The Challenges of Creating Super-Clean
Because biopharmaceuticals are produced using living organisms, and the drugs produced are used in humans and animals, the cost of contamination is very high and sterilization of the process system is critical.
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Monitoring Pressure Relief Devices
The purpose of a process plant control system is to keep process variables at the desired operating point and within safety limits.
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Rigging and Lifting of Large Valves
This article outlines the challenges of lifting large valve assemblies weighing several tons and illustrates the industrial rigging equipment and lifting operations typically used for these valves.
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Manufacturing 21st Century Style: Smart, Data-Driven and Agile
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has had a tremendous impact on business.
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Valve Inspection: An Essential Job
Industrial valves perform key functions in fluid processes and their failure can be detrimental to any major piping system or process.
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Lifecycle Management of Pressure Relief Valves
Accurately specified and appropriately maintained pressure relief valves (PRVs) are critical to protect plant personnel and equipment against unexpected overpressure events.
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The Latest from ISA, ASME, API and MSS
At the recent Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, Stan Hale, senior director of Supply Chain, MRC Global, reported on the status of International Society of Automation’s (ISA) TR96.05.01, and Carlos Davila, PE, product manager—Americas for Crane ChemPharma & Energy, gave updates on several standards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Petroleum Institute (API) and Manufacturer Standardization Society (MSS). Here are condensed reports based on their presentations.
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Evolution of Butterfly Valves on Aircraft Carriers
Butterfly valves are an integral part of keeping an aircraft carrier’s firemain system operating smoothly.
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Distributors: Can Technology Make Your Business More Agile?
Modern industrial distributors, especially those working with valves and related equipment, generally have a great reputation for being good at providing services and technical information.
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Augmented Reality: Is the ROI Worth the Effort?
If you could improve safety and efficiency in your plants, lower travel costs and more efficiently train employees with one technology, would you consider adopting it?
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Integration of Automation Lifecycles: Functional Safety, Cybersecurity and Alarm Management
Risk management of a manufacturing process requires a deep dive into the functional safety, cybersecurity and alarm management lifecycles.
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Fracturing Technology in the New Age
After the oil crash of 2014, producers needed to refine the technology even further to bring costs down while meeting new industry challenges.
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Metal Additive Manufacturing in the Valve Industry
Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a fascinating technology that has gained acceptance over the past several years.
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Advancements in Blue Laser Scanning
As the industrial world continues to expand in its use of CAD data and 3D digitizing technology, the advances in blue laser scanning and structured blue light are further supporting industrial operations throughout the design, manufacture and aftermarket servicing processes.
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The VMA Knowledge Forum, Part One: Technology at the Forefront
The first VMA Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, April 11-13 in Savannah, GA, provided a potpourri of topics for valve industry professionals from all disciplines.
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Will Smart Machines Obsolete Human Resources?
Is artificial intelligence (AI) going to take over manufacturing jobs and the jobs of human resources professionals?
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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.
#ball-butterfly-plug #pressure-relief #automation
Inspiration and Automation: Keys to Best-in-Class Operations
For the last several years, at industry gatherings of all kinds, the subject of automation is guaranteed to dominate the conversation.
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Remote Monitoring of Cooling Towers and Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
Advances in wireless technology have made remote monitoring of process equipment and systems much easier and less expensive than previously thought possible.
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Achieving Profitability Through Maintenance Management
One of the distinctions between maintenance requirements in a capital-intensive process facility and those of other industries is the high cost of production equipment and the corresponding cost of maintaining that equipment over its lifecycle.
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