CASE STUDY: Twenty-four Years of Reliable Service in Pulp and Paper

Boiler drum vent valve saves customer replacement and yearly downtime labor costs and lost fuel.

General

February 15, 2022

CASE STUDY: North Wales Water Authority Switches to Valve Automation for Complete Remote Pressure Control

Warrington Township in Pennsylvania is home to 25,000 residents and more than 375 businesses. The township’s water comes from seven wells and five interconnections from another water supply district.

Automation General Manufacturing Water/wastewater

February 8, 2022

Inspection and Maintenance Can Alleviate Supply Chain Woes

As industrial companies confront the challenges posed by global supply chain constraints, extra attention should be paid to maintenance as a strategy for minimizing the need for new equipment and components.

MRO Supply Chain Thought Leadership Valves

January 25, 2022

Understanding Torque for Quarter-Turn Valves

Valve manufacturers publish torques for their products so that actuation and mounting hardware can be properly selected.

Actuators Controls General Thought Leadership Valve Basics Valves

January 11, 2022

Dealing with Sand Erosion in Control and Choke Valves

Sand erosion in control and choke valves is a significant consideration offshore.

General Thought Leadership

January 11, 2022

Metal Additive Manufacturing: the Evolving Road to Adoption and Standardization

Greater knowledge and acceptance of metal AM valve components—especially with various standardization efforts underway—will spur the technology’s growth.

General Materials

January 11, 2022

Minerals and Metals Industry Demands Robust, Reliable Flow Control Solutions

Major valve technology providers work with various customer industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to sugar and energy to minerals and metals.

General

January 11, 2022

Going the Distance: Mining’s Race to Meet Global Technology Thirst

When it comes to the world’s persistent and growing need for more raw materials, mining pushes forward to meet this moment while simultaneously striving toward decarbonization.

Automation General

January 11, 2022

Harnessing the Hidden Power of Data to Drive Operational Certainty

Data is quite possibly the largest untapped resource that exists in our world today. The problem is not a scarcity of raw data, but rather a vast gap between raw data and the people, processes and tools required to turn the information into actionable insights that can enable data-driven operational certainty.

General Manufacturing Thought Leadership

January 11, 2022

An Overview of Butterfly Valves

A key advantage of selecting a butterfly valve is the reduction of space and weight to a system compared with other options such as ball, check, globe or gate valves.

General Valve Basics Valves

January 11, 2022

Actuator Issues? Use This Checklist!

While there may be 40 reasons valve actuators may stop working, there really is only a handful of components that can cause the problems. So, if you have an actuator on the fritz, here are the five things you need to check.

Actuators MRO

January 3, 2022