The Valve Manufacturers Association is focusing a major effort on developing a solution to a problem that plagues this industry as well as most of the industrial world: how to find and attract talented new workers.
January 5, 2016
All too often, the mounting kit is considered trivial, an afterthought deemed a commodity within all the other specified control components that comprise a complete automated valve package.
January 5, 2016
A valve, in its most basic form, consists of a body and an internal moving component (closure element), which shuts off or restricts flow through the valve.
December 21, 2015
North America relies on chlorine for many industrial processes and for making the ingredients that go into many of the nation’s chemicals.
December 7, 2015
About a century ago, pressures of 300 psi and temperatures of 400°F (204°C) were normal for steam power plants.
November 23, 2015
Q: Is it possible to produce remanufactured cast valve bodies that comply with NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 and NACE MR0103?
November 12, 2015
Plant engineers are saddled with an important task: outfitting their plants with the most reliable, high quality and cost-effective valves for their applications within their allotted budgets.
October 15, 2015
The Valve Manufacturers Association elected new board members, presented awards to people who have served the organization and listened to speakers share their ideas on how the economy and the industry are faring at the 77th Annual VMA/VRC (Valve Repair Council) Meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Naples, FL.
October 15, 2015
Some of the following questions may seem unrelated, but they all involve key concepts that explain the sometimes-misunderstood phenomena of flashing and cavitation:
October 12, 2015
If you perform a Google search on the words “critical service valves,” you quickly discover that the number of hits is endless.
October 9, 2015
As with every intended use for valves, piping carries its own set of standards that valve companies and users need to understand.
September 29, 2015
In Episode 23 of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” Mike Rowe had the task of pulling a submersible wastewater pump from a lift station for inspection and cleaning.
August 31, 2015
