History
Karl Adams started the company in 1960 in Germany, after he had invented a butterfly valve with three functions in one valve: isolation, throttling and check - the "Combination Control Valve".
In 1960 Karl Adams filed the patents for the Triple Eccentric Sealing System. This revolutionary improvement in valve technology has set new standards for seal life, tightness and temperature range. The advanced features of sealing system allows special designs to meet critical requirements in applications as diverse as high temperature, cryogenics, water transmission, hazardous gases, emergency shut-down and plant safety systems.
Only seven years later in 1967 ADAMS developed the Laminated Sealing for rotary valves first time shown at the ACHEMA exhibition in Frankfurt / Germany.
ADAMS 2000
Today ADAMS offers a wide range of rotary valves and they are designed for operation in severe services at temperature ranges from -196 °C up to 950 °C, for pressures up to 400 bar and can be specified to comply with most of the accepted standards including:
DIN/ISO, API, ASME, BS, AFNOR, OTT etc.
Sizes range from DN 80/3" up to 4000/160" (mm/inch).
ADAMS covers the complete spectrum of valve applications up to the most advanced. Each valve is subject to a pressure and tightness test - the body and seat being tested separately: Before the valves leave the factory, they still have to undergo intensive functional testing. ADAMS test installations are designed to meet special demands - high temperature and cryogenic tests can be carried out as well as tests conducted under high pressure, stress testing and cyclic tests.
