#MATERIALS

SCF Partners, Inc. Acquires Pipeline and Industrial Materials Business from Entegris Inc.

The business manufactures specialty chemicals and other products for midstream infrastructure.
#materials

Company Rebrands to Reflect Future Growth Opportunities

Elemental Advanced Materials changes focus from recycling company to production of graphene.
#materials

Technical

MSS Creating Hydrogen Valve Standard

The growth of the hydrogen economy necessitates new standards for valves and products used in the storage and transport of materials.
#materials #standards

Technical

New Standard Proposed for Corrosion Resistance

Proposed Nanostructured Zinc-Nickel Coating Standard Will Support Corrosion Protection.  
#materials #standards

Design

Control Valves for Hydrogen Applications

Proper sizing, material selection and monitoring are as important as ever.
#materials #gate-globe-check

Manufacturing

Origin Materials Announces Startup of Origin 1

Chloromethyl furfural (CMF) is a chemical building block, and will be available at commercial scale for the first time with the opening of this plant.
#materials

Manufacturing

Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy to Construct Integrated Polymers Facility on US Gulf Coast

Facility expected to create more than 500 full-time jobs and approximately 4,500 construction jobs and generate an estimated $50 billion for the community over 20 years.
#materials

Applications

Metal Additive Manufacturing: the Evolving Road to Adoption and Standardization

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Greater knowledge and acceptance of metal AM valve components—especially with various standardization efforts underway—will spur the technology’s growth.
#materials

Design

New Technologies Solve Severe Cavitation Problems

An advanced anti-cavitation control valve design enabled by 3D metal printing solved a power plant’s severe cavitation problem and dramatically improved its bottom line.
#controls #materials

Applications

Case Study: Heat Exchanger Challenges Southeast Asian Refinery

Challenges with heat exchangers at southeast Asian oil refinery caused engineers to seek Solon Manufacturing Co. for assistance.
#materials #VMAnews

Insights

The VMA Welcomes its Newest Member, JACQUET Mid-Atlantic

JACQUET is an established market leader in the distribution of stainless steels and nickel alloys, specializing in the storage, processing and distribution of high-value metals in the form of plate and bar products.
#materials #VMAnews

Manufacturing

U. S. Steel Announces Update on Metallics Strategy

U.S. Steel Corporation announced it would expand its low-cost iron ore competitive advantage and increase its self-sufficiency by supplying domestic feedstock to its growing fleet of electric arc furnaces (EAFs).
#materials

Education

Free VMA Webinar: Valve Materials, Part 2

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 3 p.m. EDT.
#materials #VMAnews

Manufacturing

Energy Startup SPARKZ to Build West Virginia Battery Factory

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The company will partner with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to be the factory's first production workers.
#materials

Manufacturing

U.S. DOE Backs Lithium Battery Efforts

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

This workforce initiative is intended to boost the nation’s global competitiveness within battery manufacturing, while strengthening the domestic economy and clean energy supply chains.
#materials

Applications

CASE STUDY: Stainless-steel Piping Solutions for Remote Mine Sites

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Stainless-steel piping has a long history on mine sites. The robust, corrosion-resistant material is ideal for mine process piping systems that are designed to provide a long service life.
#materials #VMAnews

Applications

Dealing with Sand Erosion in Control and Choke Valves

Sand erosion in control and choke valves is a significant consideration offshore.
#materials

Applications

Going the Distance: Mining’s Race to Meet Global Technology Thirst

When it comes to the world’s persistent and growing need for more raw materials, mining pushes forward to meet this moment while simultaneously striving toward decarbonization.
#automation #materials