Control valves
Overview
Spirax Sarco control valves are modular valve assemblies for steam and other industrial fluids, giving engineers a practical way to match body style, trim characteristic, actuator and positioner selection to the actual duty. Two-port and three-port control valves support temperature, pressure, flow, level, differential pressure and humidification duties across steam, water, oils and other process services, so the page serves both steam control valve intent and wider industrial control valve selection intent. The SPIRA-TROL platform is designed around configurable trim, including low-noise, anti-cavitation, balanced plug, reduced-flow and multi-stage options where standard trim is not enough for the pressure drop, fluid condition or controllability target. Clamp-in-place trim construction helps reduce maintenance complexity and spares burden, which is valuable on plants that want one adaptable control valve family instead of unrelated valves for each application. Pneumatic packages with smart positioners remain a strong fit where instrument air, fast response and proven diaphragm or piston actuation are preferred, while electric actuation provides an alternative where lower utility demand, easier commissioning or simpler electrical integration matters more. The wider Spirax Sarco range also covers clean-service and specialist valve duties, making this route a useful starting point when a project needs a complete control valve package rather than a bare valve body alone.
Related control-valve routes
Control-valve selection usually sits between modulation, actuation and station architecture. If the main requirement is stable local pressure without full signal-driven modulation, compare pressure reducing valves. For packaged actuation decisions, continue into electric actuators, pneumatic actuators and valve positioners.
Continue your control valve package selection
Control valves are usually specified as assemblies, not bare bodies. Valve trim, actuator type and positioner selection all need to align with the process duty.
See the wider control architecture
Return to the wider control systems range when control valve selection is part of a broader project involving actuators, sensors, pressure control or complete loops.
Compare electric actuation options
Use electric actuator pages when the control strategy favours lower air consumption, simpler wiring integration or a packaged electric actuation route.
Build the right pneumatic valve package
Use pneumatic actuators and positioners when air-powered modulation, fast response or existing instrument air infrastructure shapes the control package.