Digital Edition Archive

Winter 2015

• Your Control Systems Are at Risk!
• Building a Better Workforce
• Focus on the Offshore Market
• Forgings: Quality with a Cost
• Regulators or Control Valves?
• VMA’s Technical and Basics Seminars

Fall 2014

• Market Outlook 2015
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Combined Cycle Power Plants
• The Critical Role of Flanges
• Emergency Repair for Pipelines
• SPECIAL COVERAGE: VMA Annual Meeting

Summer 2014

• Help Wanted: Attracting Talent to the Valve Industry
• Advances in Machining
• Severe Service in Power Plants
• SIS Tests and Standards
• Effective Pump Operation
• SPECIAL COVERAGE: Valve Repair Conference

Spring 2014

• Tank Cars: Moving the Nation’s Fuel
• DBBS and DIBS Differences
• Shale Gas Developments
• New Globe Valve Standard
• Using Wastewater for Energy
• SPECIAL SECTION: VRC 25th Anniversary

Winter 2014

• Keeping Watch Through Wireless Technology
• Compression Packing Friction
• Standards for Purchasing
• Veterans Share Their Secrets
• New EPA Concerns

Fall 2013

• SPECIAL ISSUE: VMA 75th Annniversary
• 2014 Market Outlook
• Pressure Relief Safety Management
• Electric Actuator Commissioning
• Gas Pipeline Actuation
• Recycled Fracking Water

Summer 2013

• The Debate and Opportunities Surrounding LNG
• WHERE VALVES ARE USED: Valves in Hydrogen Service
• Shutdown Valves in Shale
• Advanced Sealing Technologies
• Flowmeter Selection

Spring 2013

• WHERE VALVES ARE USED: Valves in the World of Water
• The Breadth of Plastic Valves
• Aerodynamic Noise
• Fugitive Emissions and Market Dynamics
• Manual Actuation

Winter 2013

• WHERE VALVES ARE USED: Valves in Building Systems
• The Mighty Steam Trap
• The Costs of Reshoring
• Dry Chlorine’s New Valves
• A New Waterworks Column

Fall 2012

• MARKET OUTLOOK 2013: Will Natural Gas be a Driver?
• Learning New Cultures
• The Promise of Geothermal Energy
• Wireless Valve Automation Efficiencies
• Sizing Actuators
• The History of Valves: Metal Materials

Summer 2012

• Valves that Control our Nation’s Dams
• The Effects of Globalization
• Fugitive Emissions from Control Valves
• Manual Actuation and Worm Gears
• Soft Goods for the Valve Industry
• Actuation in Freezing Climates

Spring 2012

• The Quest for Unconventional Gas Sources
• Triple Offset Valves in Upstream Applications
• Testing High-Nickel Alloy Castings
• The Reverse Osmosis Process
• Solar-powered Actuation
• Trends in Repair

Winter 2012

• WHERE VALVES ARE USED: The Biopharm Industry
• Today’s Distribution Challenges
• A Simple Way to Figure Life-cycle Costs
• Ball Valves in Power Plants
• Mechanical Temperature Control
• Focus on Education

Fall 2011

• 2012 MARKET OUTLOOK: Strength Against Changing Winds
• Where Valves Are Used: Pipelines
• Actuators in Nuclear Applications
• Noise Reduction
• Asset Management

Summer 2011

• Today’s Pulp & Paper Industry
• BACK TO BASICS: Solenoid Valves
• Extreme Valve Testing
• Making SIL Simple
• Hydraulic Actuators

Spring 2011

• Valves in the Oil & Gas Industry
• BACK TO BASICS: Control Valve Accessories
• Deepwater Gate Valves
• Actuator Ergonomics
• Fittings & Flanges
• Water Infrastructure Update

Winter 2011

• Valves in Food & Beverage
• BACK TO BASICS: Pressure & Class Ratings
• What Can RFID Do for Valves?
• Predictive Diagnostics

Fall 2010

• MARKET OUTLOOK 2011: Clear Skies? Wait Until 2012
• The International Marketplace
• Analyzing Cavitation
• Case Studes: Cavitation in Power Plants
• Applications for Electric Control Valve Actuators

Summer 2010

• Exploring Marine & Mining Applications
• Valves in Severe Service
• The Reclaimed Water Market
• The True Meaning of Block and Bleed
• Spotlight on Suppliers

Spring 2010

• Valves of the Oceans
• Valves that Get Us Drinking Water
• The Role of Valves in Chemical Industry Safety
• Rack and Pinion Actuators for On-Off and Control
• SPECIAL SECTION: Valve & Actuator Product Matrix

Winter 2010

• Beyond Fossil Fuels
• Benefits of Wireless Technology
• Evolution of Non-Destructive Testing
• Increasing Revenue through Gas-Lift Application
• Valve Triage and Repair

Fall 2009

• MARKET OUTLOOK 2010: A Slow and Steady Recovery
• Fugitive Emissions
• Valves in Nuclear Power Plants
• State of th eMetalcasting Industry
• Today’s Castings

Summer 2009

• Buyer Beware! How to Avoid Counterfeit Valves
• Boost Efficiency with Instrumentation
• Plastics and Valves: A Good Combo
• Controlling Cavitation
• Protect Your Valves, Please!
• Spotlight on Suppliers

Spring 2009

• Playing the Valve Standards Game
• The Sorry State of the U.S. Water Infrastructure
• Valves Make the Difference: Delayed Coking
• Severe Service Control Valves for Offshore Platforms
• How to Choose Fasteners

Winter 2009

• Ten Tips for Tightening Expenses During Tough Times
• The Casting Quality Questions
• Steam’s the Energy Fluid
• Ultrasonic Emissions Testing
• NACE MR0103 and Duplex Stainless Steels

Fall 2008

• MARKET OUTLOOK 2009: Get Ready to Ride Out the Storm!
• BACK TO BASICS: Materials from A to Z
• PRV Performance
• Education for the Next Generation
• Severe Service Valves

Summer 2008

• The Fire Hydrant: Where Form Follows Function
• Wireless Monitors on Valves
• Trends in Desalination
• Partial Stroke Options for ESVs
• SPECIAL SECTION: Valve & Actuator Industry’s Guide to Suppliers

Spring 2008

• Who Makes What? 40 Product Types, 75 Manufacturers
• How—and Why—to Build and AML
• BACK TO BASICS: Control Systems
• Pipleline Actuation—Special Needs, Special Designs
• Automated Valve Packages