DESIGN

Technical

Emerson Accepting Applications for ASCO Engineering Scholarship

Emerson reminds U.S. college students to apply, by May 31, to its 2021 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program.

Technical

Creating a Standard for Severe Service Valves

Severe service valves are offered in several standard designs, including non-return, isolation and control types.
#standards #gate-globe-check #maintenance-repair

Applications

The Strong and Growing Biopharmaceutical Market

Thousands have been involved in the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines—among them, valve and control manufacturers.

Education

Practical Steps for Retaining Expertise

Losing the skills of experienced, trained engineers has always challenged original equipment manufacturers.
#basics

Technical

An Overview of ASME B16.34-2017

The content of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standard B16.34 is essential to those who deal with flanged, threaded and welded-end valves.
#standards

Education

The Actuators That Drive Subsea Operations

Subsea development includes different types of activities such as exploration, drilling, completion and production.Subsea manifolds are the arrangement of piping, valves, connections, structures and the foundation used in the subsea production system to receive, combine and distribute the hydrocarbon fluid
#actuators #automation #controls

Design

Pulp and Paper: Changing Habits

Different sectors of the pulp and paper industry have reacted differently to conditions during the pandemic, conditions affected by the surging demand for paper products, said Soile Kilpi of AFRY, an international engineering, design and advisory company.

Design

Controlling Our Water Systems, Part I

Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from Cylinder and Vane Actuators and Control—Design and Installation, published by the American Water Works Association in 2015.
#actuators #VMAnews #water-wastewater

Design

Capstone Projects Team Undergraduates with Company Sponsors

With the increasing need for new talent, especially in engineering, companies are seeking ways to connect with students before they graduate to build relationships that aid in the recruitment process for new engineers and other professionals.

Manufacturing

Recommended Practices (RP) Changing Engineering and Supplying of Assemblies

The issue is that assemblies are not currently treated as “engineered” items — they are often produced by slapping the actuator on the old (or new) valve specified by the piping requirements without much understanding of the specifics of the interactions between valve and actuator connections through the drive train (coupling).
#actuators #controls