DESIGN

Technical

CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions Krombach® Metal Seated Ball Valve

CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions presents its Krombach® Metal Seated Ball Valve (MSBV), a product line whose design and production are the culmination of over 25 years of development and manufacturing experience.
#ball-butterfly-plug #materials

Technical

Emerson’s Fisher VBL Booster

Emerson Process Management’s new Fisher® VBL booster incorporates a fixed deadband, internal soft seats and an integral bypass restriction that combine to eliminate the positioner problems typically caused by boosters without these design features.
#actuators

Design

Actuation in Nuclear Power Plants

The thousands of actuators used in a nuclear plant face some pretty tough conditions as well as rigorous testing.
#actuators

Design

MSS Publishes Revised SP-55-2011, Approves SP-58-2009

The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) announces that revised Standard Practice, SP-55-2011, Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities, has been has been published AND approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS). They also approved Standard Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports –Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation.
#standards #materials #components

Design

Solving the Problems in Front of You

Engineers are problem solvers and today, they have some pretty amazing tools to help them with that problem solving.

Design

Metso’s New Cost-Efficient Valve Design

Metso has strengthened its product offering with the addition of a new valve design derived from our traditional V-port segment valve series.
#controls

Technical

SPIRAX SARCO: CVS10 Sanitary Check Valve

SPIRAX SARCO introduces the CVS10 sanitary check valve designed specifically to prevent reverse flow conditions and reduce the risk of cross contamination within the pharmaceutical and high-purity industries where critical design factors such as high surface finish, full material certification and drainability are of paramount concern to end users.
#gate-globe-check

Design

The International Market: Trade and Its Effects on U.S. Recovery

Although the nation began pulling out of the recession in about the middle of 2009, by the time of VMA’s Market Outlook Workshop in mid-August, the growth that started in 2009 had slowed down, a development that was more noticeable here in the U.S. than overseas, according to Gary Schlossberg (pictured), senior economist for Wells Capital Management.
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Technical

CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions Debuts Krombach MSBV Video Surrounding Product Launch

CRANE ChemPharma Flow SolutionsTM, a leading provider of highly engineered products for fluid handling applications worldwide, recently announced the online debut of its overview video for the Krombach Metal Seated Ball Valve (MSBV). Featuring a detailed parts and assembly animation, this video, which can be found on the company's website, highlights the essential design features that give Krombach's MSBV its special leak-protection capabilities.
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Applications

In the Ocean’s Depths, Valves Face Unique Challenges

As exploration for new oil and gas sources goes deeper into the ocean and further from shore, valves in service to that industry will have new pressure, temperature and durability requirements.
#maintenance-repair #pressure-relief