1. Fire Safe Fusible Link Valves for Automatic Shut-Off
API 607 Ball Valves and Butterfly Valves 2” -24”
Link temperatures from 135°F to 440°F
FM Approval on all fusible link assemblies

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FUSIBLE LINK ASSEMBLIES
AUTOMATED BALL VALVES
FIRE SAFE BALL VALVES WITH NPT ENDS
FIRE SAFE BALL VALVES WITH FLANGED ENDS

3. Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
Overview of Fusible Link Assemblies
Automatic shutoff in case of fire or exposure to elevated heat conditions
Used in process lines to contain the media in a safe location or in fire suppression systems
Used with API 607 ball and butterfly valves (1/4” through 24” sizes)
For pipelines conveying flammable media in either liquid or gas form
Valve can be operated even while spring pack is armed
Remote shut-off options
Torque output options to 21,000 inch pounds

4. Applications and Industries Served
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
Applications and Industries Served
Tank Farms
Biodiesel, Ethanol and Alternative Fuels
Petrochemical
Oil and Gas Pipelines
Boiler Systems
Paint and Toxic Chemicals
Hospitals/Generator Systems
To meet insurance, FM or OSHA requirements
Release of fire retardants (Fail OPEN)
ANY plant with flammable liquids or gasses

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Main Features
Automatic shut-off in case of fire
API 607 fire safe design/approval on all valves
Full FM approval
Ball valves from ¼” through 4” with NPT, socket weld or 150# flanged ends
Butterfly valves from 2” through 24” in lug or wafer style connections
Valve can be operated even while spring pack is armed
Heavy duty all stainless steel arming plate
Patented clock spring design
Industrial-style ball and butterfly valves in carbon steel or stainless steel with multiple seat options

6. How fire safe fusible link valves work
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
How fire safe fusible link valves work
Fusible link
The spring pack is armed in the full CCW position. Note: the valve can still be opened and closed manually even while the spring pack is armed.
The fusible link holds the spring pack in the designated position (for fail open or fail close).
When the soldered fusible link breaks, spring pack will rotate the drive coupler and tripper arm clockwise no matter what position the handle is in.
Most applications are fail closed; once the valve is in the closed position, it will cut off the flow of flammable media to the pipeline.
spring pack
Tripper arm
SS arming plate

7. What makes a valve “fire safe”?
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
What makes a valve “fire safe”?
Integral tongue & groove
Graphoil body seals prevent any leakage past the ball or disc; graphoil stem packing prevents leakage through the top of the valve
Tongue and groove body seal design
Blow-out proof stem
Seats can be TFE, RTFE, PEEK, Nova or Delrin
Meets API (American Petroleum Institute) 607 standards for withstanding extended high temperature conditions without leakage at full pressure rating
Metal-to-metal contact reduces threat of leakage
Graphoil seal

8. Our design versus others you might encounter
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
Our design versus others you might encounter
True “industrial style” full port ball valve, not a check valve
Higher pressure ratings
Can be manually operated
Easy to re-set in the field
Simple maintenance and repair of valves in the field
No need to remove ball valves from the pipeline for repair/maintenance
Can be retrofit to customer-owned or plant-specified valves

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Options
Valve monitoring
Remote shut off
On-site installation with our technicians
Retrofit to customer-owned valves
Proximity sensors/limit switch options for open and closed positions
Remote shut-off of fusible link from 24VDC power source

10. FUSIBLE LINK ASSEMBLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
FUSIBLE LINK ASSEMBLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
FUSIBLE LINK PACKAGES
Ball valves with NPT ends ½” - 2”
2000PSI
RTFE, TFE, Delrin and Peek seat options
API607 fire safe
Carbon steel or SS construction
Ball valves with flanged ends ½” - 4”
150# ANSI flanged
RTFE seats and graphoil seals

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FUSIBLE LINK ASSEMBLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
BT-Series
FOR VALVES UP TO 21,000# TORQUE
LT-Series
FOR VALVES UP TO 150# TORQUE
MT-Series
FOR VALVES UP TO 830# TORQUE
HT-Series
FOR VALVES UP TO 1800# TORQUE

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FUSIBLE LINK ASSEMBLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Also available for retrofit to any API607 ball or butterfly valve
Here are a few of the valve manufacturers we have made fusible link assemblies for:
ABZ
BRAY
DEZURIK
FNW
FLO-TITE
FLOW-TEK
HABONIM
JAMESBURY
MARWIN
SHARPE VALVE
SVF FLOW CONTROLS
TYCO FLOW CONTROLS

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FUSIBLE LINK ASSEMBLIES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Here are a just a few of the END USERS who use our product:
Abbott Pharmaceutical
Archer Daniels Midland
Briggs & Stratton
BP Products
Cardinal Health
Cargill
Consumer Energy
Elgin Sweepers
Georgia Pacific
Gillette
Harley-Davidson
Honda
La Farge
Marathon-Ashland
Nissan North America
Procter & Gamble
Rustoleum
Toyota

14. SAMPLE APPLICATION #1: Marathon-Ashland
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
SAMPLE APPLICATION #1: Marathon-Ashland
Location: Canton, OH
Application: fusible link assemblies designed to fail close at a diesel truck re-fueling station
Marathon had been using a competitor’s non-industrial style fusible link on a 3” pipeline and they were not holding up in the application because of constant cycling
Our assemblies have been in line for over 5 years without failure or maintenance

15. SAMPLE APPLICATION #2: SKF USA
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
SAMPLE APPLICATION #2: SKF USA
Location: Armada, MI
Application: fusible link assemblies designed to fail close on EDM (Electrical Discharge) machines that are used to remove material and reshape precision steel parts to obtain desired finish and accuracy
High flash points of electrodes/liquid in process recently resulted in a fire at another one of SKF’s locations. FM inspectors now require BI-TORQ fusible link valves on each port off of their dielectric tanks
Four assemblies were installed last month and approved by FM and OSHA inspectors

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Optional Fusible Plug
A cost-effective option when plant air is available
Used with a spring return pneumatic actuator
Functions open-closed as a standard pneumatically actuated valve.
Plug allows air to vent to atmosphere, causing springs to turn actuator CW to close

17. AUTOMATED VALVES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Specialty Safety Products: Fire Safe Valves
AUTOMATED VALVES FOR FIRE PROTECTION
PNEUMATICALLY ACTUATED API607 FIRE RATED BALL VALVES
Spring return or double acting rack and pinion design
ISO direct mounting of valves and accessories
NAMUR pattern for solenoid mounting
½” through 4” WCB or SS ball valves with NPT or ANSI flanged ends
ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED API607 FIRE RATED BALL VALVES
On-off or 4-20mA modulating electric actuators
120VAC, 220VAC, 24VAC, 12VDC and 24VDC
Variety of options, including heaters and thermostats, timers, relays, auxiliary switches and more
½” through 4” WCB or SS ball valves with NPT or ANSI flanged ends

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OTHER PRODUCTS FROM BI-TORQ Valve Automation
Butterfly valves
Electric actuators
InstruPak automated ball valves
Pneumatic actuators
Knife gate valves
Custom mounting kits

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