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Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires Daughtridge Sales Company Inc.

Acquisition is the company’s 10th since January 2023.
#components

Manufacturing

Advances in Pressure Regulator Technology Helps Boost Semiconductor Fabrication Yields

In addition to product innovations, supplier relationships is key to keeping fabs operating at peak production levels.
#pressure-relief #components

Design

Editor's Product Picks

Reducing Fugitive Emissions; Exhaust Vapor Condenser; Bi-Directional Knife Gate Valve; Digital Valve Controller
#gate-globe-check #components

Spirax Sarco Introduces Exhaust Vapor Condenser

New product utilizes flash steam from discharge and exhaust vent pipework to preheat makeup or process water, recovering energy that would otherwise be lost to atmosphere.
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Manufacturing

Industrial Valve Manufacturer Adds Additive Manufacturing

UK industrial valve manufacturer, KOSO Kent Introl, invests to continue R&D in additive manufacturing for its valves and components.
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Manufacturing

IMI Critical Engineering Korea Adds Additive Manufacturing Capability

IMI Critical Engineering has enhanced its additive manufacturing capacity with the installation of a new 3D printing machine at its South Korea facility.
#maintenance-repair #components #VMAnews

Manufacturing

Podcast Episode Explores 3D Printed Valve Components

Fisher Cavitrol Hex trim from Emerson divides fluid flow using geometry produced by additive manufacturing.
#components #VMAnews

Using Additive Manufacturing for Valve Repairs Across the Globe

Printing components on-site will allow for faster repairs and parts replacement for critical applications.
#gate-globe-check #components #VMAnews

Applications

Materials Can Impact Product Design Life and Produce Safer Drinking Water

Some manufacturers are investing in R&D to improve products by using new materials to extend product life and value.
#components #water-wastewater

New Technology Helps to Reduce Valve Erosion From Flashing

Flashing caused by pressurized steam is a destructive phenomenon that occurs in many industries.
#components #VMAnews

Technical

Do Current Headwinds Affect the Repair or Replace Decision for Valves?

By: Heather Gaynor

Perspectives from a valve repair company and and OEM on what drives end users to make this determination.
#maintenance-repair #components

Applications

Flowserve and Chart Industries Announce Partnership to Further Enable Hydrogen Economy

Flowserve will acquire in-process R&D related to Chart’s liquid hydrogen fueling pump and will be Chart’s sole manufacturer and supplier of the pump.
#components #VMAnews

Technical

ITT Expands Compact Actuation Portfolio with Acquisition of Clippard Cylinder Product Line

ITT Inc. announced in August 2022 the acquisition of Clippard Instrument Laboratories' product lines of durable, low maintenance and cost competitive interchangeable pneumatic cylinders.
#actuators #components #VMAnews

Design

New Surface Compact Regulator for Downstream Hydraulic Equipment

New design can be used in low- and high-pressure applications
#pressure-relief #components #VMAnews

Applications

French Fleet Awards Trillium France with Contract

The contract asks Trillium to supply equipment that requires additional qualification tests.
#components #VMAnews

Technical

New Valve for Hydrogen Fueling Stations Promotes Maintenance Safety, Minimizes Leaks

Emerson launches its TESCOM Anderson Greenwood Instrumentation H2 Valve Series for hydrogen applications.
#maintenance-repair #components

Technical

In the Air: Wireless Trends in Smart Pneumatics

In today’s wireless world it’s no surprise that automation and manufacturing spaces have embraced—and sought out—the connectivity and convenience that wireless technologies offer.
#components #automation

Manufacturing

Biden Launches AM Forward Program to Spur Growth of 3D-printed Parts

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The goal is to strengthen the manufacturing workforce and domestic supply chain through additive manufacturing (3D printing).
#components #automation

Technical

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