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ASTM A182

Q: In the last Materials Q&A column, you discussed using forged bar to make hubbed-flange components such as bonnets.
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VELAN: Forged Ball Valves

Specifically designed to serve the oilfield market, this powerhouse valve is available in 2000, 3000, or 6000 WOG rating.
#ball-butterfly-plug #standards

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CAMERON: Enhanced Triple Offset Butterfly Valve

Cameron Valves & Measurement now offers the WKM® TriAx™ triple offset butterfly valve, which provides the same reliable, metal seating, zero leakage, cost-efficient features that the company’s triple offset valves have come to be known for, however, the TriAx also offers some superior and unique features.
#ball-butterfly-plug #materials

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ASTM-A105

Q: I have a material certification for bar material that indicates compliance with ASTM A105.
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Sorting Out Wireless Standards for Smart Valves and Actuators

Back in the ’90s Profibus and Foundation fieldbus competed to replace 4-20 mA communication for field devices like valves and process transmitters with all-digital systems.
#standards #iiot #actuators

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Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys

Q: How do I know what the best type of Ni-Cr-Mo alloy will be for a particular application?  
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Actuators Propel Wind Turbines

We in the valve industry tend to think of actuators as operating valves, but they’re used in other fields as well, including such alternate energy applications as wind turbines.
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Welding Procedure

Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
#materials #standards #pressure-relief

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Suspicious and Counterfeit Valves: An Avoidable ­Danger

Counterfeit industrial products have been around a long time: The term “the real McCoy,” for example, comes from the self-regulating steam engine lubricator patented in 1872 by Elijah McCoy.
#knowyourvalves

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Electric Valve Actuators Set to Move into Control Applications

Electric valve actuators have made great progress in the past few years, in both performance and acceptance.
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