DESIGN

Design

Are Your Safety Instrumented Systems Proof Tests Effective?

Many people assume that a proof test of a safety function is 100% effective.
#knowyourvalves

Technical

Design Considerations for High-Temperature Sealing

With growing pressure to combat fugitive emissions and meet strict industry regulations, understanding the latest sealing technologies and design considerations for component solutions in severe applications is becoming increasingly critical.
#standards #pressure-relief

Technical

Valves Help Achieve Net-Zero Water Use

With drought and climate change affecting countries around the world, there is a tremendous need for development of sustainable architecture.
#water-wastewater

Design

VMA Technical Event: Engineering Valves in the Extreme

While much the 2017 VMA Technical Seminar, held March 2-3 in Nashville, focused on numbers, statistics and specifications, attendees were reminded in a highly charged, emotional presentation by safety awareness speaker Brad Livingston just why it is important to be so vigilant when engineering valves in the extreme.
#VMAnews

Design

Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M

Velan has been awarded important contracts for the supply of nuclear class valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.

Design

Basics of Elastomeric Seal Design

Engineers need critical design information when choosing a seal for a particular valve application.
#basics

Design

3D Printing: A New Era for Valve Manufacturing?

With new technology being developed virtually every day, 3D printing has the potential to change how valve engineers develop and refine products, and how users are able to see how a particular valve can fit into their process.
#automation

Technical

Problem-Driven Innovation

Developing Alternative Technology to Improve Product Performance Industrial product engineering teaches us to understand the difference between problems and conditions.
#automation

Design

Strategies for Successful SIS Valve Diagnostic Implementation

End users and contractors alike strive to design and operate plants with maximum plant safety and efficient production, and safety instrumented system may be required to reduce risk to an acceptable level.
#automation

Design

Gasket Performance Standards and Application Toward Fugitive Emissions Reductions

Most engineers, technical personnel and installation professionals involved with valve design and installation will inevitably need to consider a stationary seal at some point in their career.
#standards