Articles

Cyber-Update: Attacks on Utilities and Manufacturers

Cyber-Update: Attacks on Utilities and Manufacturers

The Winter 2016 issue of VALVE Magazine featured an article in which the very real threat posed by cyber criminals to infrastructure security was discussed.

General Manufacturing

May 9, 2016

Five Solutions to the Skills Gap

Five Solutions to the Skills Gap

“Over the next decade, nearly three and a half million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled, and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled.” That is the conclusion of a recent report commissioned by The Manufacturing Institute.

General Thought Leadership Workforce Development

May 3, 2016

The ASME Code Process for a Code Case: Non-Traditional Manufacturing Methods/Materials

The ASME Code Process for a Code Case: Non-Traditional Manufacturing Methods/Materials

What are ASME Code Cases and how do I get one?

General Quality/Compliance

April 25, 2016

Food and Beverage Processing

Food and Beverage Processing

When wandering the grocery store aisles, it’s easy to forget that for every colorful package that sits on the shelves, myriad processes go into preparing the foods inside.

General Thought Leadership

April 19, 2016

Gasket Performance Standards and Application Toward Fugitive Emissions Reductions

Gasket Performance Standards and Application Toward Fugitive Emissions Reductions

Most engineers, technical personnel and installation professionals involved with valve design and installation will inevitably need to consider a stationary seal at some point in their career.

General Quality/Compliance

April 18, 2016

Variable Frequency Drives in Electric Actuators

Variable Frequency Drives in Electric Actuators

Electric actuators are vital for operating a wide variety of valves and are used in many industrial applications.

Actuators General Thought Leadership

April 11, 2016

Braided Packing: An Old Technology with a Modern Twist

Braided Packing: An Old Technology with a Modern Twist

Compression packing is the primary method employed to seal the stem of many types of valves.

Automation General

April 11, 2016

Fugitive Emission Testing and Certification of Valves – What Next?

Fugitive Emission Testing and Certification of Valves – What Next?

The primary sources of fugitive emissions from refineries and chemical plants are equipment leaks, process venting, evaporation losses, flaring, and accidents and equipment failures.

Automation General

April 4, 2016

Highlights from VMA’s 2016 Leadership Forum

Highlights from VMA’s 2016 Leadership Forum

The latest Valve Industry Leadership Forum, held March 22-23 in Denver, was attended by key personnel from VMA member companies.

Leadership Thought Leadership

March 30, 2016

Hardfacing Stainless Steel

Hardfacing Stainless Steel

Q: Can duplex stainless steels be hardfaced without adversely affecting the base material properties?

General Thought Leadership

March 29, 2016

Size Matters: Control Valve Sizing 101

Size Matters: Control Valve Sizing 101

From time to time, we are re-posting particularly well-received articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics

March 28, 2016

Knifegate Valve Maintenance and Repair

Knifegate Valve Maintenance and Repair

Knife gate valves are used to provide isolation in various applications including oil sands slurries, pulp stock, waste water and power generation.

General MRO Valves Water/wastewater

March 21, 2016

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