Setpoint Integrated Solutions Inc. Receives the Gold Safety Award

The safety evaluation program reviews the company's safety performance, how employees are kept safe and current safety management systems.
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Former Editor, Valve Magazine, Gardner Business Media

Solenoid Valves: Direct Acting vs. Pilot-Operated

While presenting in a recent VMA Valve Basics 101 Course in Houston, I found myself in a familiar role: explaining solenoid valves (SOVs) to attendees. (I work with solenoids so much that one VMA member at that conference joked that I needed to be wearing an I Heart Solenoids t-shirt). During the hands-on “petting zoo” portion of the program, which involves smaller groups of attendees, one of the most frequently asked questions I get from people came up: What’s the difference between direct-acting and pilot-operated SOVs, and how do we make a choice?
An Interview With ... Matt Thiel

Matt Thiel, president of AUMA Actuators, was named chairman at VMA’s 2022 annual meeting.
Crane ChemPharma and Energy Announces New Saunders Valves Facility

The 100,000-sq-ft facility is planned to open in the fall of 2022.