With over 60 years’ experience in the design and manufacture of high‑performance butterfly valves, Severn launches a range built on decades of learnings and innovative engineering for the process, oil & gas, energy, and power generation industries.
In the dynamic landscape of industrial valve engineering, innovation often stems from a rich heritage of expertise and an unyielding commitment to excellence. Severn Glocon, a renowned name in the world of valve design and manufacturing, have once again proven this statement true with the unveiling of the superior Oblique Cone Technology (OCT) Triple Offset (TOV) Butterfly Valve.
This development represents Severn’s ongoing commitment to advanced valve technology, process reliability, and operational efficiency in the process and industrial energy markets, promising enhanced performance, long‑term reliability, and reduced lifecycle cost.
Engineering Heritage: The Foundation of Excellence
Severn’s journey to engineering eminence is woven with a tapestry of innovation and dedication stemming back over 60 years. With an engineering history extending back to 1957 and the design and manufacturing of globe control valves, Severn has continuously pushed the boundaries of industrial valve design, earning a reputation for precision engineering, high‑integrity products, and global project delivery.
Drawing from this extensive engineering heritage, Severn has consistently delivered valve solutions for critical service applications that exceed industry standards and address the evolving needs of diverse sectors including oil & gas refineries, chemical processing plants, and power generation facilities.
Unveiling the Oblique Cone Technology (OCT)
At the heart of Severn’s latest engineering triumph lies the OCT TOV Butterfly Valve, a revolutionary advancement in triple offset butterfly valve design and performance. Unlike traditional butterfly valves, which often suffer from limitations in sealing integrity, repeatability, and durability, the OCT TOV Butterfly Valve introduces circular sealing geometry.
Unlike traditional triple offset designs that use an ellipse, the benefit of circular geometry is that it provides a uniform sealing load around the circumference of the sealing diameter, delivering a reliable, repeatable bubble‑tight shut‑off.
By using circles rather than ellipses, Severn is able to apply proven circular sealing principles and incorporate these into the TOV, delivering a high‑performance isolation valve suitable for severe service conditions and critical process applications.
Repair Intelligence: Designed for Real‑World Performance
Incorporating Severn’s proprietary Repair Intelligence® knowledge — derived from extensive field feedback and forensic analysis of failed valves — each aspect of the OCT TOV Butterfly Valve has been optimised for accuracy, robustness, and long‑term service reliability.
Whether managing critical processes in oil & gas refineries, chemical plants, or power generation facilities, the OCT TOV Butterfly Valve ensures end users achieve their core remit of safe, compliant operations, minimum unplanned downtime, and reduced maintenance intervention.
Advantages for Process and Industrial Energy Markets
The introduction of the innovative OCT TOV Butterfly Valve signifies a paradigm shift in industrial valve technology, offering measurable operational advantages:
Enhanced Performance:
Severn have designed each facet of this valve to provide the most accurate, reliable, and robust service capability possible, supporting plant uptime optimisation and process stability.
Extended Lifecycle:
Process conditions change over time. Severn have ensured seal interchangeability, allowing users to adapt sealing configurations as operating pressures, temperatures, or service severity evolve — extending valve service life and reducing total cost of ownership.
Increased Safety:
Safety is paramount to Severn’s valve design philosophy. In addition to meeting the strictest industry standards, shaft blowout prevention has been incorporated to enhance safety for end users and the wider industry.
Versatility:
Leveraging Severn’s engineering excellence, the OCT TOV Butterfly Valve delivers superior control in throttling and modulating applications, whilst also providing a repeatable isolation seal, making it ideal for multi‑service duties.
Environmental Sustainability:
Supporting reduced fugitive emissions and tightening environmental regulations, all Severn OCT triple offset butterfly valves are supplied with fugitive emissions packing sets as standard, helping end users meet compliance targets with confidence.
Setting New Benchmarks in Butterfly Valve Technology
Severn’s relentless pursuit of engineering excellence has culminated in the development of the OCT Triple Offset Butterfly Valve — a testament to the company’s commitment to innovation, customer satisfaction, and long‑term asset performance.
As industries worldwide seek high‑integrity valve solutions to meet increasingly complex operational demands, Severn Glocon stands ready to lead the way, setting new benchmarks for performance, reliability, and efficiency in industrial valve technology.