Articles

The Supply Chain Professional’s Elevated Role in Today’s Environment

Market constraints highlight the importance of supply chain and distribution experts. Here are four ways those experts can help mitigate the current crisis.

Supply Chain Thought Leadership

May 2, 2022

CASE STUDY: ValvTechnologies’ Purge Design Saves More Than Half a Million Dollars

Coker inlet feed valves at a bitumen upgrader in Canada’s Oil Sands were experiencing run-time and reliability issues due to coking up. The severe internal damage to the valve body and actuation reduced the plant’s efficiency and significantly affect daily operation output and performance for the client.

Actuators General

May 2, 2022

CASE STUDY: Victaulic Brings Santa Barbara Desalination Facility Back Online in Record Time

An innovative solution solves the challenge of missing subsea pipe 2,500 feet offshore and 50 feet underwater. The facility now supplies 30% of the city’s water supply demand.

General MRO Water/wastewater

April 27, 2022

CASE STUDY: Predictive Maintenance with Retrofitted Electraulic Actuation

Electraulic Actuation is a brand of electro-hydraulic actuation unique to REXA. It combines the simplicity of electric operation, the power of hydraulics, the reliability of solid state electronics, and the flexibility of user-configured control.

Actuators General MRO Valves

April 19, 2022

General Considerations for Control and Choke Valves Used in Offshore Oil and Gas Production

The application of control and choke valves used in offshore oil and gas production is a very broad field and in this article, some of the main considerations for valve selection will be addressed.

General Supply Chain

April 6, 2022

Thirty-nine Years of Experience Offer Key Takeaways for New Industry Professionals

Steve McJones shares his insights on the oil and gas industry.

General Thought Leadership

April 6, 2022

Carbon Capture and Storage as a Harbinger of Valve Industry Growth

In the first installation of this two-part feature, glimpse into the nascent technologies of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and its encouraging future for the valve industry and methods of controlling the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. The follow-up summer article will delve deeper into member companies’ CCS experimentation and research efforts underway.

General

April 6, 2022

Hybrid Work is Here to Stay: Expert Advice and Industry Input

COVID-19 has forever changed the way we work.

Thought Leadership

April 6, 2022

An Introduction to Axial Flow Check Valves

Check valves are self-actualizing devices that respond to both pressure and flow changes in a piping system.

Thought Leadership Valves

April 6, 2022

The Fundamentals of Gate Valves

The venerable gate valve remains a primary choice for many service applications.

General Thought Leadership Valve Basics Valves

April 6, 2022

The Different Types of Solenoid Valves and How They Work

Solenoid valves are automatic flow control devices popular across different industrial applications.

General Valves

March 31, 2022

CASE STUDY: Stainless-steel Piping Solutions for Remote Mine Sites

Stainless-steel piping has a long history on mine sites. The robust, corrosion-resistant material is ideal for mine process piping systems that are designed to provide a long service life.

General

March 9, 2022

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