GNB

Since 1968, GNB has been a leading supplier of medium to large vacuum valves, designed and engineered for ultra-high vacuum applications. GNB’s engineering team offers standard and customised solutions to meet customers’ specifications. Highly skilled sales staff support customers with project design. Based in Elk Grove, California, USA, the company has a worldwide sales network.

GNB is a company of technology experts serving other technology experts. Since our founding in 1968, it has been our commitment to technology that has set us apart. During this time, we have produced outstanding, innovative products for the most demanding applications in areas such as temperature extremes, large sizes, radiation levels, vacuum levels, vibration levels, and unique applications.

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Angle Valves

GNB’s angle valves are fabricated from stainless steel or mild steel. GNB’s engineers are capable of building angle valves of any complexity. Whether R&D or large volume production, there is always a customized solution by GNB’s experts.

GNB Angle Valve

  • 304 Stainless Steel or painted mild steel

  • Dual o-ring or bellow shaft sealing available

  • Water cooled flanges and bodies optional

  • Leak checked to <10-9 std. cm³/sec Helium

  • Designed for 10-8 Torr operation

  • Integrated baffles optional

Options for angle valves:

  • Actuation: pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, manual

  • Flanges: ASA, ISO, Conflat®, custom designed

  • Shaft Seal: dual O-rings, bellows

  • Watercooling: flanges, body, gates

  • Ports: roughing, gauges, view

Gate Valves

GNB's gate valves are designed for high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum applications. The longterm reliable service to customers for 40 years, continuos improvements in design lead to reduced cost of ownership. All GNB gate valves seal both ways agains full atmosphere pressure difference.

  • 304 Stainless Steel or painted mild steel

  • Leak checked to < 10-9 std. cm³/sec Helium

  • Designed for 10-8 Torr operation

  • RGA and bakeout capability

  • Dual o-ring or bellow shaft sealing available

  • Seals both ways

  • Water cooled option for flange and plate available

  • Size up to 3000 mm

The following types of gate valves are available:

  • Round valves

  • Slit valves

  • Rectangular

Options for gate valves:

  • Actuation: pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, manual

  • Flanges: ASA, ISO, Conflat®, custom designed

  • Shaft Seal: dual O-rings, bellows

  • Watercooling: flanges, body, gates

  • Ports: roughing, gauges, view

Pendulum Valves

GNB’s Pendulum gate valves offer a cost and space saving alternative to traditional isolation gate valves. Like all of the GNB’s gate valves, the Pendulum valve can seal both ways up to one full atmosphere pressure differenence.

  • Small footprint design

  • 304 Stainless Steel

  • Sizes from 160mm (6”) to 320mm (12”)

  • Available in ASA, ISO and CF flanges

  • Rotary feed-through for long O-ring life

  • Low particle generation

  • Water cooled optional