ARTICLE – Is a Butterfly Valve Just a Butterfly Valve?
Are all butterfly valves created equal? Kevin Niebergall takes a look into comparing triple offset butterfly valves with to your conventional butterfly valve. You can read the full article and comparison here.
25 Years at CGIS!
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Dawn Kerfers will be hitting her 25 year anniversary at CGIS this February! Dawn has been such an integral part of the team, balancing the work of 10 people seamlessly! She’s helped make CGIS what it is today and we wanted to congratulate her in style for that, so we created a video documenting everything we love about her. You can view her video here.
Congratulations on 25 years Dawn!
ARTICLE – Severe Service Valves: From a Concept to a Realization
Ross Waters leads the way in defining exactly what a Severe Service Valve is. The impact of which will make industrial processes safer and more efficient are widespread. Read the article here to discover how the process has gone, where we are today, and where we are going.
ARTICLE – Severe Service Valves (SSVs) in the Chemical Industry
Our article on Severe Service Valves (SSVs) in the Chemical Industry takes an in depth look at what it really means to need a SSV for your application. Often times it is a lack of information regarding the application of the valve that can take a project from successful to unsuccessful. This article from our CEO Ross Waters dives into this common problem in the Chemical Industry. You can read the full article here.
White Paper – Severe Service Valve (SSV) Specifications for Hydrometallurgy Applications
Check out the latest white paper from the CGIS team! The paper aims to determine what the minimum requirements are for Severe Service Valves (SSVs) in Hydrometallurgy applications. It draws on five decades of industry experience from one of Canada’s leading valve experts – Ross Waters. Click for the full paper.
CGIS Surges Forward with DSS Valves
Vancouver, Canada – Jan. 4, 2018 – Today marks the start of the relationship between Vancouver based industrial valve distribution company CGIS and valve manufacturer, DSS Valves. Based out of Niles, Michigan, DSS Valves manufactures premium quality Severe Service Knife Gate Valves (SSKGVs), specifically designed for severe service applications. A recognized leader in the world of Severe Service Valves (SSVs), CGIS is now the sole distributor for this product line throughout Canada, Australia and at specific international hydrometallurgy locations.
What attracted CGIS to DSS Valves was the evolved design and added features of their Severe Service Knife Gate Valve offering. CGIS president and founder Ross Waters commented that “our 38 years of experience working with toxic and dangerous severe service applications taught us to dig deep on the manufacturers we choose to represent. When we encountered DSS Valves, we were blown away by both the mastery of their SSKGV design, and their ability to produce a premier product on time.”
The partnership between DSS Valves and CGIS is one built on mutual admiration. Trent Runyon, founder of DSS Valves had this to say about their relationship. “We really view CGIS as the leader in the Severe Service Valve industry, and Ross’ lifetime of industry knowledge and leadership in SSV specification played a key role in this partnership. We knew that CGIS would be able to get our products into the critical applications they’re designed for, which enables us to concentrate on our expertise – manufacturing.”
With each part of the manufacturing process occurring on North American soil, DSS Valves currently produces two main valve designs; the Severe Service Knife Gate Valve, and the Double Block and Bleed, which is a modification of the SSKGV that includes two gates. DSS Valves is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company, and their products all meet the most rigorous API, ASME and MSS standards found in extreme pressure, temperature and corrosive processes.
Press Contact: Sam Wind, Senior Marketing Coordinator at CGIS
E: samw@cgis.ca
T: 604-263-1671
About CGIS
CGIS is the global supplier of the highest performance valves, controls, and automation. With 38 years of experience, they are committed to understanding the application and ensuring their customers always get the right valve, well before a dollar is spent. With offices throughout Canada and Australia, they serve customers worldwide – on six continents. CGIS offers a unique ability to deliver superior technical expertise in the world of Severe Service Valve (SSV) applications, which improve their customer’s reliability, safety, and bottom line in a dynamic and competitive marketplace. Visit www.cgis.ca to learn more about CGIS.
About DSS Valves
Based out of Niles, MI, DSS Valves is a team of engineering and manufacturing professionals with decades of experience in the creating premier Severe Service Knife Gate Valves for Oil & Gas, Mining, Steel, Pulp & Paper, and Water/Wastewater industries. They specialize in creating valves that thrive in the harshest environments and their products are known for handling differential pressure scenarios, corrosive materials, extreme temperatures and detrimental solids. Visit www.dssvalves.com to learn more about DSS Valves.
CGIS Announces Distribution Rights for EBRO
UPDATE: CGIS is proud to announce the Canada wide distribution rights for what we consider to be the highest quality resilient seated butterfly valves in the market today, EBRO ARMATUREN.
The shift to EBRO will be a major upgrade in quality for our resilient seated butterfly valve customers. It was an easy decision to make on our end, based on the lengths they’ve gone to engineer and precision machine their high-end offerings. We encourage you to take a minute to understand these advanced features now available by visiting this product focused landing page.
CGIS & Greenlane – A Severe Service Valve Success Story
Biogas is an environmentally friendly method of turning waste, into renewable fuels, allowing waste producers to improve their green credentials and profitability. However, the process includes high pressure, temperature and toxic substances with the power to harm equipment and workers if not properly accounted for. Watch this video to learn about the issues Greenlane Biogas was having with a faulty check valve, and how CGIS used their Severe Service Valve expertise to provide a superior alternative in Hy-Grade, resulting in safer operations, reduced downtime, and the lowest cost of ownership.
Valve Selection in Severe Abrasive Service
Severe abrasive service valves have become a critical component in the design and operation of varied industrial processing plants. Whether it be catalyst, harsh polymers, chemical slurries, waste materials in mining, or the transportation of mineral slurries at low and high pressure, all such applications need cutting edge technology compared to conventional liquid and vapour services. CGIS President Ross Waters and colleague Malcolm Harrison recently published a two-part article in Valve World Americas magazine discussing the factors that impact proper valve selection in severe abrasive service. Check out the Part One and Part Two of the article to learn more.
SSV Task Force Q&A with Ross Waters
The importance of defining and identifying Severe Service Valves (SSVs) cannot be overstated. By creating a rigorous standard for SSVs to adhere to, we can ensure end-users can protect both their workers and the environment. Because of this, Empowering Valves recently caught up with CGIS President Ross Waters to learn more about the Severe Service Valve Task Force he’s leading. Check out this in-depth Q&A style interview with the man leading the charge in this critical change to the industrial valve industry.