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Trelleborg vs Worcester Controls

How Trelleborg and Worcester Controls compare on origin, specialisation and valve range — and the Vajra alternative to both, supplied to the same standards with full certification.

Trelleborg vs Worcester Controls: what is the difference?

Trelleborg (Sweden, est. 1905) is known for Rubber-lined butterfly valves, diaphragm valves, and polymer-lined valves for aggressive chemical and abrasive service. Worcester Controls (UK / USA, est. 1957) is known for Automated ball and butterfly valves for UK and European process industries, clean service and chemical applications. They overlap most in ball valves, butterfly valves. Below is the side-by-side, then the Vajra equivalent — a peer manufacturer supplying the same standards.

TrelleborgWorcester Controls
OriginSwedenUK / USA
Founded19051957
Known forRubber-lined butterfly valves, diaphragm valves, and polymer-lined valves for aggressive chemical and abrasive serviceAutomated ball and butterfly valves for UK and European process industries, clean service and chemical applications
Valve range4 categories3 categories

Where Trelleborg and Worcester Controls compete

The Vajra alternative to both

Vajra Industrial Solutions is a peer valve manufacturer supplying API 6D / ASME B16.34 certified valves equivalent to both Trelleborg and Worcester Controls — under one PO, with full documentation.

  • Rubber-lined butterfly valves: CI or WCB body, EPDM/NR/NBR/BUNA liner, PN 10/16, DN50–DN1200
  • Weir-type and full-bore diaphragm valves in EPDM, PTFE, NBR diaphragm
  • PTFE-lined and PFA-lined ball valves for concentrated acid and alkali service
  • Knife gate valves in SS 316L, rubber-lined, or hardened WCB for abrasive slurry

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Reviewed by Product Engineering, Vajra Industrial SolutionsDiscipline: Valve Product EngineeringLast reviewed: 20 June 2026

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