Leveraging Quick Shipment in the Fluid Automation Supply Chain
When it comes to getting automation parts shipped, everyone in our industry wants to receive those parts as quickly as possible — it’s a natural inclination.
#automation
2013 Technical Seminar Highlights Power Industry Changes and Challenges
While technological advances, like those developed for the fracing industry, have made possible many processes previously thought near impossible, there is still much work to be done by valve, actuator and control manufacturers and their suppliers to meet the continually changing needs of the power industry.
#VMAnews #actuators
Challenges and New Solutions in the Dry Chlorine Industry
A collaboration between valve manufacturers and end-users has led to a clearer understanding of the factors that cause valve failure under these circumstances and factors that can increase the service life of those valves.
#basics #maintenance-repair
Reshoring Movement Builds Momentum
The non-profit Reshoring Initiative helps companies understand the true cost of offshoring by using Total Cost of Ownership analysis.
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Best Practices in Pressure-Relief Valve Maintenance and Repair
In their presentation at the Valve Repair Council Repair Meeting & Exhibition, Nov. 1 and 2, 2012, in Houston, Bob Donalson and Kevin Simmons of Pentair Valves & Controls shared valuable information about maintenance and repair programs for pressure-relief valves.
#pressure-relief #maintenance-repair #controls
The Mighty Steam Trap
The steam trap is the device primarily responsible for automatic discharge of condensate from steam systems. It’s the same today as it was in the early days.
#pressure-relief #basics
A History Made in Metal
Today’s valve material choices are like a Chinese buffet: Everything imaginable is on the menu.
#valvehistory #materials
The U.S. Valve Industry in World War II
While valves didn’t directly sink ships or shoot down planes, the American valve industry played an important role in winning World War II for the allies.
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Flowserve Announces SIL 3 Certification for Limitorque MXa Actuator
Flowserve announces the availability of the Limitorque MXa electric actuator with up to a SIL 3 safety rating.
#actuators #standards
Size Matters: Control Valve Sizing 101
When control valve professionals talk about "control valve sizing," they really mean the entire process of selecting the valve that will do the best job of controlling the process.
#basics #actuators