TECHNICAL

Technical

Emerson helps Alaska's wind farm provide affordable clean energy

Sustainable grid solutions reduce costs by 65% and support the delivery of low-cost renewable power.
#VMAnews

Manufacturing

Recycling Foreign Metals: Buyer Beware

The North American steel-making industry, with its historic record of quality control, is no longer the world’s top producer.
#materials #components

Technical

Curtiss-Wright to Develop Reactivity Control and Shutdown System

Curtiss-Wright Corporation and X-energy jointly announced that Curtiss-Wright has been selected to develop the Reactivity Control and Shutdown System for the X-energy Xe-100 Generation IV High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor.
#automation

Technical

Live Loaded Packing vs. O-Ring Stem Seals

Valve seals are vital for preventing leakages and fugitive emissions of volatile compounds or toxic gases.

Technical

America Moves Toward a Stronger Infrastructure

Here’s what you need to now about the multi-billion-dollar funding designated for the water and wastewater markets as part of the American Jobs Plan.
#water-wastewater

Technical

What’s Your Temperature?

For decades, valve manufacturers have provided the maximum recommended working pressures and temperatures for their products, based on the materials used in the pressure-containing parts.
#standards #pressure-relief #materials

Design

ValvTechnologies and Severn Form Strategic Partnership

ValvTechnologies and Severn Glocon have reached a partnership agreement that will see collaboration between two of the world’s leading engineering and manufacturing companies specializing in innovative, high-end, severe-service valves.
#maintenance-repair #VMAnews

Manufacturing

National Compassion Fund and Mueller Water Products Establish Survivors’ Fund

In the wake of the Albertville tragedy, National Compassion Fund, a subsidiary of the National Center for Victims of Crime, announced the launch of the Albertville Survivors’ Fund with support from GoFundMe and Mueller Water Products.
#water-wastewater #VMAnews

Technical

Effective Check Valve Selection and Placement for Industrial Piping Systems

When planning a check valve installation, the primary goal is to achieve a valve and piping system that offers the longest service life at the lowest cost.
#gate-globe-check #maintenance-repair #automation

Manufacturing

MSS Publishes Revised and New Industry Standards

The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry is excited to announce publication of the new Standard Practice SP-158-2021, Supplemental High-Pressure Gas Test Procedures for Valves.
#standards #pressure-relief