Top 10 Coolest Valve Applications - Valve Supplier Wholesale Valveman

By: Kurt Hanusa March 17, 2026 Updated September 14, 2026 1 min read

Our online valve store has been selling valves for over 50+ years, but we took some time to think over the years and come up with some of the coolest valve applications we have worked on! We hope you enjoy the list as much as we enjoyed working on the projects!

Maintaining back pressure on the fuel lines of the US space shuttle during lift-off

Maintaining temperature control for Campbell’s soup

Supplying the diverting valves for the filtration for Hershey’s chocolate

Supplying the valves to control liquid nitrogen at -320 degrees F

Controlling oil to the engines that power the US Navy Aircraft carriers and destroyers

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Maintaining PH and Conductivity of a nuclear power plant

Maintaining air flow to and from Michael Jackson’s hyperbaric chamber.

Steam flow control to molds that make tires

Controlling argon to melt silica at 3700 degrees F which is used for solar panels

Controlling flow of chemicals to make pharmaceutical drugs

Steam control to the fryers to make Fritos

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About the Author

Kurt Hanusa

National Sales Manager

Kurt Hanusa is a Sales Manager at ValveMan, the B2B industrial valve distributor based in Exton, PA. With 15+ years in industrial sales, Kurt works directly with engineers, contractors, and facility teams to match the right valve to the right application. He spends his days solving real field problems (sizing, materials, pressure ratings, and hard-to-source parts), which gives him a practical, ground-level view of what actually works in the field.

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