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Design

The Eccentric Plug Valve

The first non-lubricated eccentric plug valve was developed in the late 1920s, designed to solve the issue of pitch buildup in paper mill valves.

Flowserve to Acquire Valve Manufacturer MOGAS

Flowserve announces intended acquistion of Mogas Industries, severe service valve manufacturer in Houston, Texas.

Design

How the EPA's Emissions Rule May Impact Actuator Choices

The move toward net zero emissions by 2050 was just released as part of the COP28 meeting in Dubai.

Cryogenic Valve from Flowserve Designed to Help Control Fugitive Emissions

New valve provides high reliability and uptime while ensuring global compliance with fire-safe and environmental standards.

MRO

Unico Mechanical Awarded Contract for US Army Corps of Engineers

Company will overhaul two 216-in. butterfly valves at Fort Peck Dam in Montana.

Design

The Evolution of the All-Encompassing Ball Valve

The compact design, simplicity of use, ease of repair and wide performance capability have helped to make the ball valve a dominant design in modern industrial applications.

Design

High Performance Butterfly Valve Completes Million-Cycle Test

Flowserve’s Valtek Valdisk is licensor-approved for pressure swing adsorption applications that require tight shutoff during high cycles and bi-directional flows.

Design

Case Study: Sizing of Tailings Tank Level Control Valves in Mining Applications

A comprehensive engineering approach is needed to ensure valves are properly designed to handle abrasive services such as mining applications.

Manufacturing

Editor's Product Picks

New Digital Operations Solutions from Baker Hughes Baker Hughes announced multiple new digital solutions and investments to advance more intelligent and energy-efficient operations.

Manufacturing

Erosive Pulp & Paper Systems Require Proper Valve Selection

As new recycled paper plants are being built for the first time in decades, not only do paper companies have opportunities to grow revenue but so do service suppliers such as valve companies.

Design

Flowserve Introduces Reduced Port Flanged Ball Valves

The Worcester 51/52 have been re-engineered for global availability by standardizing design, materials, construction and product certifications.

Technical

Bray Launches New Cx Line Products at ValveWorld Expo

Bray is showing its newest line of butterfly valves at this year’s ValveWorld Expo in Dusseldorf.

Design

Understanding Torque for Quarter-Turn Valves

Valve manufacturers publish torques for their products so that actuation and mounting hardware can be properly selected.

Design

Latest Launches

Valtorc International Launches New Fugitive Emissions Valve Series 197 ball valves for fugitive emissions applications.

Neles Q-Disc Helps Improve Process Performance in Control Valve Applications

Valmet expands its versatile butterfly valve product range. The Neles Q-Disc joins Valmet’s lineup of the modular Neles Neldisc and the Jamesbury Wafer-Sphere butterfly valve platform.

Design

An Overview of Butterfly Valves

A key advantage of selecting a butterfly valve is the reduction of space and weight to a system compared with other options such as ball, check, globe or gate valves.

Technical

Ball Valve Basics

Welcome to the first in a series of Valve Basics articles, each focused on a major product type and written especially for newcomers to the industries that use and make valves and related products.

Applications

The Biggest Valves: Sizes Growing in Step with Greater Demand

Valve manufacturers that have the expertise, skills, equipment and facilities to produce large valves are rare.

Technical

Creating a Standard for Severe Service Valves

Severe service valves are offered in several standard designs, including non-return, isolation and control types.

Education

Triple Offset Butterfly Valves

From time to time VALVEmagazine.com will open up the archives and re-publish some of our most popular articles from years past.

Design

Valtorc International Launches New Fugitive Emissions Valves

Valtorc International announces its high-performance, stainless steel flanged end ANSI class 150# Series 197 zero fugitive emissions ball valves.

Applications

The Basics of Eccentric Plug Valves

Wastewater systems present many challenges to pumps and valves because the flow can contain grit, solids and debris, depending where in the process the equipment is located.

Technical

Conval: Camseal Metal-Seated Ball Valves Feature New Stem Position Indicator Disc

Conval recently announced that its popular Camseal© metal-seated, forged ball valves feature a new Stem Position Indicator Disc for easy, precise on-site identification and inspection of the open-close status of the valve.

Technical

Evolution of Butterfly Valves on Aircraft Carriers

Butterfly valves are an integral part of keeping an aircraft carrier’s firemain system operating smoothly.

Technical

Unique Operating Dynamics of Trunnion-Mounted Ball Valves

For a very long time, the idea has existed that a trunnion-mounted ball valve can be opened under full differential pressure if the piping system can withstand the rapid increase in pressure and the forces induced by it.

Education

Ball Valve Repair 101

From time to time, we are re-posting well-received or particularly valuable articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.

Education

Triple Offset Butterfly Valves

Since their introduction to the market more than 50 years ago, triple offset valves (TOVs), which are also known as triple eccentric valves, have continued to evolve, while uses for this type of valve have expanded across multiple industries.

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