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 custom-Made
waterworks valves
since 1967
Table of Contents

The company 3
The team 4
The manufacturing plant 4
Our experience and know-how 6
Design methods 6
Main materials and coatings 7
Actuation and control units 8
Production range 9
Applications 9
Our customers 9
Air Valves 12
Needle Valves 14
Fixed Cone Valves 16
Submerged Vertical Sleeve Valves 18
Double Flanged Sleeve Valves 20
Butterfly Valves 22
Ball and Spherical Valves 24
Non-return Axial Valves 26
Gates, Penstocks and Stoplogs 28
Multijet Rotative Valves 30
Other valves 32
Additional services 33
Worldwide for over 45 years 34
The Company
Initially producing air valves for water pipelines
in pressure, we expanded our production to in-
clude non-return valves for pumping stations
and hydraulic systems. Then we started produ-
cing large energy-dissipating valves for hydraulic
power plants and discharge and butterfly valves
for dams. Our manufacturing knowledge and ex-
pertise is reinforced by the deep understanding
of cavitation and vibration phenomena. This en-
gineering know-how led us to the design and ma-
nufacture of more durable and efficient valves.
With increasing global demands for special ap-
plications, Nencini plays an important role in the
supply of customized hydraulic valves currently
installed in many different water utility systems
around the world.

Established since 1967, Nencini brings over 45

years of design and manufacturing experience
to accomplish any job efficiently and effec-
tively.

Needle valve  - 1972 Needle valve - 2015

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The team The manufacturing plant
The success of Nencini would not have been • office area of 450 m2
possible without the dedications of all our • workshop area of 3100 m2
team members. We are especially proud of our
technical and production department consis- The workshop is equipped with vertical lathes,
ting of highly qualified engineers, managers drilling and boring machines, welding machines
and skilled workers with high integrity. Our with submerged arc and rotating plate, to ma-
strength lies in the engineering know-how, in chine components and parts up to 5000 mm
working with European materials while putting (200“). The testing facility is one of the most
great emphasize on quality. essential and interesting area. Some common
activities carried out in this facility include : the
Dye penetrant inspection (DPI), the Magnetic
Particle Examination (MT), the ultrasonic tes-
ting (UT) and the X-ray testing. Every valve un-
dergoes final workshop hydrostatic tests as per
International Standards.

Quality System
The company is ISO 9001 certified

Occupational Health and Safety Management System

The company is OHSAS 18001 certified

Welding on a non-return axial valve’s body in our workshop

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Office and workshop in Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI) - Italy

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Our experience and know-how Design methods
Research and Development is an important part The FEM (Finite Element method) is used to
of the company strategy and we pride ourselves analyse the strength of the valve and of its
in our ability to provide you with modern and components, according to the ASME code. The
effective design solutions. Depending on your CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) is used to
needs, our engineers will work with you to de- check any cavitation phenomenon and the hy-
sign the right valves for your specific situation. draulic performances of the valve, on each ope-
We collaborate and exchange knowledge with ning position. An acoustic simulation software
the most important Italian and leading University is used to study the propagation of vibration
Hydraulic laboratories all over the world. Ensu- and sound in the pipes, with reference to Stan-
ring absolute quality to our products, we carry dard EN 60534-8-4.
out tests on all our valves, both installed on site
and on prototypes.

We design and manufacture our valves according to the ISO, DIN, ASME or AWWA standards.

CFD simulation

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Main materials and coatings
• ductile cast iron
• cast carbon steel
• aluminium bronze
• stainless steel (standard types, duplex and super duplex)
• structural steel
• special alloys (Inconel, Monel, etc.)
• standard painting applications, FBE lining, Halar lining
(in compliance with worldwide water authorities for potable, sea or raw water)
• other on demand.

Flanges under machining on parallel lathe in our workshop

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Actuation and control units
Depending on the technical needs of the project, In addition to the above, we design and supply
together with our valves we supply several types the full control system, composing of an electric
of actuators : control panel and when required, a PLC.
• manual / gearbox Great importance is given to the process Control
• electric actuators / gearbox Philosophy of our customers.
• servomotors, with or without counterweight Every requirement and constraint are taken into
• hydraulic servomotors consideration in order to design a system that
• other on demand fully complies with the specifications.

Actuation by counterweight

Electric actuation
(plus auxiliary handwheel)

Twin double effect servomotors

Manual actuation

Hydraulic power unit, control panel and set of accumulators

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Production range
• air valves : air release valves, vacuum breakers,
combination air valves
• pressure/flow control valves : needle valves,
double flanged sleeve valves, multijet rotative
valves
• discharge valves : fixed cone valves,
submerged vertical sleeve valves
• on/off valves : butterfly valves, ball and
spherical valves, gates, penstock and stoplogs
• check valves : non-return axial valves
• other on demand.

Applications
• hydraulic power plants: safety butterfly
valves, ball and spherical valves,
submerged vertical sleeve valves,
fixed cone valves, gates, penstocks
and stoplogs
• network plants: maintenance and emergency
butterfly valves, pressure/flow control valves,
air valves
• pumping stations: non-return axial valves,
pressure/flow control valves.

Our customers
• engineering companies
• construction companies
• general contractors
• designers of water mains
• designers of hydraulic turbines
• pump manufacturers, etc.

Needle valve
DN 3000 PN 10
Italy

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 Butterfly valve
DN 3550 PN 6
Morocco

Butterfly valve
DN 3350 - PN 8,4
Canada

We take pride in making good, efficient and re-

liable valves. That’s our job, we like it and we
know how to do it. Because we treasure our own
experience, we develop, and progress to offer
you the peace of mind. Trust that your project
will be analysed carefully, and that we will come
back to you with the best proposal in term of ef-
ficiency, price / quality ratio, easy operation and
maintenance.

A company who cares.

Results guaranteed when you choose us.

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Valves
 Air Valves
We engineer and produce several kinds of air val-
ves, based on different operating principles :

• air release valves

• vacuum breakers
• combination air valves.

Functions :

• draw out the air when the main pipe is filling

• allow air into the pipe, breaking the vacuum
forming while the pipe is emptying
• release the air normally trapped into the water
during operation
• avoid damaging surges and water hammer
(valves with anti slam device).

Available for raw, potable, sea and sewage water.

Customization on demand.

Technical Data

Size DN 25 <> 800

DN 1“ <> 32“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 100

ASME/ANSI  150 <> 600

Single air release valve (Al-Br) Actuation Self-actuated valves

DN 150 ASME/ANSI 150 - Saudi Arabia

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Combination air valves (Al-Br)
DN 200 ASME/ANSI 150
Saudi Arabia

Vacuum breakers (Al-Br)

DN 300 ASME/ANSI 150
Saudi Arabia

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 Needle Valves
Pressure / flow control valves.

Main features :

• significant reduction in turbulence,

vibration and noise
• fine regulation of the entire range of flow,
made possible by the customized trim
• high precision in the flow control
• high rangeability.

Applications :

• pressure control in pumping stations

• intake and distribution waterworks
• irrigation and treatment plants
• tank flow control
• network flow control.

Customization on demand.

Needle valve
DN 1600 PN 16
Italy
Technical Data

Size DN 50 <> 3000

DN 2“ <> 118“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 100

ASME/ANSI  150 <> 600

Actuation Manual, electric

and hydraulic

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Stainless Steel needle valves bodies
DN 200
After partial machining in our workshop

Needle valve :
detail of special
anti-cavitation trim

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 Fixed Cone Valves
The discharge of the flow is controlled by the
movement of the sleeve of the valve against
the fixed cone. The fixed cone valve discharges
the raw water of dams to free air, cham-
ber or underwater level. This valve is espe-
cially suitable to dissipate very high energy
without any cavitation when discharge is made into
free air. In the case when the water is discharged
into chamber or underwater, Nencini is capable
of designing the stilling pool or basin which are
of primary importance for the effectiveness of
the discharging and dissipation system.

Applications :

• hydraulic power plants

• turbine by-pass
• controlled discharges
• automatic pressure surge relief.

Customization on demand.

Fixed cone valve DN 1550 PN 16

Under Final Acceptance Test (FAT)
in our workshop
Technical Data
Size DN 250 <> 3400
DN 10“ <> 100“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 100

ASME/ANSI  150 <> 600

Actuation Manual, electric

and hydraulic

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Fixed cone valve
DN 2400 PN 16
Thailand

Fixed cone valve

DN 1000 PN 10
Under assembling in our workshop

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 Submerged Vertical
Sleeve Valves

Used as turbine by-pass or to draw the water

from dams. They reduce the excess head of the
inflow, discharging a tamed outflow into the stil-
ling basin and then into the downstream channel.
We also design and engineer the stilling well re-
lated to the valve.

Applications :

• hydraulic power plants

• turbine by-pass
• controlled discharges.

Customization on demand.

Submerged vertical sleeve valves

DN 900 PN 40
Colombia
Technical Data

Size DN 100 <> 2200

DN 4“ <> 84“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 64

ASME/ANSI  150 <> 400

Actuation Manual, electric

and hydraulic

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Submerged vertical sleeve valves
DN 2000 PN 16
Under Final Acceptance test (FAT) in our workshop

Submerged vertical sleeve valve

DN 900 PN 10
Detail of special anti-cavitation trim

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 Double Flanged Sleeve Valves
They allow a very high upstream pressure
loss, without any risk of critical phenomena
(cavitation, vibration, noise) even with little
downstream head pressure. They are also used
as synchronous discharge tool for turbine plants
(mainly Pelton or Francis turbines) because they
are able to work in high pressure condition. The
discharge is carried out under high head loss
across of the valve.

Applications :

• hydraulic power plants.

Customization on demand.

Double flanged sleeve valve

DN 1500 PN 10
Saudi Arabia

Technical Data

Size DN 200 <> 1400

DN 8“ <> 54“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 150

ASME/ANSI  150 <> 900

Actuation Manual, electric, hydraulic

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Double flanged sleeve valves
DN 300 PN 16
Italy

Double flanged sleeve valves

DN 800 PN 25
Italy

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 Butterfly Valves
Valves for maintenance or safety purposes, they
are engineered and customized to the special
needs of hydroelectric power plants. Used as iso-
lation device, they provide tight shut-off when
closed and little pressure loss when open. Rela-
tively easy to operate, they require limited room
for installation. Large sizes are designed with
biplane disc, lattice type, double eccentric and
triple eccentric execution. We produce single or
double seat type valves.

Applications :

• water pipelines related to power

generation facilities
• water treatment plants
• major water supply and distribution lines
• pumping plants

Available for raw, potable, sea and sewage water.

Customization on demand.

Butterfly valve
DN 3500 PN 6
Loading on the truck at our workshop

Technical Data

Size DN 100 <> 3500

DN 4“ <> 138“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 50

ASME/ANSI  150 <> 300

Actuation Manual, by counterweight,

electric and hydraulic

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Butterfly valve
DN 2000 PN 10
Iran

Butterfly valve
DN 2000 PN 16
Under exceptional discharge condition - Venezuela

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 Ball and Spherical Valves
Mainly used in hydroelectric power plants when
high values of flow rate speed and/or pressure
rating are required.

Functions :

• maintenance operation
• emergency / safety closing operation
• as penstock valve

The main feature of the valves we produce is the

actuation of the two movable seal rings, one on
upstream and one on downstream side of the
valves. They ensure the perfect tightness of the
valve and in the same time the upstream one
can be used as maintenance tool to work on the
downstream one.

Applications :

• hydraulic power plants

• discharge systems
• pumping stations.

Customization on demand.
Spherical valve
DN 1500 PN 40
Ethiopia

Technical Data

Size DN 500 <> 2200

DN 20“ <> 84“

Pressure range PN  10 <> 100

ANSI  150 <> 600

Actuation Manual, by counterweight,

electric and hydraulic

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Spherical valve
DN 1500 PN 40
Detail with dismantling joint

Ball valve
DN 1400 ASME/ANSI 600
Algeria

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 Non-return Axial Valves
One-way valves allowing the fluid to flow in only
one direction and preventing the backflow.

Main features :

• optimization of the aerodynamic flow

path through the valve, which allows
little pressure losses
• highly responsive non-slam operation.

These valves work perfectly in very demanding

operating condition.

Applications :

• prevention of reverse flow

• prevention of water-hammer
• pump protection.

Customization on demand.

Non-return axial Valves

DN 80 ASME/ANSI 150
Saudi Arabia

Technical Data

Size DN 100 <> 1500 Actuation It remains in open position

DN 4“ <> 60“ during normal flow. A drop
in the flow rate causes the
Pressure range PN  10 <> 100 spring to move, thereby
ASME/ANSI  150 <> 600 closing the valve.

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Non-return axial valve
DN 1400 ASME/ANSI 600
Algeria

Non-return axial valve

DN 1600 PN 25
Lebanon

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 Gates, Penstocks and Stoplogs
Generally used as guard valves in high-pressure
outlet for dams, the gates operate in wide open
or full closed position and therefore are suitable
for all on/off applications. According to the pro-
ject requirements we engineer and produce se-
veral kinds of gates:
• slide gates
• ring follower gates
• radial gates.

Penstocks and stoplogs are low pressure intake

devices for channels, tanks and basins, and are
usually wall-mounted. The normal position is the
open one, they close when maintenance is re-
quired. To allow an easy handling, stoplogs are
usually composed by several units that must be
lift by a lifting beam and positioned one on top
of the other to reach a level higher than the re-
quired water level.

Materials :

• body in structural steel

(carbon or stainless steel)
• leaf (for gates) in structural steel (carbon or
stainless steel)
• sliding guides in stainless steel, bronze
or special alloy
• tightness system : metal on metal or by soft
seal (EPDM, NBR, Teflon, etc.).

Applications :

• hydraulic power plants (gates)

• low-pressure intakes in channels, tanks and
basins (penstocks and stoplogs).

Customization on demand.

Gate DN 1500 PN 10
Italy

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Technical Data

Size Round bore

• Up to DN 2000
• Up to DN 80“

Square bore
• Up to 2000x2000mm
• Up to 80x80“

Rectangular bore
• Up to 2500x3500mm
• Up to 100x130“

Other on demand.

Pressure range PN  6 <> 64

for gates ASME/ANSI  150 <> 300

Actuation for Electric or hydraulic

gates

Actuation for Manual, electric or

penstock hydraulic
and stoplogs

Penstock 1000x1000
Saudi Arabia

Gate 1500x1500 PN 10 - Vietnam

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 Multijet Rotative Valves
The simplicity of the design allows this valve to
work under heavy flow condition for a long time.
It is composed by one multi-hole plate assembled
between two propeller-shaped plates, one fixed
and the other rotating on the common axis. The
valve control the flow operating in the full range
between two end positions:
• open when the blades of the two propellers
are perfectly aligned
• closed when the blades of the movable
propeller overlap the empty room of the fixed
propeller.
The multi-hole plate provides a downstream flow
in evenly distributed jets.

Multijet rotative valve DN 1500 PN 25 Applications

Saudi Arabia

• water distribution systems

• supply of reclaimed water for agricultural use
and recharge of basins
• headwork of water treatment plants
• flow relief for pump, turbine by-pass and other
hydroelectric utility applications
• water intake at the bottom of dams and
discharge control.

Customization on demand.

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Technical Data

Size DN 100 <> 2000

DN 4“ < > 80“

Pressure range PN 10 < > 64

ASME/ANSI 150 < >300

Actuation Manual, electric or hydraulic

Multijet rotative valve DN 600 PN 16

Italy

Multijet rotative valve DN 500 PN 25

Saudi Arabia

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 Other valves
We also design and manufacture :

• plug valves
• globe valves
• level control valves

Special design and customization on demand.

Welding on a small component in our workshop

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Butterfly valve DN 3300 PN 27 - Iceland

Additional services
We provide you with :

• customer support
• design
• project support
• commissioning
• on site inspection
• training
• maintenance
• spare parts.

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Worldwide for over 45 years
F. Nencini S.r.l. - Loc. Belvedere - Ingresso 6 - 53034 Colle di Val d’Elsa (SI) - Italy
Phone +39 0577 930880 - Fax +39 0577 930883 - nencini@nencini.com - www.nencini.com

On the cover : fixed cone valve - DN 1500 PN 16 - Venezuela 2016-09