Insights

Reflections on Leadership: Lessons Learned in My Career

Giving your team autonomy and always listening and learning leads to strong teams and confident salespeople.  

MRO

Precision Spray and Coatings Announces Additional Capability

Ball lapping capabilities enable the company to meet tight demand tolerances and surface finish requirements.
#maintenance-repair #ball-butterfly-plug

Emerson's Updated Edge Technology Improves Batch Consistency

DeltaV Edge Environment 2.0 offers improved consistency, quality and innovation in batch processing industries.  
#controls #automation

NEWS

Velan Announces Initiatives to Reduce Cost and Risk

Company enters into agreements for divestitures to strengthen financial position.

NEWS

Precision Spray and Coatings Announces Expanded Capacity

The company is expanding its capability by adding three new surface grinders.

NEWS

Curtiss-Wright Completes Acquisition of Ultra Energy

Ultra Energy offers a diverse portfolio of monitoring tools and protection systems for nuclear facilities.

Design

Emvolon Selected by DOE and EPA to Adapt Technology Eliminating Flaring

Emvolon, an MIT spin-off, will work with Pioneer Energy to adapt its technology at an oil and gas facility in Texas.  

High-precision positioner for industrial valves

ifm’s MVQ positioner is used to move valves to the required position, based on a signal from the control level indicating the degree to which the valve is open in percentages.
#actuators #solenoids

Manufacturing

IoT Breakthrough Awarded to Emerson

The ninth annual award recognizes Emerson’s workflow management software for its work helping life sciences companies efficiently develop, scale and manufacture.

NEWS

More than $1 Billion in Nuclear Procurement by U.S. Government Combined Contracts Awarded

Constellation will supply power to more than 13 government agencies and perform energy savings measures.

NEWS

First LNG Produced at Corpus Christi Stage 3 Project

Cheniere announced the first production from the first train of this project.  

NEWS

Texas Clean Energy Project Completed Ahead of Schedule

Adapture Renewables solar project in Hunt County, Texas, online ahead of schedule, can power up to 12,500 homes.  

PVI Holdings Announces Name Change to Vytl Controls Group

Company includes A-T Controls, Setpoint Integrated Solutions, Valsource and W&O.  

Design

Westinghouse Awarded Contract to Develop Microreactors for NASA-DOE

The contract will enable the company to continue development of a space microreactor design through the Fission Surface Power (FSP) project.  

Design

The Eccentric Plug Valve

The first non-lubricated eccentric plug valve was developed in the late 1920s, designed to solve the issue of pitch buildup in paper mill valves.  
#basics #water-wastewater #knowyourvalves

NEWS

TerraPower Awards Natrium Reactor Enclose System Contracts

ENSA, Doosan Enerbility, HD Hyundai and Marmen were all named as partner manufacturers.  

NEWS

A Royal's Visit to a Valve Manufacturing Facility

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visits Crane Company’s new Saunders Valves manufacturing facility in Cwmbran, South Wales.  

NEWS

Westinghouse and BWXT Canada Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Nuclear Projects

Agreement supports deployment of advanced reactors in Canada and globally.