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

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


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Manufacturing

Metal Processing International and Oklahoma Custom Coating Rebrand as ecoat.us

Ownership stays the same as the company rebrands.

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.

Technical

New Standard Proposed for Corrosion Resistance

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

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.

Manufacturing

Solvay and Orbia Join Forces to Create a Joint Venture in North America to Supply Critical Materials to the Battery Market

Through partnership, Solvay expands its battery solutions into North America.

Applications

Metal Additive Manufacturing: the Evolving Road to Adoption and Standardization

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

ZPEX

Company Rebrands to Reflect Future Growth Opportunities

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


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Technical

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.

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.

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.

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).

Manufacturing

Free VMA Webinar: Valve Materials, Part 2

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 3 p.m. EDT.

Manufacturing

Energy Startup SPARKZ to Build West Virginia Battery Factory

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.

Advance to a sustainable energy future
Design

Control Valves for Hydrogen Applications

Proper sizing, material selection and monitoring are as important as ever.


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Applications

U.S. DOE Backs Lithium Battery Efforts

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.

Applications

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

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.

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.

Technical

Dealing with Sand Erosion in Control and Choke Valves

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

Manufacturing

PFAS Chemicals and PTFE: Should the Valve Industry Be Concerned?

Legislation moving through Congress could affect the future use of thousands of PFAS chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl). The house passed H.R. 2467 in July of 2021 and, though the bill is general in nature, it assigns the responsibility to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for determining which PFAS chemicals will be controlled or banned altogether.

Manufacturing

"Build America, Buy America" Signals Increased Commitment to U.S. Manufactured Goods

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes major domestic procurement (“Buy America”) requirements for infrastructure materials.

Advance to a sustainable energy future
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.


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Technical

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.

Insights

What’s Your Temperature?

For decades, valve manufacturers have provided the maximum recommended working pressures and temperatures for their products, based on the materials used in the pressure-containing parts.

Design

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.

Technical

The Materials That Make Up Valves

EDITOR’S NOTE: Materials used in the manufacture of valves and how they perform in different applications is a topic of huge interest to everyone who works with valves.

Insights

Valve Manufacturers Step Up During the Pandemic

Around the nation, companies and businesses have found ways to help with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technical

Welding Specifications Issues

Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

ZPEX
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