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Welding Specifications Issues
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Welding Specifications Issues

Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership Valves

July 15, 2020

Stress Wave Monitoring
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Stress Wave Monitoring

Surfaces in relative motion or in contact with each other — such as bearing or gear components — produce a frequency response when they interact.

MRO Thought Leadership Valve Basics

June 30, 2020

Valves Tough Enough to Handle Hydrofluoric Acid
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Valves Tough Enough to Handle Hydrofluoric Acid

Hydrofluoric acid: just the name itself strikes fear in some people, even among those who work around it every day.

General

June 16, 2020

Recommended Practices (RP) Changing Engineering and Supplying of Assemblies
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Recommended Practices (RP) Changing Engineering and Supplying of Assemblies

The issue is that assemblies are not currently treated as “engineered” items — they are often produced by slapping the actuator on the old (or new) valve specified by the piping requirements without much understanding of the specifics of the interactions between valve and actuator connections through the drive train (coupling).

Actuators Controls General Manufacturing

June 3, 2020

Maintaining Hygienic Diaphragm Valves
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Maintaining Hygienic Diaphragm Valves

The biopharmaceutical industry relies on hygienic diaphragm valves for its demanding process applications because of the unique needs for cleaning and draining, and for pressure and temperature capabilities.

MRO Valve Basics Valves

May 20, 2020

Water Infrastructure: Getting Some Long Overdue Attention
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Water Infrastructure: Getting Some Long Overdue Attention

The situation presents enormous challenges to local water utilities struggling with aging, and insufficient piping and valves, while trying to deal with limited budgets.

General MRO Thought Leadership Water/wastewater

April 22, 2020

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