DeZURIK’s new KSV severe service knife gate valve is designed especially for highly abrasive services. The company says these valves “have superior features and workmanship including ANSI B16.34 Class 150 and 300 pressure ratings; bi-directional dead end shutoff capability; bi-directional drip tight seal; bonnetless design for ANSI 300 service; and a wide variety of hardened seat materials” The KSV valve has proven itself in numerous abrasive slurry applications such as the oils sands mines in Northern Alberta, Canada. In addition, the KSV valve is being successfully installed in a variety of applications in other industries including high density (10-12%) pulp stock; digester blow down isolation, bio-fuels production and municipal sludge.