless steel bonnets are provided with adjustable...

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Specialty Valve Assemblies Top Line for years has specialized in manufacturing custom fabricated products designed specifically to meet our customers requirements. Our primary objective has always been to design and manufacture these specialty products by using state-of-the-art manufacturing practices and technologies. Top Line and its affiliates employ engineers with a vast range of expertise and knowledge in the bioprocessing and pharmaceutical industries. The benefit of this is our ability to provide quick and accurate solutions to even the most complicated problems that occur in the field....

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RODL™ T-Pattern Dimensions ID FINISH: AS SPECIFIED BY CUSTOMER OD FINISH: 32Ra (STANDARD) OTHER FINISHES UPON REQUEST

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ID FINISH: AS SPECIFIED BY CUSTOMER OD FINISH: 32Ra (STANDARD) OTHER FINISHES UPON REQUEST

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Topworks Dimensions

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ZERODL™ 45° Tank Bottom Diaphragm Valves When bacteria entrapment or leaking gland seals associated with other types of valve problems in the system, the ZERODL™ tank bottom valve is a reliable solution that can be used to eliminate such concerns. The ZERODL™ tank bottom valve, with its conical profile allows for complete drainability and the prevention of deadlegs or entrapment areas. These valves are installed by either bolting or welding to the tank surface. ZERODL™ tank bottom valves are available in sizes ranging from 1/4" through 4". They are manufactured using type SA- 479 316L stainless...

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ZERODL™ 45° Tank Bottom Valves Topworks Dimensions

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Tandem Valve Assemblies Sterile Access Valve The Sterile Access Valve assembly provides access to the horizontal valve body at the lowest cross sectional point. The access port can be used for sampling, steam sterilization, purging or condensate drainage. Ports are furnished with butt-weld tube ends, clamp ends, or the utilization of a secondary valve. L-Pattern Type The L-pattern type diaphragm valve, due to its unique design, minimizes deadlegs in point-of-use outlets. The valve, while installed in a vertical position, serves as a 90° elbow. As fluid passes through the body, the valve can be...

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TOP-FLO Divert Valve ® Top Line also offers a line of multi-ported divert valves that are very popular in process applications where space considerations are critical. These valves are compact and will significantly reduce the piping requirements and number of connections associated with more complex designs. TOP-FLO® Divert Valves are available in two-way through eight-way configurations and can be supplied with actuated or manual bonnets. Bodies that make up the valve are machined from 316L stainless steel. Other material grades available provided upon request. These valves are supplied with...

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SRS 20-30-40 Actuators Designed to be economical, featuring a rugged cast iron housing and steel diaphragm plates, TOP-FLO® actuators are ideally suited for automatic and remote control of sanitary weir type diaphragm valves. The TOP-FLO pneumatic actuator is highly suited for ® today’s modern space-saving environment within the high purity industry. Simplicity of design and robust structure ensures long service life and economical operation. • Cast Iron Housing Molded from a high performance polymer to withstand Highly durable in demanding environments the rigors of cleaning and sterilization...

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Flow Characteristics BIOPRO® Forged Automated Valve Dimensions Elastomer Diaphragm Type Size 1/2 3/4 1 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 4 6* * Machined From 316L Wrought Bar BIOPRO® Forged Automated Valve Dimensions MPTFE Faced Diaphragm Type Size 1/2 3/4 1 1-1/2 2 2-1/2 3 4 6* * Machined From 316L Wrought Bar

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.