The Underappreciated Mounting Kit
All too often, the mounting kit is considered trivial, an afterthought deemed a commodity within all the other specified control components that comprise a complete automated valve package.
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Right Actuator (Consider the Valve!)
A valve, in its most basic form, consists of a body and an internal moving component (closure element), which shuts off or restricts flow through the valve.
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Electric Vs. Fluid Power Choice for Valve Actuators
Since the early days of valve actuator use, there has been a choice between powering the actuator with electricity or pressurized fluid.
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Designing for Safety: Failure Modes on Gate Valves
For over 100 years, preventing catastrophic failure in the process control industry has been a continuously evolving area of study.
#gate-globe-check #actuators
AUMA: Fail Safe Actuator
For applications with significant hazard potential in the oil & gas sector and other industrial markets, fail safe actuators are required.
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Additive Manufacturing: Will It Change the Valve Industry?
Additive manufacturing (AM), also called 3D printing, is likely to transform the production of physical goods, including valves and actuators, in the same way the Internet drastically changed the information business model.
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Valves & Actuators 101 Precedes Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2015
VMA is presenting a one-day version of its popular Valves, Actuators & Controls 101 educational program on July 14, the day before Valve World Americas Expo & Conference.
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Cost Implications for Throttling Electric Actuators in Pipeline Systems
A few years ago, a major U.S. liquid pipeline company revamped one of its existing refined products pipelines.
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Control Using Wireless Throttling Valves
Based on the broad acceptance of wireless transmitters, manufacturers have developed and introduced wireless actuators for on/off valves.
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Smart Actuation: Where We’re At, Where We’re Going
What might be around the next curve for smart actuators?
#automation #actuators #iiot
Why Quarter-turn Valves ‘Pop’ Open
We’ve all seen this situation: A quarter-turn valve is in the closed position.
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Standards, Safety, Training Top Topics at Meeting
Twenty-five years ago, the member companies of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) saw a need to promote both safety and quality in valve and actuator repair.
#basics #maintenance-repair #standards
Automated Valves and Climate Extremes
The use of automated valves has increased continuously as the global demand for industrial and municipal infrastructure has grown around the world.
#actuators #automation
Smaller Electric Actuators Fulfill Expanded Needs
The conventional perception of a motorized valve is one of a large isolating valve with a heavy-duty valve actuator, usually powered by a three-phase electrical supply.
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Introducing Innovative Technology to Valve and Actuator Industries
In deeply conservative industries, the introduction of new products or technology is subject to a particular circular logic.
#automation #actuators
Meeting Focuses on Latest in Valve Repair
In 1989, the member companies of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) saw a need to promote both safety and quality in valve and actuator repair.
#actuators #maintenance-repair #VMAnews
Fire Protection Solutions
Because of the potential harm and damage to people and property, fires and explosions are a major concern in refinery, gas processing, petrochemical and offshore, and many other types of facilities.
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Market Drives Actuation in Natural Gas Pipelines
More than 200 pipeline systems in the United States alone transmit natural gas through more than 300,000 miles of intrastate and interstate pipelines.
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Improved Electric Actuator Reliability in Severe Service
As you walk onto the switching valve deck of a coker, the first thing you notice is the heat.
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