OTC Attendance Reflects Booming Industry
Valve professionals involved in the oil and gas industry were in abundance at this year’s record-breaking Offshore Technology Conference May 5-8 in Houston.
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VMA Manufacturers Workshop: Touring Mazak, Learning Lean
Nearly 60 attendees at VMA’s Manufacturers Workshop in Cincinnati, April 30-May 2, had in-depth learning experiences that revolved around the LEAN system, machine manufacturer Mazak and the MT Connect program.
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The Expanding Network of Valves
As industry itself reaches into more and more areas of the world, getting the equipment needed to run that industry to the locations and projects where it’s needed when it’s needed has taken on increased importance.
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Valve Packing & Gasket Research and Development Devices
The continuous improvement of valve packing technology has created a new baseline for the industry to achieve emission levels that previously were possible only with the use of bellows seals.
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Emissions’ Standards, Innovation and Safety Highlight Technical Seminar
The theme of VMA’s 2014 Technical Seminar and Exhibition event was “Valve Emissions for Compliance, Standards and Technology” and the presenters covered the subject from every angle.
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Valve Automation Solution for Unconventional Shale Gas Challenge
With the rapid development of unconventional shale plays throughout the U.S. has come the challenge of transporting product to refiners and markets.
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Five Key Criteria for Selecting Low-Temperature Valves
Specifying and consulting engineers, engineering houses, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end users depend on valves to control the flow of compressed air or other fluids and on cylinders to control motion.
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Non-Destructive Radiographic Inspection of Steel Castings
Radiographic inspection technology has been used for industrial inspection for decades.
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Relief System Management Software: Helping Companies Achieve PSM Compliance
On Nov. 15, 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) made into law the standard for process safety management (PSM) of highly hazardous chemicals (29 CFR 1910.119), as well as section 304 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) amendments.
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A Chilling Effect on Renewable Energy
To use the renewable energy of this cold water, Enwave Energy Corporation created Deep Lake Water Cooling, the world’s largest lake-source cooling system.
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Valve Automation Solutions for Emergency Shutdown in Shale Applications
In many regions of the U.S., the proliferation of gas and liquids discovered and extracted from shale formations created a need for rapid infrastructure development.
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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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Noise from Cavitation: Bad for Control Valves, Bad for Equipment
Just as sound can have negative effects on the human body, certain frequencies can play havoc on industrial equipment.
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Modular Gas Valves: An Insiders’ Guide to Technology Breakthroughs
The main line of defense in combustion devices such as burners and boilers is fuel gas shutoff valves.
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The Expanding Reach of Plastic Valves
Although plastic valves are sometimes seen as a specialty product – a top choice of those who make or design plastic piping products for industrial systems or who must have ultra-clean equipment in place – assuming these valves don’t have many general uses is short-sighted.
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Have PMI testing limitations changed with the advances in technology?
The short answer is that the situation has changed in some ways — but that PMI still has limitations.
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Leveraging Quick Shipment in the Fluid Automation Supply Chain
When it comes to getting automation parts shipped, everyone in our industry wants to receive those parts as quickly as possible — it’s a natural inclination.
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Midstream: The Growing Process Segment
While the traditional view of the oil and gas distribution system held only two segments, upstream and downstream, the now more widely accepted model shows three segments.
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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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U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Have Best Year Since 1996
December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $499.43 million according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO (United States Manufacturing Technology Orders) program, was up 17.8% from November but down 9.4% when compared with the total of $550.99 million reported for December 2011.
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