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Purging Gas Lines in All the Wrong Places

Purging Gas Lines in All the Wrong Places

It is important to make sure that gas supply lines contain nothing but gas before the equipment they feed is started.

Automation General

February 26, 2010

To Market, to Market: Launching a New Product or a New Company

To Market, to Market: Launching a New Product or a New Company

What does it take to bring out a new product in the valve and actuator industry?

Actuators Thought Leadership

February 2, 2010

ASTM-A105

ASTM-A105

Q: I have a material certification for bar material that indicates compliance with ASTM A105.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

January 19, 2010

A Guide to Valve Cleaning and Specifications

A Guide to Valve Cleaning and Specifications

Most of the time we only require that valves be free of basic dirt and debris before they are put in service.

MRO Thought Leadership Valve Basics

January 19, 2010

Renewable Energy Sources Rising: Beyond Fossil Fuels

Renewable Energy Sources Rising: Beyond Fossil Fuels

Alternate and renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biofuel, geothermal and others, have frequently made the headlines in recent years, driven partly by worries over imported oil and the need for national energy independence, but also by discussion of possible regulation concerning greenhouse gas emissions.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

January 19, 2010

What Makes a Company Best in Class?

What Makes a Company Best in Class?

Just about everyone is familiar with the term Operational Excellence (OpX), but what exactly is it and how can it be achieved?

Thought Leadership

December 21, 2009

Valve Triage and Repair: When Water, Water is Everywhere

Valve Triage and Repair: When Water, Water is Everywhere

It’s a fact of life that no matter how well we plot and plan, something can happen to upset those plans.

MRO Thought Leadership Water/wastewater

November 21, 2009

Plenty to See and Hear at Emerson User Exchange

Plenty to See and Hear at Emerson User Exchange

On September 28 more than 1,600 of Emerson Process Management’s customers, local business partners and company people gathered in Orlando for the company’s annual five-day Global Users Exchange.

Thought Leadership

October 22, 2009

Today’s Coatings Provide Solid Protection for Valves

Today’s Coatings Provide Solid Protection for Valves

Like anything made of metal, valves are subject to corrosion and other natural forces that compromise their performance.

General Thought Leadership

October 14, 2009

The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts

The Nuts and Bolts of Nuts and Bolts

Repairing a valve usually means ­discarding old fasteners and replacing them with new ones.

MRO Thought Leadership

October 14, 2009

Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys

Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys

Q: How do I know what the best type of Ni-Cr-Mo alloy will be for a particular application?

General Thought Leadership

October 14, 2009

Mining: Polarized by Cash

Mining: Polarized by Cash

Leading up to publication of Valve Magazine’s 2010 Market Outlook cover story (mid-October), we take a look at a few of the industries that we did not have room to address in the print edition, but are available for our readers here on ValveMagazine.com.

General

October 8, 2009

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