Powell Valves Keeps Inner-City Youth Baseball Teams Playing
When the West End Reds/TS Bulls, an inner-city youth baseball club near downtown Cincinnati, was threatened by a lack of money, Powell Valves went to bat for the boys and girls.
Focused Field Studies and Advanced Modeling Improve Reliability
The performance of valves and other final elements have a significant impact on the operations and safety performance of a process plant.
Advances in Desalination Technology
More than 750 million people currently lack access to clean water worldwide.
#water-wastewater #automation
Tony Canonaco Appointed President of Balluff Inc.
Balluff Inc., a leading sensor specialist and system provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Canonaco as President effective May 1, 2015 and CEO effective August 1, 2015.
#automation
True Meaning of Double Block and Bleed
From time to time, we will re-post particularly well-received 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.
Preparing for a Plant Outage
It is well known that effective planning can save time and curtail expenses when production and utility plant areas prepare for upcoming maintenance turnarounds, outages, and shut-downs.
#maintenance-repair
Oxygen Cleaning: A Validated Process is Critical for Safety
Industrial oxygen is used for many purposes: in a basic oxygen furnace for making steel, water pollution countermeasures, including sewage treatment, habitability and superfund site rehabilitation, and chemical processes such as production of vinyl chloride, nitric acid, epoxyethane and hydrogen peroxide.
#water-wastewater #basics
PWHT of Thick Ferrous Valve Castings
Castings made from many different ferrous alloys are produced for many industries, including valves.
#materials
Forgings: Higher Quality with a Cost
While the words “cast” and “steel” often go together in the valve world, so do “forged” and “steel.” Forged steel valves are a cornerstone of the world’s valve inventory.
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Perry Blossom Named President of Solon Manufacturing Company
Solon Manufacturing Company has appointed Perry Blossom as its new president and CEO.