Balls for Valves

Balls for Valves manufactured by Hartford Technologies

Hartford Technologies is the industry leader in the design and
manufacture of precision balls for valves. Our goal is to partner with
you to identify the best possible alternatives for your next valves project:

Check – Hydraulic Cartridge - Hydraulic Shuttle
High and Low Pressure Relief – Flow Control - Pneumatic
Poppet – Float - True Union – Fuel Pump

Hartford balls for check valves, hydraulic, cartridge style,
shuttle ball type and true union and shuttle ball valves are
manufactured in materials to meet your requirements for
hardness, chemical compatibility and recyclability, as well
as FDA and EC/EC/EMEA requirements.

Materials and Sizes

We specialize in precision balls for valves that are made from heat treated
stainless steel 420 and 440C, also soft stainless materials, including
302/18-8, 304, and 316 and branded materials such as TrimRite^®
stainless steel. We also offer hollow steel ball manufacturing.

Other balls for valves we supply include brass and 52100 chrome steel.
We produce a broad range of sizes, from 1mm-50mm and in geometric
tolerances to suit the application. We have recently added manufacturing
capabilities to meet increased demand for various shapes and designs of
poppet valves.

Hartford valve ball specialists work with customers to identify the
best solutions and to assure that balls seat properly in all cases.
We supply applications diverse as fuel pumps/carburetors, natural gas,
transportation, fire prevention equipment, agricultural equipment,
automotive fuel and refrigeration valves, hydraulic manifolds,
outboard motors and oil patch equipment.

Prototyping of Balls for Valves

Our rapid prototyping service is recognized as one of the industry’s
pre-eminent resources for the development and testing of precision
balls for valves. Hartford’s two-continent operations provides
additional advantages in lead time, logistics and cost,
particularly for global customers.

Hartford Quality = Zero PPM Rejects

Hartford Technologies is ISO 9001:2008 certified; we conform
to ABMA standards regarding surface, sphericity and size. Our quality
commitment also includes APQP, a process that ensures that product
design meets customer expectations, while promoting strategies that
“design-out” potential problems and boost productivity for
Hartford customers.

TrimRite is a registered trademark of CRS Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Carpenter Technology Corp.

Hartford Technologies is a leading American manufacturer of balls for valves with manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
and China. We provide comprehensive value-added services, including application engineering and inventory
management, to a customer base that spans automotive to medical, leisure products to agriculture.

Hartford customers include leading OEMs, and diverse, specialized manufacturers on four continents. Our commitment
is to combine technical innovation with agility, responsiveness and institutional strength - strength that comes from a
conservative management team, global manufacturing and logistics capability, and more than 80 years of leadership.