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Force and Direction Controls for Valve Actuators

Force and Direction Controls for Valve Actuators

Valve actuators deliver either linear or rotary force.

Actuators Controls General Thought Leadership

December 20, 2016

Six Tips for Successful Listening: The Importance of Being Earnest

Six Tips for Successful Listening: The Importance of Being Earnest

In business or in life, one of the most valuable skills to master is listening, yet, according to Nikki Bishop and Bruce Smith in a presentation at the 2016 Emerson Global Users Exchange, less than 2% of all professionals have had formal education or learning to understand and improve listening skills and technique.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics

December 20, 2016

The Science Behind Steam Assisted Flares

The Science Behind Steam Assisted Flares

Flares are a common site in petrochemical plants.

General

December 12, 2016

Welding and Valves Go Hand in Hand

Welding and Valves Go Hand in Hand

Welding and valves officially became joined at the hip with the perfection of the arc-welding process in the late 1920s.

General Thought Leadership

December 7, 2016

Great-Tasting Brews Show Value of New Water Purification System

Great-Tasting Brews Show Value of New Water Purification System

Consumers don’t often think about the fact that their electric power, clothes and even the semiconductors that go into the chips for computers and cell phones are manufactured using massive amounts of water.

Automation General Water/wastewater

December 6, 2016

Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M

Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M

Velan has been awarded important contracts for the supply of nuclear class valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.

General Manufacturing Supply Chain

November 29, 2016

Valves in a Cement Slurry Line

Valves in a Cement Slurry Line

Basically everywhere you look in modern society, you see something made of concrete.

General

November 21, 2016

Triple Offset Butterfly Valves

Triple Offset Butterfly Valves

Since their introduction to the market more than 50 years ago, triple offset valves (TOVs), which are also known as triple eccentric valves, have continued to evolve, while uses for this type of valve have expanded across multiple industries.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics Valves

November 21, 2016

Digital Valve Control Leads to Increased Plant Availability

Digital Valve Control Leads to Increased Plant Availability

Surge is characterized by fast flow reversals through a compressor and is caused by a large-scale breakdown of flow patterns within the compressor.

General

November 15, 2016

Cast vs. Forged: The Ongoing Debate Takes a New Direction

Cast vs. Forged: The Ongoing Debate Takes a New Direction

In the valve industry, the cast versus forged debate has been around for many years.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

November 8, 2016

High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies

High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies

As drilling operations explore ever greater depths and pressures, operating pressures for new valve assemblies are going beyond traditional limits.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership Valves

November 8, 2016

Leadership, Security and the ‘IIoT’ Dominate 2016 Emerson Exchange

Leadership, Security and the ‘IIoT’ Dominate 2016 Emerson Exchange

If ever there was any doubt that the future of industrial processes rests in the cloud, the recently concluded 2016 Emerson Global Users Exchange (Oct. 24-18 in Austin, TX) put that to rest.

General Leadership Manufacturing Thought Leadership

November 1, 2016

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