Ball Valves And Flow Control

Maximum Safety and Reliability

This is what Böhmer requires of its products. For 60 years in Sprockhövel and since 1999 in the second plant in Hattingen, Böhmer has been manufacturing ball valves that set standards for quality and operational safety.

At the beginning, there was the idea of developing a safety shutdown valve for mining. The success of this product soon prompted our company to expand its portfolio to include oil, gas and district heating.

Böhmer now manufactures ball valves for nearly every application, in sizes from DN 3 to DN 1400 (1/8″ to 56″), suitable for pressures of up to 500 bar (Class 2500).

Böhmer ball valves set standards throughout the world. Even the basic design of Böhmer products has been a touchstone for safety and reliability for more than a half century.

Böhmer ball valves ensure safe operation of transportation and distribution pipelines for gas and oil all over the world.

Our ball valves operate reliably in pipelines for products such as ethylene, propylene, propane, and butane, but also in the control of cracking processes. Safe operation is ensured by our ball valves designed for specific applications even in critical transitional phases in which the fluid can be in both a liquid and a gaseous state.

Böhmer ball valves are also used in gas stores where safety is particularly important, e.g. in SAE safety shut down units.

Böhmer products, especially split body ball valves, are in use on onshore and offshore platforms throughout the world.

Böhmer ball valves ensure reliable functioning of hydraulic and pneumatic machine components in construction and industry.

The proven design and materials of Böhmer ball valves mean that they can be used for almost any gas.

Insulated Böhmer ball valves prove their reliability in daily operation in aboveground and underground district heating networks, as well as in transfer stations.

Böhmer ball valves are in operation in all relevant sectors (gas, oil, district heating/steam, special gasses and fluid solid substances)

All-Around Dependability

Since ball valves are often subjected to extreme conditions, they must be designed so as to preclude corrosion in cracks due to forces exerted on weld seams. Böhmer ball valves are welded with full penetration through the complete cross section – flawlessly, without cracks and without any lack of fusion.

Various testing procedures are used to confirm the tightness of the entire ball valve. Furthermore, weld seams undergo visual, magnet particle, ultrasonic and – if requested – radiographic testing.

And we do not rely only on ourselves. We contract external institutions to confirm the perfection of our products. The weld seams thus comply with the legal regulations for the construction of pipelines, reservoirs, tanks and containers.

Permanent operational safety of fully-welded ball valves is the No. 1 priority for Böhmer.

Experts for Agressive Fluids

Split body ball valves up to a nominal diameter of 56 inch are a integral component part of the Böhmer product line.

Ball valves of this design are well suited for extremely abrasive and corrosive fluids.

Böhmer ball valves with two-piece or three-piece bodies are designed for easy maintenance thanks to their continually improved design.

Components or complete shutdown units can be replaced easily and efficiently.

Performance from Start to Finish

Ball valves for district heating and steam must prove their operational safety and endurance. Especially in the case of underground installation, maintenance-free operation for 30 years is the minimum requirement.

All Böhmer district heating ball valves are designed to meet this requirement.

There is a multitude of applications for district heating ball valves. From underground district heating systems to transfer stations, to in-house piping, Böhmer district heating ball valves excel in their exceptional reliability.