TECHNICAL

Technical

Do Current Headwinds Affect the Repair or Replace Decision for Valves?

By: Heather Gaynor

Perspectives from a valve repair company and and OEM on what drives end users to make this determination.
#maintenance-repair #components

Technical

The Misunderstood Check Valve

Too often this valve is unjustly blamed when problems occur, but the real culprit is its use in the wrong applications.
#gate-globe-check #basics

Technical

API Publishes Two Updated Standards for Underground Natural Gas Storage

Standards pertain to underground salt caverns and depleted hydrocarbon and aquifer reservoirs.
#standards

Technical

Riggio Valve is Now an Authorized Level II Modification/Service Shop for Velan

Riggio Valve (riggiovalve.com) has been named by Velan, a world leader in industrial valves, as a Level II modification/service provider for their valves.
#maintenance-repair #VMAnews

Technical

Undefined and Overlooked Valve Selection Considerations

Startup and shutdown, cleaning and emergency upset conditions should be accounted for when selecting valves for your system.
#knowyourvalves

Technical

Fugitive Emissions Standards for Valves

API, ISO and TA Luft all have their own set of standards to control emissions. What are the differences and how do they compare?
#standards

Design

Back to Basics: Globe Valves

Edited by Greg Johnson

There are many applications where the globe valve outshines other designs, so the future is still bright for these long-time favorites of the flow control industry.
#basics #gate-globe-check

Insights

ITT Expands Compact Actuation Portfolio with Acquisition of Clippard Cylinder Product Line

ITT Inc. announced in August 2022 the acquisition of Clippard Instrument Laboratories' product lines of durable, low maintenance and cost competitive interchangeable pneumatic cylinders.
#actuators #components #VMAnews

Applications

Occidental, 1PointFive to Begin Construction of World's Largest Direct Air Capture Plant in the Texas Permian Basin

Plant will advance large-scale carbon capture to help  reduce emissions and accelerate paths to net zero