Sadly, they don’t. In a diaphragm valve the diaphragm is doing all the work. As you open and close that valve you are stretching and compressing the diaphragm. This, along with the environmental conditions, which usually include temperature changes, cleaning solutions and steam will eventually cause the diaphragm to fail. This is just the nature

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Since diaphragms are the high-wear component of most valves, we thought it would be useful to show some of the common failures that occur with diaphragms. In this article we will discuss the most common failures we have observed, and we’ll show an example of a specific case and how the problem was resolved. Over

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Introducing Silicone Plus and EPDM Plus! This new diaphragm material has the steam-resistance of Teflon, but the Sealing Performance of Rubber. Read more.