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Quadrant Introduces Semitron MPR1000

Quadrant Introduces Semitron MPR1000

Quadrant recently launched the new Semitron® MPR1000, an engineering material developed for semiconductor applications and more specifically for use in vacuum chamber applications.

General

September 10, 2012

Pneumatic Valve Actuators in Sub-Arctic Climates

Pneumatic Valve Actuators in Sub-Arctic Climates

Sub-arctic climates experience temperatures from 100° F (38° C) in the summer to –60° F (–51° C) in the winter (Figure 1). While there is nothing spectacular about the high end of the range, the low end impacts the functionality of pneumatic actuators.

Actuators General Thought Leadership

September 10, 2012

Soft Goods in Actuators and Valves

Soft Goods in Actuators and Valves

Soft goods such as rings, gaskets, bushings, washers, seals and packing sets are widely used in valves and actuators.

Actuators General Thought Leadership

September 4, 2012

Market Outlook 2013: Oil and Gas

Market Outlook 2013: Oil and Gas

A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: John Spears of Spears & Associates works with domestic and international petroleum industry equipment and service firms, financial institutions and government entities, making him uniquely qualified to track market size and share for over 30 segments of the petroleum industry.

Automation General MRO Thought Leadership

August 28, 2012

Conval SaVD Safe Vent and Drains Provide Simple, Dual Sealing System

Conval SaVD Safe Vent and Drains Provide Simple, Dual Sealing System

Conval now offers an easy to retrofit, single-weld, OSHA-compliant safe vent drain for its Clampseal Y-pattern forged globe valves.

Automation General Valves

August 20, 2012

A Primer On Worm Gear Operators

A Primer On Worm Gear Operators

Manual gear operators continue to provide a viable, age-old solution with a few 21st century twists.

Automation General Valve Basics

August 20, 2012

Size Matters: Control Valve Sizing 101

Size Matters: Control Valve Sizing 101

When control valve professionals talk about "control valve sizing," they really mean the entire process of selecting the valve that will do the best job of controlling the process.

Actuators General Thought Leadership Valve Basics

August 16, 2012

Measuring Stem Nut Wear Using the SNAP Process

Measuring Stem Nut Wear Using the SNAP Process

A motor-operated valve (MOV) stem nut typically is made of a bronze alloy material.

General

August 10, 2012

Controlling And Monitoring Control Valve Fugitive Emissions

Controlling And Monitoring Control Valve Fugitive Emissions

Since valves are the number one source of leakage, those faced with reducing fugitive emissions need to look at the most challenging type: control valves.

Controls General MRO

August 6, 2012

Reaching Around the World

Reaching Around the World

To coincide with the release of the latest edition of the North American Catalog of Valves—first published in 1984—we spoke with several U.S. and Canadian companies about how globalization has changed the way they do business.

General Supply Chain Thought Leadership

July 30, 2012

New Technology for the New Nuclear

New Technology for the New Nuclear

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the construction of four new nuclear reactors in the U.S., the first since 1978.

Automation General Quality/Compliance

July 28, 2012

Perlast ICE G75LT from Precision Polymer Engineering

Perlast ICE G75LT from Precision Polymer Engineering

Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has launched Perlast ICE G75LT, a low temperature perfluoroelastomer material for use in oil and gas applications.

General

July 23, 2012

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