Improving Control Valve Maintenance with the Industrial Internet of Things
By connecting previously stranded data from smart sensors, equipment, and other industrial assets with advanced applications and predictive analytics in the cloud, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is becoming a strategic enabler to improve manufacturing performance.
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Back to Basics: Pressure Relief Devices, Part 2
In Part 1 of Pressure Relief Devices, which appears in VALVE Magazine’s Winter 2016 issue, the author stresses the vital role pressure relief devices play in keeping end-user industries that deal with pressurized equipment safe.
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European vs. U.S. Temperature Code Ratings for Solenoid Valves
Solenoid valves are vital components of many process automation systems.
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Robots and Valves: A Good Match?
While the science fiction image of robots conjures up visions of humanoid-like machines with arms, legs and a head, the reality is that most robots have no resemblance at all to humans.
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Training Is a Crucial Part of the Picture
A swiftly growing fire erupts from a piece of malfunctioning equipment at a plant that has a reputation for reliable operations and very few workplace accidents.
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A Case Study: Updating a Postwar-Era Potable Water System
The Foss Reservoir Master Conservancy District (FRMCD) in southwestern Oklahoma is part of the 8,800-acre Foss Reservoir/Foss Lake.
#automation #water-wastewater
Advances in Desalination Technology
More than 750 million people currently lack access to clean water worldwide.
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Tony Canonaco Appointed President of Balluff Inc.
Balluff Inc., a leading sensor specialist and system provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Canonaco as President effective May 1, 2015 and CEO effective August 1, 2015.
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A.W. Chesterton: 1724 Low E Sealing System
Achieving Low E Fugitive Emissions Compliance in Chemical Industry Valve Stem Sealing
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Inexpensive Safe Water Tapped by Correcting Control Valve Output
The error output from a control valve can come from a variety of sources: uncontrolled input pressure, uncontrolled input flow rate, inaccurate orifice size or turbulent flow through the system which causes irregularity of flow rates through the system.
#water-wastewater #pressure-relief #controls
Solenoid Valve Technology for Upstream Oil and Gas Heating Equipment
Low-temperature stainless-steel fuel shutoff valves are typically used for on/off control of fuel gas within gas fuel trains in process heating system burners.
#solenoids #automation
Regulators versus Control Valves: What’s the Best Fit?
The combination of North American shale fields that continue to fuel high levels of new domestic oil and gas projects and ongoing global efforts means the need for efficiency in instrumentation selection has never been higher.
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Hacking: Control Systems Are Not Immune
Almost every day we read about a cybersecurity breach of a major bank, retailer or government computing system.
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Emergency Repair in Pipelines
Decades of innovation and ingenuity in the pipeline valve manufacturing industry have resulted in dozens of designs incorporating multiple body parts, top and bottom entry designs and sophisticated seat sealant systems.
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The Rationale Behind Valve Characteristics
Back in the “early days,” we were taught that, to properly control flow, we should select a linear valve characteristic when the valve controls more than 25% of the piping system pressure drop at full flow.
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Understanding and Selecting Valve Flanges, Pt. I: Design and Standards
Because flanges allow the assembly and maintenance of system components without the need for cutting and welding pipe, they play an important role in piping systems.
#maintenance-repair #standards #basics
Smart Analytics and the Power Sector
While mountains of data are being created everywhere in the commercial, industrial and manufacturing sectors, problems arise when determining how to handle all of that information and make it a valuable part of the business.
#basics #iiot #automation
Smart Actuation: Where We’re At, Where We’re Going
What might be around the next curve for smart actuators?
#automation #actuators #iiot
Ingenuity Rules at Emerson Exchange
The theme of this year’s Exchange was “Inspiring Ingenuity,” and ingenuity was definitely demonstrated in the hundreds of workshops, short courses and technology and industry forums held over the five days.
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Evaluating and Proving SIS Safety Levels
Because the equipment used in a safety instrumented system (SIS) application has a critical job, such equipment must be carefully evaluated and justified.
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