Industries We Serve

Valves Customized for Your Industry

Given all the different valve trim combinations and design configurations available, it’s impossible for plants to stock every standard valve necessary for operations or for valve manufacturers to provide specialized valves quickly enough. In answer to this challenge, Reliant Valve Company’s list of services has over 30 standard modifications listed with many more available that are done when required. With 40 years of experience in the valve modification industry, Reliant Valve has extensive knowledge of the necessary valve requirements for a broad spectrum of industries.

Petrochemical Industry Valves

Crude oil distillation is the process behind the making of petrochemicals. The crude oil separates into hydrocarbon fractions, and additional high-temperature cracking and conversion processes can create corrosive chemicals that petrochemical valves must withstand. For enhanced valve longevity in these services, we can assist with trim changes to extend the life of a valve. Our team can also address packing and gasket modifications to provide a material better suited to these extreme conditions.

Chemical Refining Valves

The main purpose of chemical refining is to manufacture products such as gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel, with gasoline production being the most profitable part of today’s refineries. A catalyst activates chemical refining processes, which begin in a low-oxygen, high-pressure atmosphere with a temperature ranging between 930° F and 1300° F. In this industry, valves are components of refining processes such as:

Thermal cracking

Catalytic cracking

Hydrocracking

Sulfur Processing Valves (Jacketed Valves)

To keep molten sulfur flowing properly and prevent unscheduled downtime in sulfur recovery operations, Reliant Valve incorporates proper design features to help prevent sulfur crystallization from occurring. In the “Double Pipe Thermal Exchange System,” we design the jacket around the valve to create sufficient spacing so the steam can flow freely in those gaps between those two core components. Doing so provides the necessary heat migration and a smooth, continuous, circular flow of steam throughout the system. Our jacket design meets or exceeds all sulfur industry requirements to ensure a safe and efficient operation for the life of the valve.

Power Generation Valves

There are several available methods today to convert kinetic energy to electric energy. Natural gas, coal & nuclear energy produce steam for power generation. Then turbine-driven electromechanical generators use power generation valves to control the steam flow. The thermal energy is transformed into mechanical energy and then into electrical energy. For this industry, we typically do trim changes and end connection modifications.

Gas Liquefaction (Cryogenic) Valves

During liquefaction, a gaseous substance transforms as its molecules draw closer together until the substance is in a liquid state. This occurs as a result of increased pressure and lowering temperatures. Gas liquifying makes it easy to transport and store these materials. A large market has developed for liquified natural gas (LNG) over the last 10 years, and our team modifies LNG valves, as well as cryogenic modified valves for other liquified gases such as:

Argon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Food Processing Components (Jacketed)

Food processing operations require components suitable for controlled environments where cleanliness, sterilization, and safety standards are critical. While jacketed valves are often associated with heating applications (hot oil or steam), in food processing these valves and other components may be heated or cooled depending on the product being processed. In both thermal scenarios, a circulating medium is essential for precise temperature control.

Products such as cake frosting or cookie dough are heated to maintain smooth flow through valves, piping, and filters. In cold-service applications, jacketed valves and other integral components are designed to handle products like beverages, yogurt, sauces, and condiments, ensuring they do not spoil within the lines.

Contact the Valve Customization Experts

Reliant Valve is committed to quality assurance as a critical and strategic necessity, and we design our creative valve solutions so that customers in diverse industries will receive optimized valves we’ve designed with their specific applications in mind. We work closely with clients to determine the right type, size, material, and other modification needs so that we can provide the perfect valve fit.

When your process can’t afford a shutdown, talk to the valve modification experts.

(713) 898-8694