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Valve Technology Reduces Compressor Surge Risk

With demanding performance requirements and targets for reducing  emissions placing plant compressor equipment at risk of damage, proven anti-surge and compressor recycle valve technology can help the oil and gas industry avoid disruptive and costly unplanned compressor damage and consequently downtime.
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Education

The Fundamentals of Gate Valves

By: Greg Johnson, VALVE Advisory Board Chair – CEO, United Valve

The venerable gate valve remains a primary choice for many service applications.
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Applications

A Reference Manual on Elastomers

The history and general application of elastomers in pipes, valves and fittings is the subject of the Manual of Practice developed by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
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Education

A History of the U.S. Valve Industry in World War II

From time to time ValveMagazine.com will open up the archives and re-publish some of our most popular articles from years past.
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Education

The Intriguing Story of the Pressure Seal Valve

In a quest for more efficient power generation, power plants in the 1930s pushed the pressure-temperature envelope.
#valvehistory #pressure-relief

Applications

The Boom of Hydrogen Service

Hydrogen is very reactive and highly explosive, and it is composed of the smallest molecules known to man.
#maintenance-repair #controls #valvehistory

Education

The Great Teflon War

Whether you call it the “Great Teflon War” or “The Battle of Massachusetts,” the fight took place in the courtrooms of The Bay State, rather than in its cities or countryside.
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Insights

VMA Looks Back at 2012 and Forward to 2013

Contrary to dire predictions, the end of the Mayan calendar signaled only the end of one cycle and the beginning of another, while the end of 2012 signaled the end of another banner year for the Valve Manufacturers Association and the beginning of an exciting 2013.
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Education

A History Made in Metal

Today’s valve material choices are like a Chinese buffet: Everything imaginable is on the menu.
#valvehistory #materials

Education

The U.S. Valve Industry in World War II

While valves didn’t directly sink ships or shoot down planes, the American valve industry played an important role in winning World War II for the allies.
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Education

Standards Spring from the Need to Protect

Most of us in the valve industry take for granted the interchangeability and standardization of the valves produced today.
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Education

From a Humble Beginning, an Industry Rises

Although VMA members might think the valve industry began with formation of the Valve Manufacturers Association on Sept. 1, 1938, in reality, the industry in this nation was around for 100 years before that date, its roots firmly attached to the American industrial landscape.
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