Check Valves: The Most Important Valves in Your Process System
Check valves, as critical as they are for flow system performance, often don’t receive the respect they are due, said Arie Bregman, vice president and general manager, DFT, Inc., in a recent VMA presentation.
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The Ultimate Question for Control Valve Maintenance: Repair Or Replace?
The impact of a facility’s decision to repair control valves, versus replacing them, in the coming months could result in more effort, time and money than expected.
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Innovation Across Many Industries
The digitalization revolution brought about the creation of technologies that integrate data gathered during physical processes.
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Automating Old Sluice Gates with Electric Actuators
Since the early days of water and wastewater treatment plants in the U.S., municipalities and industries have continued to expand and upgrade existing plants and distribution infrastructure as well as build new facilities.
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Innovative Micro-porous Material Offers New Carbon Capture Options
A relatively new class of engineered materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) may provide an effective alternative for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel combustion emissions, which makes it a significant new option in emissions reductions.
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The Valve Industry Finds Value in ESG Initiatives
The valve manufacturing industry in North America is one of the industries that have embraced this new way of thinking and is leading the way with the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. These initiatives range from valves designed to mitigate climate change to community involvement activities.
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Digital Twins: Connecting Real and Virtual Space
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been all over the news in recent years, transforming how manufacturing and other industries function.
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Valve Performance Management
Comprehensive valve performance management provides monitoring and service for valves throughout a process or facility.
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Accelerating Manufacturing Operations with High-Strength Plastic 3D Printing
3D printing in a factory 3D printing encompasses a family of processes that involve building up a plastic or metal part in an incremental layer-by-layer fashion.
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Hydrogen’s Role in Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions
“When considering what a global energy system on a 1.5°C or 2°C [2.7°F or 3.6°F] pathway will look like by 2050, hydrogen consistently plays a critical role as a low-carbon fuel,” according to a report from Rocky Mountain Institute authored by Thomas Koch Blank and Patrick Molloy.
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