The purchase order was issued to Hemiwedge Valve (HVC), the operating subsidiary of Hemiwedge Industries that sells the patented valve product line. The purchase order is for three inch through six inch bore sizes, in 300 and 600 ANSI class valves for heavy condensate and compressor service applications.
These Hemiwedge valves will replace existing valves that have had stem emission issues. Deliveries are scheduled to occur during the third quarter of 2010.
Ken Chickering, CEO of Hemiwedge Industries, said: “The customer tested the Hemiwedge Cartridge valve in this application for more than a year. They liked the quarter-turn design which allows for simple fast operation and avoids stem emissions issues that multiple-turn valves can sometimes encounter.
They also like the Cartridge feature of the valve which allows repair in minutes with the valve body remaining in the line, compared to other legacy design valves which can require maintenance from a factory serviceman or removing the entire valve to return to the factory.”
