After preliminary approval by the VMA Board in January 2013, the full membership of the Valve Manufacturers Association has overwhelmingly approved a change in the VMA Constitution to expand the associate member category to include distributors and channel partners serving the industrial valve, actuator and control industry.
March 6, 2013
The clean service pressure relief valve from Rupture Pin Technology (RPT) uses a precise pin as the sensor and actuator.
February 20, 2013
The key to successful sizing or selection of the right valve actuator for a job is communication.
December 14, 2012
A rarely publicized but promising renewable energy technology that is creating interesting challenges for valve and actuator engineers is ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC). One of the leaders in the field is OTEC International LLC (OTI) and Barry R.
November 21, 2012
When FireChek® senses excessive heat from a nearby fire, it immediately vents the pneumatic actuator and closes the actuator air supply line.
November 21, 2012
AUMA is extending its portfolio of modular electric actuators to include an SQ.2 part-turn range for butterfly and ball valve automation.
November 12, 2012
Flowserve announces the availability of the Limitorque MXa electric actuator with up to a SIL 3 safety rating.
September 17, 2012
Sub-arctic climates experience temperatures from 100° F (38° C) in the summer to –60° F (–51° C) in the winter (Figure 1). While there is nothing spectacular about the high end of the range, the low end impacts the functionality of pneumatic actuators.
September 10, 2012
Soft goods such as rings, gaskets, bushings, washers, seals and packing sets are widely used in valves and actuators.
September 4, 2012
When control valve professionals talk about "control valve sizing," they really mean the entire process of selecting the valve that will do the best job of controlling the process.
August 16, 2012
The new Jamesbury® Valvcon QX Series DC powered actuator from Metso Automation is an economical alternative for 12VDC and 24VDC on/off applications, particularly in the oil and gas industries.
July 13, 2012
The use of solar power in industrial and municipal valve actuator applications goes back several decades; however, technological advances in solar power efficiency and storage mean that today, it has become a practical, dependable alternative for many isolated locations.
July 2, 2012
