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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Changing the Way Americans Think About Manufacturing Careers
The Valve Manufacturers Association is focusing a major effort on developing a solution to a problem that plagues this industry as well as most of the industrial world: how to find and attract talented new workers.
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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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VMA Human Resources Workshop Focuses on the Next Generation of Workers
At VMA’s first-ever Human Resources Workshop: Promoting Valve Careers to the Next Generation, member HR professionals gathered in Arlington, VA, Nov. 9-10, to hear from recruiting experts on how to attract and develop manufacturing talent, build a strong workforce, employ essential mobile and social media tools, expand college presence, and employ best practices in recruiting.
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Flashing and Cavitation
Some of the following questions may seem unrelated, but they all involve key concepts that explain the sometimes-misunderstood phenomena of flashing and cavitation:
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Understanding and Selecting Valve Flanges, Pt. I: Design and Standards
From time to time, we are re-posting particularly well-received articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
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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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Valve Basics Program Meets Deeply Felt Industry Need
Leafing through comments made by those who attended the most recent Valve Basics Seminar & Exhibits quickly reveals why these courses are so vital to the industry.
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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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Mechanical and Compression Packing
Mechanical packing dates back more than 5,000 years when horse hair was braided and coated with animal fat for lubrication and additional sealing characteristics.
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Oxygen Cleaning: A Validated Process is Critical for Safety
Industrial oxygen is used for many purposes: in a basic oxygen furnace for making steel, water pollution countermeasures, including sewage treatment, habitability and superfund site rehabilitation, and chemical processes such as production of vinyl chloride, nitric acid, epoxyethane and hydrogen peroxide.
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Understanding Generational Differences
A universal issue that comes up at almost any event today is the need to attract new people with the right skills into the specialized, technical fields where valves and control devices are made and used.
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A Primer on Castings
Valve components, such as bodies, bonnets and caps, are manufactured either by forging or casting.
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Filling the Gap with Valve Basics Training
Five years after the first Valve Basics Seminar was held, the course continues to attract a diverse array of young industry professionals from across the U.S. and Canada.
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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.
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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.
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Understanding and Choosing Waterworks Valve Flanges
PART TWO: Construction and Installation (Ed.
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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.
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Understanding Functional Safety Standards
While many people might recognize the term “functional safety” and assume they know what it means, for the purposes of standards, the term itself needs explanation.
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Valve Basics: It’s a Zoo Out There!
When VMA launched its Valve Basics course in 2009, it soon became clear the program would be in great demand.
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