Ball control valves, the most important design of
the quarter-turn control valve (QTCV) family, have become
important control hardware for the process industries. Market
analysts report that they represent 14.5% of all control
valves installed in petrochemical process units. Furthermore,
it is reported that ball control valve packages are
increasing 4.5% per year in market share compared to linear
control valve sales. Several technological developments are
responsible for this growth.
The most important drivers for this market
are:
Specific cost of $/cv value
Lower cost per valve size and/or control
loop
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