Do Current Headwinds Affect the Repair or Replace Decision for Valves?
By: Heather Gaynor, Editor, Valve Magazine
Perspectives from a valve repair company and and OEM on what drives end users to make this determination.
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Alleviating Control Valve Erosion Critical for Uptime
Process steam leakage can affect power plant uptime.
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Flowserve and Chart Industries Announce Partnership to Further Enable Hydrogen Economy
Flowserve will acquire in-process R&D related to Chart’s liquid hydrogen fueling pump and will be Chart’s sole manufacturer and supplier of the pump.
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ITT Expands Compact Actuation Portfolio with Acquisition of Clippard Cylinder Product Line
ITT Inc. announced in August 2022 the acquisition of Clippard Instrument Laboratories' product lines of durable, low maintenance and cost competitive interchangeable pneumatic cylinders.
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New Surface Compact Regulator for Downstream Hydraulic Equipment
New design can be used in low- and high-pressure applications
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French Fleet Awards Trillium France with Contract
The contract asks Trillium to supply equipment that requires additional qualification tests.
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New Valve for Hydrogen Fueling Stations Promotes Maintenance Safety, Minimizes Leaks
Emerson launches its TESCOM Anderson Greenwood Instrumentation H2 Valve Series for hydrogen applications.
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In the Air: Wireless Trends in Smart Pneumatics
In today’s wireless world it’s no surprise that automation and manufacturing spaces have embraced—and sought out—the connectivity and convenience that wireless technologies offer.
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Biden Launches AM Forward Program to Spur Growth of 3D-printed Parts
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The goal is to strengthen the manufacturing workforce and domestic supply chain through additive manufacturing (3D printing).
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Recycling Foreign Metals: Buyer Beware
The North American steel-making industry, with its historic record of quality control, is no longer the world’s top producer.
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Selecting Non-metal Materials for Valve Components and Coatings
Non-metallic materials are commonly used for valve components, and the selection of non-metallic materials for valve design and for application-specific conditions is critical to ensuring product reliability.
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Enhanced Safety in LNG Applications
For more than 40 years, the safety record of the global LNG industry has been excellent, due to attention to detail in engineering, construction and operations.
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The Next Step in Functional Safety
The primary goal of functional safety is to prevent accidents.
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Managing Valve Repair on Short Turnarounds and Downtimes
Valves are integral components in most industrial processes' overall operating efficiency, especially those in power, chemical and paper plants.
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Pneumatic Valves: New Technology for a Digital Transformation
Principles built around the Industrial Internet of Things have guided the automation industry’s rapid adoption and mainstreaming of many production systems.
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Beauty or a Beast? Using NDE on Valve Components
When it comes to valves, “beauty is only skin-deep” is often a true statement. Since Superman and his X-ray eyes don’t really exist, there is no way to verify the quality of a valve or valve component just by looking at it.
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Stress Wave Monitoring
Surfaces in relative motion or in contact with each other — such as bearing or gear components — produce a frequency response when they interact.
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The Valve Industry Finds Value in ESG Initiatives
The valve manufacturing industry in North America is one of the industries that have embraced this new way of thinking and is leading the way with the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. These initiatives range from valves designed to mitigate climate change to community involvement activities.
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Leak Testing Gas Components and Systems
Leak testing is performed for four basic reasons, says John McLaren, product manager, leak detection at Agilent Technologies, Inc.
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Electric Actuators in the Oil and Gas Industry
Actuators in the oil and gas industry operate many types of valves, and they must do so with great precision and accuracy.
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