Single seat valve for hygienic applications

Ensure optimal hygiene and safety with a versatile pneumatic valve designed to meet high process demands, minimizing contamination risk while handling viscous fluids and large particles efficiently.

Regulates and Seals Hygienic Processing Lines

The Unique SSV DN125 and DN150 from Alfa Laval stand out as robust pneumatic single seat valves designed for hygienic applications in the dairy, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. These valves are engineered with a modular structure, offering the flexibility to customize valve bodies, plugs, and actuators for specific process requirements. The single seat design minimizes contamination risk, optimizing safety in your production line. Utilizing air-operated mechanisms, they effectively regulate processes involving high-viscosity fluids and large particles. Built from durable, stainless steel material and compliant with 3-A and hygienic standards, they ensure high reliability and longevity. Integration with existing systems is seamless, and options such as fully maintainable actuators and various wetted seal materials enhance their functionality. The Unique SSV range also includes advanced features like enhanced performance actuators for safer operations, reducing wear with metal-to-metal contact, and low total cost of ownership owing to minimal maintenance needs.

Benefits

  • Enhances operational efficiency with minimal service requirements, reducing downtime and maintenance costs.
  • Provides customizable configurations to meet specific hygienic processing needs across various industries.
  • Ensures long service life and durability, minimizing wear through precise metal-to-metal contact.
  • Complies with hygienic standards, safeguarding product integrity and safety.
  • Promotes resource efficiency with reduced cleaning cycles and lower usage of cleaning fluids and utilities.

General


Applications
Food,Home care,Brewery,Personal care,Biotechnology,Beverage,Dairy,Pharmaceuticals
End products
Vaccines,Lotion,Cough syrup,Milk,Insulin,Cheese,Beer,Shampoo,Yogurt,Liquid soap,Soft drinks,Fruit juices
Steps before
Ingredient Mixing,Pasteurization,Heat Exchanging,Homogenization
Steps after
Filling,Bottling,Packaging,Cooling
Input ingredients
highly viscous fluids,large particles
Output ingredients
hygienic output,safe processed fluids
Market info
Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.

Technical Specifications


Valve Size
DN125 and DN150
Material
Stainless Steel
Operation
Pneumatic
Modularity
Yes,customizable
Compliance
3A and Hygienic Standards
Application
Hygienic Applications
Durability
High,long-lasting construction
Actuator
Semi-maintainable,five-year warranty
O-ring Compression
Defined compression with metal-to-metal contact
Customization Options
Wide range of optional features
Cleaning Method
Effective CIP procedures

Operating Characteristics


Working Mechanism
Pneumatic single seat valve
Automation level
Remotely operated by compressed air
CIP/SIP
Enhanced CIP procedures

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Application flexibility
Dairy,food,beverage,brewery


Hygienic Standards
Compliant

Physical Characteristics


Valve Type
Single Seat Valve (SSV)
Size
DN125 and DN150
Material
Stainless Steel
Contact Surface
Single Contact between Plug and Seat
Modularity
Yes (Configurable Valve Bodies,Plugs,Actuators)
Actuator
Pneumatic

Custom Options


Actuator type
Fully maintainable / Semi-maintainable
Seals material
HNBR / FPM
Valve sensing and control devices
ThinkTop / ThinkTop Basic / IndiTop
Valve body configuration
Single / Two / Three valve bodies
Optional features
Customized to specific process requirements