14 September 2006

Sure Seal's High Performance Butterfly Valve Series Now Available For Use in Biofuels Applications

Mineral Point, MO Sure Seal Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial valves and a division of the OPW Fluid Transfer Group, is providing its enhanced High Performance Butterfly Valves for use in all biofuels markets. The Sure Seal High Performance Butterfly Valve Series now offers direct mount actuator capabilities for actuation, while retaining a live loaded packing adjustment.

Sure Seal manufactures its valves with materials including carbon steel, stainless steel and alloys. Sizes range through 60 inch with ANSI 150, 300 and 600 pound specifications. Engineered specifically for the biofuels market, High Performance Butterfly Valves come standard with 316 stainless steel trim, polyester polyurethane body coatings and three seating configurations (Soft, Firesafe and Metal). As a standard practice, every valve manufactured by Sure Seal is tested to 110% of its pressure rating.

Sure Seal High Performance Butterfly Valves are capable of handling the biodiesel process. Throughout the production process, valves are compatible with the various liquids as well as the biodiesel (methyl ester) final product.

Sure Seal High Performance Butterfly Valves are compatible with the corrosive nature of ethanol. In the production process and transfer of ethanol, the polyester polyurethane body coatings of the valves resist degradation that can occur in some materials when in contact with ethanol. Because of the wide of range of valve combinations available, Sure Seal High Performance Butterfly Valves are able to meet the pressure and temperature requirements of the ethanol production process.

The Sure Seal High Performance Butterfly Valve is a double eccentric (double offset) design. This design minimizes torque and increases valve service life by decreasing seat-to-disc interference throughout the disc travel. Valves are available in wafer and lug design for ASME Class 150 (2" to 60"), ASME Class 300 (2" to 24") and ASME Class 600 (2" to 12").

For more information on the High Performance Butterfly Valves, or other Sure Seal products, please go to www.suresealinc.com.

Sure Seal Inc. manufactures patented butterfly valves and actuators used with industrial piping applications such as chemical, food processing, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, E-coat phosphate paint systems, dry bulk transportation and pharmaceutical. Sure Seal Inc. is a part of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, a company that specializes in the safe handling and transfer of hazardous liquids and dry bulk commodities in critical applications such as gasoline, diesel, chlorine, chlor-alkali products, LPG, acids, cement, flour and starch, among others. The Group is comprised of three market units: Chemical & Industrial, Rail and Cargo Tank, and six market-leading operating companies: OPW Engineered Systems, Midland Manufacturing, Civacon, Knappco, Sure Seal and OPW Fluid Transfer Group - Europe. The company has manufacturing plants in North America, Europe, Brazil and India; it has sales offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Shanghai. For more information, please visit www.suresealinc.com or www.opwftg.com.

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