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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

CASE STUDY: Echologics’ Cutting-edge Leak Detection in the Las Vegas Valley Water District

In systems that deliver water to more than 100,000 people, 30% of the pipes are 40 to 80 years old.

General Water/wastewater

December 30, 2021

CASE STUDY: Zero Emission ESD Valve Actuator System for API Midstream Pipeline Distribution Networks

Emergency shutdown valves are specifically designed to shut the process, often carrying hazardous media, in the case of an undesirable event.

Actuators General Supply Chain

December 15, 2021

Market Outlook 2022 Additional Industries Covered

VMA’s 2021 Market Outlook Workshop included these four remaining sectors: Pharmaceutical; Electricity; Packaging, Tissue and Paper; and Commercial Construction.

General Thought Leadership

November 1, 2021

Valve Packing Sealing for Emissions Service

Methane (CH4) is the second-largest greenhouse gas emitted in the United States. In 2019, CH4 accounted for approximately 10% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Methane’s lifetime in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide (CO2), however, it is significantly more efficient at trapping radiation.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

November 1, 2021

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.

Automation General

November 1, 2021

Testing of Hydrogen Valves

Valves are used to control all types of fluids, and while some are easy to manage, others can be a challenge. At the top of the challenging list sits hydrogen, the smallest, lightest molecule known to man.

General Thought Leadership

November 1, 2021

Proper Care of Knife Gate and Slurry Valves

How to resolve—and avoid—field failures of knife gate and slurry valves

General MRO

November 1, 2021

Weight-loaded, Low-pressure Protection Devices 101

In the world of low-pressure and low-vacuum relief valves—defined for this article as valves with settings less than 15 psig—there are several different common valve configurations.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics

November 1, 2021

Beyond Valves: Advanced couplers can help optimize the handling of hazardous chemicals

Without the chemical butadiene, people wouldn’t be able to drive their cars, cover their floors with carpet or go scuba diving.

October 1, 2021

Pressure relief valves: What makes them different?

Facilities use many different types of valves to keep themselves operating, and each valve within a plant serves a different function.

Thought Leadership Valves

October 1, 2021

Coping with Supply Disruption and Demand Volatility

Manufacturers are currently experiencing unprecedented disruption of the supply chain on both the supplier side and the customer side.

Manufacturing Supply Chain

September 22, 2021

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