Company Profile: YPS Valves

YPS Valves Ltd is one of Europe’s leading designers, manufacturers, modifiers and stockists of stainless steel and nickel alloy gate, globe and check valves for hydrocarbon processing, chemical, nuclear and off shore industries worldwide.

We provide individual or large quantity production and can tailor a valve supply package to suit your service applications, budget and programme. All materials for our own manufactured product are sourced through approved suppliers in the UK, Europe and USA who we assess to ensure they meet the quality of ISO 9001.

Our extensive range includes our own brand valve, Langley. Having all necessary and accredited manufacturing, modification and testing capabilities means we can design, manufacture or modify this to suit your exacting applications and specifications, ranging from high alloy valves with specialist features for critical service or manufactured to industry standard valve requirements.

We also offer a ‘managed’ pre-design and post supply technical assistance throughout the procurement, manufacture and installation process.

Stock holding includes a complete range of internationally accepted valve brands such as Calobri, OMB, Velan and Neway, in addition to the Langley valve.

These are suitable for our ‘fast track’ design and modification service which enables conversion to cryogenic, bellows seal and high temperature emission certificate product.

Rachel Wormald, YPS Managing Director said: ‘As a solution driven business we are committed through the manufacture of the Langley valve to provide the end user with a product which meets specific service applications.

‘Since the business was launched over 35 years ago, we have carried out constant product development to ensure our valves achieve optimum efficiency and customer satisfaction.

‘Our attitude to valve supply enables us to quote global giants including Shell, Esso/Exxon, BP, Sasol, Sinopec and Chevron among our clients.’

Langley Valve Product Range

The Langley Valve stainless steel product range includes:

Wedge Gate Valves

Wedge in wedge (catalyst)gate valves, for high temperature service

Globe and Y type Globe valves

Check valves including wafer check

Two piece swing Check valves for corrosive service applications

Bellows sealed valves

Wrought gate, Globe and Check Valves

Elevated temperature and cryogenic service valves

ASME B16.34/AP1 603, API 600/ISO 10434, API 602/ISO 15761, BS 1868 and BS 1873 and API594 designs

All valves are manufactured in accordance with IS0 9001: 2008 (design, manufacturing and testing) and to PED Category 3, Module H. and in accordance with PED 97/23/EC.

Specialist Testing

YPS Valves has a specialist in-house testing facility which was acquired from Leeds University and enables us to continually assess the performance of our product range.

In addition to routine hydrostatic and gas pressure tests, we are able to perform cryogenic tests to BS6364 and emission testing to ISO 15848 and also customers’ own specifications and requirements.

The YPS Valves testing service is a niche service which is available to external valve manufacturers.

As many of our products are for use under extreme conditions, we offer a sophisticated range of in-house testing to suit most end user requirements including:

Low temperature testing down to -196 degrees C

Elevated temperature testing up to 700 degrees C

Emission leak detection 77/312 and ISO 15848 utilising Helium Mass Spectrometers

Vacuum testing 77/308

Dye penetrant examination for detecting surface defects in casting forging and welding

Ferrite testing

Positive material identification

Prototype testing

AP1598 hydrostatic and BS EN 12266 levels 1 & 2

Hydrostatic testing to 700 bar (10,000 psi)

Rachel said: ‘Emissions performance testing is a key area of growth for our business as a result of rising pressure from Governments and ‘green thinking’ societies for businesses to operate as environmentally friendly as possible.

‘Testing is offered in accordance with ISO 15848 and is carried out at cyclic temperatures and pressures that cover the valves’ full range of service conditions, whilst mechanically operating. This enables us to accurately qualify the performance of packings and gaskets in their actual environment prior to dispatch to ensure we provide clients with high performance, high integrity valves, that last.’

Growth And Development

As part of an on-going programme of investment in equipment and systems YPS has invested £250,000 in new CNC machinery, with a similar amount committed for 2014.

The new machinery and tooling, specifically adapted for valve production, has significantly improved production efficiency and is one of four CNC machines which form part of the valve manufacturing process at YPS.

New Polish Office

YPS has opened a Polish office to improve its service and product supply to both existing and new customers in the key Eastern Europe market.

The Polish office is based in Luklow in the east of the country and is managed by Arter Gowronski and headed by Ian Bass, YPS Polska Sales Director, who reports to the Group board in Leeds.

YPS also has an office in Nanjing, China, from where it services Asia and the Far East.

YPS Valves Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 113 2567 725
www.yps-valves.co.uk

Published: 5th December 2013