Technology

Velan’s R&D group is at the core of our engineering excellence. We drive innovation through strategic technical project management, advanced design, analysis, and rigorous experimentation tailored to both standard and custom requirements. Our comprehensive approach encompasses targeted performance evaluation and seamless turn-key support, guiding projects from initial concept to implementation.

Velan’s four state-of-the-art R&D centers and laboratory testing facilities offer a wide range of process simulation testing capacities, including steam boilers, superheaters, flow loops, cryogenic stands, cycling stations, and diverse test fluids.

Velan empowers end-users with a portfolio of digital solutions for performance monitoring, precise maintenance scheduling, and comprehensive activity logging. Access to performance diagnostics and critical maintenance alerts provides our customers with actionable insights, reducing costs and downtime efficiently and affordably.

Velan is at the forefront of developing innovative solutions for emission reduction, beginning with developing advanced packing, gland and live loading solutions for the nuclear industry in the 1970’s and expanding across various industrial sectors.

Utilizing extensive in-house testing and research, Velan ensures that its products not only meet but exceed industry standards. Our fugitive emission valves, using API 622 packing, are qualified to API 624, API 641, and ISO 15848-1 standards. Performance metrics indicate emissions well below the 100 ppm threshold, with a mean average of ≤ 25 ppm and a robust performance at higher statistical confidence levels. Moreover, our engineering team provides optimized gland designs supporting LDAR programs with significant field gland retorque margins,  packing consolidation enhancement, and maintenance of established operating torque.

Velan also controls packing material purity specifications and conducts comprehensive performance tests, insuring performance robustness in a diversity of industrial applications. These include material and additive composition, fire safety, cycle life, stem corrosion, packing oxidation, and high-temperature resistance.

Velan’s advanced coating technologies are engineered for superior wear and corrosion prevention in industries such as navy, nuclear, petrochemical, mining, refining, and chemical processing. These demanding environments require coatings with exceptional resistance to erosion, abrasion, and corrosion.

Collaborating with leading universities and research institutions, Velan develops coatings that significantly enhance valve durability in severe service applications. Our tailored coatings offer improved tribological properties, extending valve longevity while meeting the ever-increasing performance requirements of the valve industry.

The Velan Welding and Metallurgy Group is dedicated to ensuring top-notch valve quality by adhering to welding procedures aligned with industry codes and specifications. This commitment not only boosts productivity but also enhances the overall quality of our production.

Our welding laboratory is instrumental in qualifying new procedures and technologies for a variety of materials, ensuring they meet the necessary metallurgical and welding standards. Furthermore, our state-of-the-art metallurgical laboratory thoroughly examines our welding processes and performs rigorous testing and failure analysis on various materials to maintain stringent quality control. This comprehensive in-house capability ensures unparalleled precision and excellence in every valve we manufacture.

Velan leverages additive manufacturing to solve challenges that traditional methods cannot address. Since 2020, we have successfully integrated 3D-printed components into select products, enabling the creation of complex geometries and enhancing product performance in demanding applications.

This advanced technology reflects our commitment to continuous innovation and excellence, keeping us at the forefront of the valve industry. By delivering cutting-edge solutions, we meet the evolving needs of our customers and consistently exceed industry standards.