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.
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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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Actuator Commissioning Made Simpler
There is something about opening a box labeled “some assembly required” that causes one of two reactions—the joy of the challenge or dread.
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Greater Plant Efficiency through Positioner Innovation
Plant operators across the world are tasked with maximizing efficiency and output from existing facilities — which can be a major challenge when there are many valves and actuators.
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Valves & Actuators 101 Course Set for Valve World Americas Event
The second Valve World Americas 2013 Expo & Conference begins at Houston’s George R.
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2013 Technical Seminar Highlights Power Industry Changes and Challenges
While technological advances, like those developed for the fracing industry, have made possible many processes previously thought near impossible, there is still much work to be done by valve, actuator and control manufacturers and their suppliers to meet the continually changing needs of the power industry.
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Success Through Supply Chain Collaboration
With valve components sourced from numerous suppliers around the globe, valve, actuator and control manufacturers are faced with a significant number of challenges while attempting to meet the desired flow control at a competitive price.
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Distributors and Channel Partners: Completing the Valve Family Circle
After preliminary approval by the VMA Board in January 2013, the full membership of the Valve Manufacturers Association has overwhelmingly approved a change in the VMA Constitution to expand the associate member category to include distributors and channel partners serving the industrial valve, actuator and control industry.
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Clean Service Relief Valves from Rupture Pin Technology
The clean service pressure relief valve from Rupture Pin Technology (RPT) uses a precise pin as the sensor and actuator.
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Sizing Actuators: It’s All about Communication
The key to successful sizing or selection of the right valve actuator for a job is communication.
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Valve engineering advances make ocean power feasible
A rarely publicized but promising renewable energy technology that is creating interesting challenges for valve and actuator engineers is ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). One of the leaders in the field is OTEC International LLC (OTI) and Barry R.
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Assured Automation's FireChek® Thermal Activated Emergency Shutoff
When FireChek® senses excessive heat from a nearby fire, it immediately vents the pneumatic actuator and closes the actuator air supply line.
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New AUMA Actuators Offer Significant Torque Advancement
AUMA is extending its portfolio of modular electric actuators to include an SQ.2 part-turn range for butterfly and ball valve automation.
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Flowserve Announces SIL 3 Certification for Limitorque MXa Actuator
Flowserve announces the availability of the Limitorque MXa electric actuator with up to a SIL 3 safety rating.
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Pneumatic Valve Actuators in Sub-Arctic Climates
Sub-arctic climates experience temperatures from 100° F (38° C) in the summer to –60° F (–51° C) in the winter (Figure 1). While there is nothing spectacular about the high end of the range, the low end impacts the functionality of pneumatic actuators.
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Soft Goods in Actuators and Valves
Soft goods such as rings, gaskets, bushings, washers, seals and packing sets are widely used in valves and actuators.
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Size Matters: Control Valve Sizing 101
When control valve professionals talk about "control valve sizing," they really mean the entire process of selecting the valve that will do the best job of controlling the process.
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Explosion-proof DC-powered actuator from Metso Automation
The new Jamesbury® Valvcon QX Series DC powered actuator from Metso Automation is an economical alternative for 12VDC and 24VDC on/off applications, particularly in the oil and gas industries.
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