Load/Unload Valves are suitable for use in petroleum tankers.
Press Release Summary:
API valves incorporate extended length, high visibility flow indicator with internal float. Valves are designed for bottom loading/unloading and offer fixed short-stroke handle with less than 60° of travel to fully open. They can be completely rebuilt while bolted to cargo tank. Seals, including poppet and crank, and internal bearings, are replaceable from front. Valves comply with American Petroleum Institute's RP-1004 standard.Original Press Release:
API Load/Unload Valves Featuring Easier Operation & Maintenance Introduced by Dixon Bayco
Chestertown, Md., December 9,2002 -Dixon Bayco announces the introduction of new API valves for bottom loading and unloading of petroleum tankers. These new valves represent the most advanced industry design, and incorporate several unique user-friendly features for easier on-the-road operation and maintenance.
Among the new Dixon Bayco offerings are API load/unload valves featuring an extended length high visibility flow indicator, including a float which displays flow. All valves feature a fixed short-stroke handle - with less than 60 degrees of travel to fully open - along with a detachable handle if desired. This valve can be completely rebuilt while bolted to the cargo tank. All seals, including poppet and crank, along with the internal bearings are replaceable from the front.
Engineered and manufactured in the U.S. and Canada, Dixon Bayco's new API load/unload valves feature a reinforced design for long-life durability. All valves comply fully with the American Petroleum Institute's RP-1004 bottom loading standard.
All Dixon Bayco API valves are stocked at supply locations throughout the United States and Canada, with 24-hour delivery available on most products. All products are covered by a one-year limited warranty. For more information on the full family of API valves available from Dixon Bayco, contact (800) 355-1991 or visit www.baycoind.com.
API valves are marketed by Dixon Bayco, Ltd. in Canada and Dixon Bayco USA, leading suppliers of petroleum tanker overfill, bottom loading and vapor recovery systems. Dixon Bayco is a Dixon company. Serving industry since 1916, through its divisions and affiliated companies Dixon has become recognized as the premier worldwide manufacturer and supplier of hose fittings and accessories, spanning a wide range of industrial uses.
