What is a Butterfly Valve?
Butterfly valves are a versatile valve type used for on-off and flow adjustment. Butterfly valve is an economical type of valve that takes up little space in the pipeline, provides perfect sealing in both directions, can be easily and economically adapted to automation, works with low pressure losses. These features have made the butterfly valve a preferred product in many systems since the 1960s when it was first designed.
Nowadays, there are two types of butterfly valves, wafer and lug, which are used in many areas such as fire extinguishing installations, water and wastewater installations, energy stations, compressor lines, air handling units, treatment centers. For detailed information about these valve types, you can check our Butterfly Valve Types page.