Tying our World Together with Digital Threads
The words, “maintenance” and “repair” are so common in everyone’s vocabulary that we use them almost daily, and sometimes we’re not exactly happy about it.
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Caution: Horizontal Stem Installation Ahead
When it comes to linear valve installations, gravity is our friend.
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The Critical Stem Nut: Who is Responsible for Maintenance?
One of the most important components of an automated threaded stem valve is the ubiquitous stem nut, a relatively simple and unsophisticated mechanical device that converts the rotary motion of an actuator into the linear stem movement needed to open or close one of the many types of gate valves or sluice gates.
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Ceramic Coatings Provide Corrosion and Wear Protection for Valves
Ceramic coatings extend the in-service life of equipment by enhancing the corrosion and wear resistance of the base material.
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The Dos and Don’ts of Isolating Pressure Relief Valves
Typically, isolation valves are used to block off a pressure safety valve (PSV) from system pressure, so that maintenance on the valve or related equipment can be conducted without a shut down.
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Hardfacing Alloys and Processes for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical
Cobalt-based Stellite 6 has been the workhorse for providing improved wear resistance and service life in valve components installed in power generating facilities for over 75 years.
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Fugitive Emissions—Issues and Opportunities
Fugitive emissions, ppm, consent decrees and low-E packings: These are the words that make up a lexicon unknown in the valve repair world 25 years ago.
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Valve Repair Takes Center Stage in Houston
Attendees gathered June 2-3 in Houston to discuss a number of topics of concern to professionals in the valve repair and service industry.
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Knifegate Valve Maintenance and Repair
Knife gate valves are used to provide isolation in various applications including oil sands slurries, pulp stock, waste water and power generation.
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Valuable Insight from Valve Actuator Users
Once valves and actuators are installed and commissioned on site, the manufacturer’s involvement often lapses to an occasional service call.
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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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For Want of a Nail: Engineering Process Safety
“For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost,” is the final line of an old proverb that reminds us that seemingly unimportant acts or omissions can have grave consequences.
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Highlights from API’s Tanks, Valves and Piping Conference 2015
At this year’s API Tanks, Valves and Piping Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, Oct. 14-15, more than a dozen presenters shared their expertise in the installation, repair and maintenance of valves, pipes and tanks.
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VMA Welcomes New Leaders, Honors Members and Looks Forward
The Valve Manufacturers Association elected new board members, presented awards to people who have served the organization and listened to speakers share their ideas on how the economy and the industry are faring at the 77th Annual VMA/VRC (Valve Repair Council) Meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Naples, FL.
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Critical Service Valves and Applications
If you perform a Google search on the words “critical service valves,” you quickly discover that the number of hits is endless.
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The Case for a Severe Service Standard
At this time, no national standards exist that clearly define severe service valves (SSVs) or set them apart from general purpose valves.
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New, Surplus, Repaired or Rebuilt?
If you’ve been around valves for a while, you’ve likely heard the term “new surplus,” plus a few other saltier descriptions for valves that are offered for sale.
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FCX Performance Acquires Process Control Services
Columbus, OH-based FCX Performance, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Process Control Services, Inc (PCS).
Based in Plymouth, MI, PCS provides Instrument start-up, repair, installation and calibration services; In-house Depot Repair; Turnkey PLC Programming and Control Panel Fabrication.
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Turning Back the Tides of a Truly Super Storm
Superstorm Sandy made landfall Oct. 29, 2012 on the eastern seaboard of the United States, resulting in unprecedented flooding in the New York City metropolitan area.
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Preparing for a Plant Outage
It is well known that effective planning can save time and curtail expenses when production and utility plant areas prepare for upcoming maintenance turnarounds, outages, and shut-downs.
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