Southern Valve Service is committed to providing a complete set of precision valve services, including our unique role in facilitating communications between valve OEMs and end users. The results of our process are:
- Unmatched service to refineries and chemical processors, including factory authorized valve modification, warranted valve reconditioning and repairs
- Inventories of valve parts and repair kits for fast replacements that minimize downtime
- Feedback to end users and OEMs resulting in improved designs, better matching of valves to service conditions, and more predictable service life
Delayed Coker and Switching Valve Repair
Valve and Actuator Remanufacturing Facilities
Southern Valve Service maintains two fully equipped valve and actuator remanufacturing facilities in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Deer Park, Texas to provide service to Delayed Coker Units located throughout the USA and Caribbean. Southern Valve Service has a long experience with the repair of Wedgeplug™ brands and is authorized by Velan to remanufacture its complete line of delayed Coker ball valves.Reconditioning
Professional, Cost-Effective Service
We originally based our business on reconditioning. This proved to be an excellent foundation to which we have added an " Extensive in-House Library of Data Collection" and other specialized capabilities and procedures. Now, we routinely work with more exotic metals and materials found in critical valve service applications.Key Benefits
Our reconditioning services also comply with the many critical requirements associated with hazardous service valves used in the following applications:- chlorine
- phosgene
- oxygen
- HF acid
- cryogenic

Capabilities
We have also dedicated a facility exclusively to the reconditioning of small (2-6" 150-300#) commodity valves to provide our customers with a cost-effective, quality program to reduce their overall cost of valve ownership.OEM-Quality Valve Modifications
Technical Competence
Many valve manufacturers and most of the largest Gulf Coast chemical processors and refineries have something in common: Southern Valve Service Inc.'s valve modification capabilities.These companies trust in our integrity and competence to perform a wide variety of valve modifications on time, to specifications, and within budget.
Capabilities
- Trim changes
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Flange conversions
- Convert Flanged End Valves to Butt Weld End
- Convert Raised Face Flanges to Ring Type Joint
- Installation of special packing and gaskets
- Mounting a full range of valve actuators, from gear operators to sophisticated motor, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuators
- Special Cleaning
- Install By-Pass
- Valve Testing
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PMI / Positive Material Identification Testing
- NACE Trim
- Special Ball Materials
- Cryogenic Columns
- Stem Extensions
- High Head Extensions
- Bore Changes
- ***** Many More *****