2017

Where Valves Are Used: Everywhere!
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Where Valves Are Used: Everywhere!

Learn about the many industries in which valves play critical roles in this comprehensive article that was first published in 2017.

General Thought Leadership

February 10, 2021

Passivation and Pickling
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Passivation and Pickling

Q: I have customers that ask for their stainless-steel valves to be pickled and I have others who ask for them to be passivated.

General Thought Leadership

December 19, 2017

Process Instrumentation in Oil and Gas
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Process Instrumentation in Oil and Gas

Process instrumentation is an integral part of any process industry because it allows real time measurement and control of process variables such as levels, flow, pressure, temperature, pH and humidity.

General Thought Leadership Valves

December 7, 2017

Check Valves in LNG Cryogenic Service
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Check Valves in LNG Cryogenic Service

Because natural gas is currently considered a good source of energy for both environmental and economic reasons, it’s growing in use.

General MRO Valves

December 6, 2017

Unique Operating Dynamics of Trunnion-Mounted Ball Valves
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Unique Operating Dynamics of Trunnion-Mounted Ball Valves

For a very long time, the idea has existed that a trunnion-mounted ball valve can be opened under full differential pressure if the piping system can withstand the rapid increase in pressure and the forces induced by it.

Automation General Valves

November 21, 2017

Where Valves Are Used: Everywhere, Part 2
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Where Valves Are Used: Everywhere, Part 2

The valve industry is truly broad and diverse; valves are found in our homes, our offices, under our streets and in all our factories and plants.

General

October 19, 2017

Is it Time to Toss Those Commissions?
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Is it Time to Toss Those Commissions?

It’s tough to pinpoint exactly what and when developments happened in the distribution industry prior to the internet, but based on conversations with past leaders, the commission model of selling started in the early 1960s.

Thought Leadership

October 11, 2017

Cybersecurity for Process Control
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Cybersecurity for Process Control

Security for any process plant has always been an issue.

General Leadership

October 10, 2017

Apprenticeships: A Long-Term Strategy for Developing Skilled Workers
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Apprenticeships: A Long-Term Strategy for Developing Skilled Workers

Most manufacturing and industrial companies agree that the search for talented young workers is a top priority today.

Leadership Thought Leadership

September 27, 2017

Christmas Tree or Wellhead?
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Christmas Tree or Wellhead?

In the complicated but vital industry of drawing oil and gas out of the earth and getting it to the surface, people often get confused about the difference between a Christmas tree assembly and a wellhead.

General Thought Leadership

September 27, 2017

The Road to Valve Knowledge
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The Road to Valve Knowledge

Valve expertise is a journey, not a destination.

General Thought Leadership Valve Basics

August 30, 2017

An Update on U.S. Valve-Related Standards
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An Update on U.S. Valve-Related Standards

It takes much time and effort by many people to upgrade existing codes and standards, or to develop new ones.

General Manufacturing Quality/Compliance

August 2, 2017

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