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(HOUSTON, TX) – Sept. 17, 2012 ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage, severe service isolation valve solutions, has named Jill Krause as director of global human resources, announced company president Kevin Hunt.
September 17, 2012
Control valve shipments returned to pre-recession levels during 2011, however, risks remain.
September 12, 2012
A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: In the last few years, Brazil has been an important and growing market for manufacturers.
September 11, 2012
Quadrant recently launched the new Semitron® MPR1000, an engineering material developed for semiconductor applications and more specifically for use in vacuum chamber applications.
September 10, 2012
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.
September 10, 2012
Soft goods such as rings, gaskets, bushings, washers, seals and packing sets are widely used in valves and actuators.
September 4, 2012
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.
August 28, 2012
Conval now offers an easy to retrofit, single-weld, OSHA-compliant safe vent drain for its Clampseal Y-pattern forged globe valves.
August 20, 2012
Manual gear operators continue to provide a viable, age-old solution with a few 21st century twists.
August 20, 2012
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.
August 16, 2012
A motor-operated valve (MOV) stem nut typically is made of a bronze alloy material.
August 10, 2012
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.
August 6, 2012
