Understanding Torque-Seated and Position-Seated Valves
When commissioning an isolation valve, you must ask yourself whether it is torque-seated or position-seated.
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The Challenges of Creating Super-Clean
Because biopharmaceuticals are produced using living organisms, and the drugs produced are used in humans and animals, the cost of contamination is very high and sterilization of the process system is critical.
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VanAire Expands Ownership to Steven Soderman
VanAire, Incorporated announces that Steven Soderman will join Tony Lambert and Eric Miller as an owner of the Gladstone, MI based manufacturing company.
“I am grateful for the opportunity and proud to be part of carrying out VanAire’s commitment to its customers, employees, and the community,” Soderman stated. “It is an exceptional opportunity in what is truly an exceptional company.”
Soderman is a 1998 graduate of Michigan Technological University and has been with the company since 2017 when he assumed the roles of C.E.O. and quality manager.
Paint & Coatings
A walk through a typical valve distributor’s warehouse will yield a contrasting view of either silver or black products.
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Monitoring Pressure Relief Devices
The purpose of a process plant control system is to keep process variables at the desired operating point and within safety limits.
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Small Scale LNG Offers Opportunities for Valve Manufacturers
There are many areas throughout North and South America where there are pockets of “stranded gas,” and many communities that need that gas but have no pipeline infrastructure.
Preparing for a Plant Outage
From time to time, we are re-posting well-received or particularly valuable articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
Bolting and the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
On Monday, January 27, 1986, the crew of the space shuttle Challenger was ready for launch and carefully loaded to the top of the multi-billion-dollar spacecraft.
Creep Strength Enhanced Ferritic Materials in Thermal Power Applications
The designers of modern thermal power plants continue to work hard to improve plant efficiency by increasing the heat rate as a function of main-steam pressure and temperature.
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