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Technical

Conval SaVD Safe Vent and Drains Provide Simple, Dual Sealing System

Conval now offers an easy to retrofit, single-weld, OSHA-compliant safe vent drain for its Clampseal Y-pattern forged globe valves.
#components #gate-globe-check #automation

Design

Perlast ICE G75LT from Precision Polymer Engineering

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has launched Perlast ICE G75LT, a low temperature perfluoroelastomer material for use in oil and gas applications.
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Design

Belleville Springs in Valves

Belleville springs are used within or adjacent to valves for a variety of purposes—the most common being to maintain load on a seal, gasket or packing.
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Technical

Garlock Announces the Addition of a Non-Sparking, Conveyor Roller Bearing Isolator

Garlock Sealing Technologies announces the addition of a Non-Sparking, Conveyor Roller Bearing Isolator.
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Technical

Ball Valves in Power Plants

Can metal-seated ball valves provide effective long term, economical solutions for critical applications in steam-generating power plants?
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Insights

MSS Publishes Revised SP-55-2011, Approves SP-58-2009

The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) announces that revised Standard Practice, SP-55-2011, Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities, has been has been published AND approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS). They also approved Standard Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports –Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation.
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Technical

MTS Sensors: Absolute Position Sensors for Process Control Valve Actuators

MTS Sensors can provide an absolute position sensor based on Temposonics® magnetostrictive technology that has no moving mechanical components and is wear free, calibration free and maintenance free.
#automation #actuators #components

Technical

Victaulic Introduces Press System for Stainless-Steel Pipe

Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, introduces Vic-Press, a flame-free press system that joins pipe in a matter of seconds.
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Technical

CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions: ResistoflexATL PTFE Advanced Technology Liner

CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions launches a new lined pipe system for severe service applications, the ResistoflexATL PTFE Advanced Technology Liner.
#components #automation #maintenance-repair

Technical

Materials Selection for Deepwater Gate Valves

With the discovery of oil and gas in water depths thousands of feet below the surface, selection of valves is more important, difficult and complicated.
#materials #gate-globe-check #water-wastewater

Technical

EMERSON: Tartarini Type SRII and SRS Silencer Options

Emerson Process Management announces the release of the Tartarini Type SRII and SRS silencer options for the Type FL regulators.
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Technical

GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES: SGi Bearing Isolator

GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES announces the launch of a new bearing isolator that incorporates shaft grounding technology.
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Technical

CAPLUGS: Introduces OE Series of Pipe End Protectors

Caplugs introduces the OE Series, a new line of tear-tab pipe end protectors.
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Technical

CAPLUGS Offers FPC Series Pipe End Protectors

Caplugs' line of fabricated pipe caps in the FPC Series offers the same protection, economical pricing and quality of other pipe caps, yet these caps can be manufactured to fit any shape and size needed in just a week.  
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Technical

ASTM A182

Q: In the last Materials Q&A column, you discussed using forged bar to make hubbed-flange components such as bonnets.
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Technical

When Accessories Become Necessities

Specification sheets for selecting automated valves list requirements for the valve and actuator but often lump all other devices together as related instrumentation or accessories.
#actuators #components #controls

Education

The Well-Functioning Steam Trap

Steam traps are the most important link between the steam and condensate system.
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Technical

Position Sensor Fundamentals

The success of automated industrial processes depends on many individual components working together flawlessly to provide a high-quality end product.
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Insights

Putting the “P” in PVF

Of course, the “P” in PVF stands for pipe, those long round things with the hole down the middle!
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Applications

Valve Live Loading Using Belleville Springs

The "live loading" of valve packing has been the topic of many articles and papers over the past few years.
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