2014 › Spring
The conventional perception of a motorized valve is one of a large isolating valve with a heavy-duty valve actuator, usually powered by a three-phase electrical supply.
July 8, 2014
Today’s petrochemical and process industries increasingly depend on higher levels of automation, which in turn require enhanced monitoring and control of valve position and operational readiness.
July 8, 2014
While the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other organizations published a variety of valve standards covering gate, ball, check, butterfly and plug valves for decades, the first for globe valves came out in 2013.
June 24, 2014
Anyone who plans, builds or operates water distribution systems attachs great importance to efficiency as well as the reliability of system components.
June 24, 2014
Historically, the distributor was considered an extension of the manufacturer’s organization—certainly, they have always been customer advocates.
June 10, 2014
Last year, domestic energy production crossed an important milestone when oil production surpassed crude imports for the first time in two decades.
May 28, 2014
In 1989, VMA formed the VRC to create a way for facilities that have good quality control procedures, use quality parts and have access to OEM specifications a way to band together to reach common goals.
May 22, 2014
The term “double block-and-bleed (DBB)” carries a lot of misconception when it’s used to describe valve functionality.
May 13, 2014
The next time you‘re stopped at a crossing waiting for a mile-long train you think will never pass, take a good look at how many of those cars are tank cars.
April 17, 2014
