As a factory-authorized assembler of Kunkle safety and relief valves, our technicians are experts in meeting rigorous industrial and maritime demands. Since the 1870s, Kunkle valves have had a reputation for unrivaled quality compared to competing types of pressure relief valves—a reputation that still stands today.
Join our experts in exploring Kunkle valves’ advantages over other pressure relief and safety valves and discover why the name Kunkle remains so trusted today:
What Makes Kunkle the Best Valves for Industrial Applications?
The story of Kunkle safety valves begins in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1875, when inventor and machinist Erastus B. Kunkle invented and patented the pop-up lock safety valve to relieve steam pressure in locomotive engines and prevent sudden failures or explosions from endangering human lives on the railroad. Kunkle’s greatest innovation was to create a reliable mechanism to automatically relieve excess steam pressure without the need for manual intervention.
Today, pressure safety valves are manufactured by a wide range of brands, but Kunkle retains its stellar reputation for unmatched quality, performance, and reliability. But what exactly makes Kunkle remain one of the best industrial valves even today?
When you compare Kunkle valves versus their competitors, Kunkle stands out with its…
Broad Ranges of Applications
With a diverse product line in a wide range of sizes, the right types of Kunkle valves can handle various industrial environments, including cryogenic and high-temperature environments and pressures ranging from vacuum to 7,500 pounds per square inch gauge (psig).
High-Quality Construction
Kunkle valves’ advantages in long-term performance and reliability come from the impeccable quality of their construction. They rely on high-quality cast steel, stainless steel, bronze, and other materials for high strength and corrosion resistance.
Kunkle valves versus competitors are also more likely to meet API Standard 527: Seal Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves. Seats lapped to optical flatness provide tight shutoff and superior leak-free performance.
In a pressure relief valve comparison, Kunkle valves are unlikely to come up as the least expensive option. However, their high-quality construction provides durability and reliability, which leads to extended service lifetimes and reduced overall maintenance and operational costs. As a result, compared to other types of pressure relief valves, they can end up more cost-effective in the long term.
Ease of Maintenance and Installation
In addition to their robust designs, Kunkle safety valves feature bolted yokes, bonnets, and other design elements that make installation and maintenance easy and straightforward, such as threaded caps and side outlets that reduce fugitive emissions.
By making maintenance and installation easier and less time-consuming, Kunkle valves make upkeep easier, which also helps prolong their service lifespan and reduce overall operational costs.
Global Code Certifications
Compared to other types of pressure relief valves, Kunkle safety valves’ key differences include their adherence to a wide range of industrial safety and quality standards. The certifications Kunkle valves meet include not just ASME Sections I, IV, VIII, and XIII standards, but other international quality standards as well. Kunkle also produces non-code safety valves for low-pressure applications under 15 psig as well.
As a result, Kunkle valves are trusted more than other types of pressure relief valves and safety valves for use in industries and regions across the world.
Comprehensive Testing
To meet the above high standards, each Kunkle valve undergoes rigorous testing and inspection for pressure settings and leakage. The testing Kunkle valves undergo ensures that even non-code valves perform reliably and safely over their service lifetimes, as long as they are used appropriately for their temperature, pressure, and environmental tolerances.
Dante Valve: A Trusted Source for the Best Industrial Valves
The right pressure safety and relief valves make a world of difference. Choosing the best valves for your industrial application minimizes your risks of overpressure incidents that can damage your equipment, incur heavy costs from unexpected downtime and replacements, or even put your personnel’s lives at risk.
That is why the team at Dante Valve holds both itself and the products we offer to the very highest standards of excellence. For three generations, customers from heavy industries to the US Navy have known they can trust us to supply the best valve for the job—and in many cases, that best valve is a Kunkle valve.
Equip your next project with all the advantages of Kunkle valves. Contact us today to request a quote.