Spring 2025 ISSUE

Spring 2025

FEATURE STORY

Purpose Built Forged Parts Optimized for End Use

Experienced forging suppliers prioritize end use of the part from the early stages of the process to ensure quality, performance and safety in critical applications.
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FEATURES

The Evolution of Valve Automation for Emergency Shutdowns

Valve failures happen, but having a well-planned and tested emergency shutdown system can limit lost time and expenses.

Optimizing Actuator Performance in Harsh Mining Environments

How to overcome maintenance challenges and improve precision control in flotation applications for better performance and increased profitability.

Technical

Understanding Metallurgy for Valve Applications

Materials should always be part of the consideration for optimal performance.

Insights

Meet the Chairman: Kirk Wilson

Wilson tells us about his goals for his tenure as chairman and what he thinks the biggest challenges and opportunities valve manufacturers and the industry are facing today.

COLUMNS

Strength Through Community and Collaboration

In the last issue, I reflected on the importance of agility in today’s business environment.

Industry Profile: David Bayreuther

David Bayreuther leads product management for Valmet Flow Control and is President of the Board of Directors of the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS).

Insights

From the Editor

Welcome to the Spring 2025 issue of Valve.

ARTICLES

Industry News

Industry news and updates; acquisitions; projects.

Technical

Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contracts from TerraPower for Natrium Plant

The contracts are to design and supply plan simulation and digital control solutions.

Changes in Leadership at Exxon Mobil Corporation Announced

Karen T. McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions and vice president of ExxonMobil is retiring; Matt Crocker appointed her successor.

Executive Leadership Changes at Victaulic

Retirement of EVP and CRO leads to new appointment as EVP of sales.

U.S. Energy Development Corporation Expands Permian Footprint

Transaction is part of the company’s plan to invest up to $1 billion in oil and gas properties.

VMA News

VMA is dedicated to driving growth and innovation of the U.S. and Canadian valve industry globally.

Manufacturing

Ecovyst Acquires Sulfuric Acid Operations from Cornerstone

The Ecoservices segment of Ecovyst is a provider of virgin sulfuric acid and sulfuric acid regeneration services.

Fully Functioning Single-Phase Solar Project Operating in Texas

Vesper Energy’s Hornet Solar is one of the largest installations in the U.S.

Westinghouse and Chemetics Inc. Sign MoU to Support New-Build Projects

The agreement covers projects in Canada and globally.

Major Global Companies Pledge Support to Triple Nuclear Energy

Companies meeting at CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, are joining forces to launch a cross-sector pledge to emphasize the importance of nuclear.

Val-Matic Announces New President

Jason Maciejewski has been named president of Val-Matic.

Chemours and Energy Fuels Forming Strategic Alliance for U.S. Critical Minerals

Source: Chemours The need for critical and rare earth minerals continues to grow globally.

Valero Notifies State that Plant Will Idle or Cease Production

Valero’s Benicia refinery will either cease refining, restructure or go idle by the end of April 2026.

Emerson Announces Newest Updates to DeltaV

New capabilities help users collaborate across the enterprise for better business outcomes.

New Sensor Offers More Metrics and Data

The new F.Core flow sensor from Norstat offers flow measurement, temperature, pressure and energy consumption – offering up a wide range of applications for machines, systems and compressed air applications.

Latest Launches

Flowserve Launches Sealless Pump with Secondary Containment The Innomag TB-Mag Dual-Drive Pump is a magnetic drive pump that is double hermetically sealed and features a secondary independent containment system to reduce impact from failures.