Rigging and Lifting of Large Valves
This article outlines the challenges of lifting large valve assemblies weighing several tons and illustrates the industrial rigging equipment and lifting operations typically used for these valves.
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Gaskets Are Not Created Equal
Gaskets are near the bottom of the food chain of valve components; trim, body materials and packing seem to get a lot more press.
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Intelligent Servicing of Valves During Aging Plant Shutdowns
Shutdowns, turnarounds and outages (STOs) play a major role in plant safety, performance, reliability and profitability.
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When Valves Get Wet
Hurricane Harvey stalled over Houston in August 2017 creating what has been called the most extreme rain event in U.S. history.
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Safety Relief Valve FAQs
Companies that repair, test, maintain or supply valves routinely receive inquiries from end users about safety-relief valves.
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Lubricants: Always Important—Sometimes Essential
Most valve professionals take more notice of the oil or fluid flowing through the valve than the oil that lubricates the valve’s mechanical parts.
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Tying our World Together with Digital Threads
The words, “maintenance” and “repair” are so common in everyone’s vocabulary that we use them almost daily, and sometimes we’re not exactly happy about it.
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Caution: Horizontal Stem Installation Ahead
When it comes to linear valve installations, gravity is our friend.
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Give Your Flow Meter a Happy Home
Increased emphasis on the need to improve process performance and reduce variability mean many control loops today are optimized.
Fugitive Emissions—Issues and Opportunities
Fugitive emissions, ppm, consent decrees and low-E packings: These are the words that make up a lexicon unknown in the valve repair world 25 years ago.
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