TECHNICAL

Design

A Primer On Worm Gear Operators

Manual gear operators continue to provide a viable, age-old solution with a few 21st century twists.
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Technical

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

Technical

Continental Disc Corporation Announces SANITRX HPX® II Rupture Disc

Continental Disc Corporation enhances their HPX® rupture disc product line with the SANITRX HPX® II Rupture Disc, a semicircular, scored, reverse acting rupture disc designed specifically for applications in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage and biotech industries
#pressure-relief

Technical

Measuring Stem Nut Wear Using the SNAP Process

A motor-operated valve (MOV) stem nut typically is made of a bronze alloy material.
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Technical

Spirax Sarco Introduces the Fig 36HP Strainer Range Rated to ASME Class 600 Standards

Spirax Sarco is pleased to announce the release of the Fig 36HP stainless steel Ytype strainer rated to ASME Class 600 standards and therefore meets the needs of a wider range of applications.
#pressure-relief #standards #materials

MRO

Controlling And Monitoring Control Valve Fugitive Emissions

Since valves are the number one source of leakage, those faced with reducing fugitive emissions need to look at the most challenging type: control valves.
#maintenance-repair #controls

Design

Perlast ICE G75LT from Precision Polymer Engineering

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has launched Perlast ICE G75LT, a low temperature perfluoroelastomer material for use in oil and gas applications.
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Technical

RIM10 Rotor Insertion Flowmeter from Spirax Sarco

Spirax Sarco announces the rebranding of the MassTracker Insertion Turbine Flowmeter to the RIM10 Rotor Insertion Flowmeter.
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Technical

Ready for Low-E Valve Technology?

With an estimated 60% of fugitive emissions attributed to valves it is easy to see EPA’s attention is on valve emissions reduction.
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Technical

Explosion-proof DC-powered actuator from Metso Automation

The new Jamesbury® Valvcon QX Series DC powered actuator from Metso Automation is an economical alternative for 12VDC and 24VDC on/off applications, particularly in the oil and gas industries.
#actuators #automation