Industrial valves perform key functions in fluid processes and their failure can be detrimental to any major piping system or process.
September 25, 2018
Accurately specified and appropriately maintained pressure relief valves (PRVs) are critical to protect plant personnel and equipment against unexpected overpressure events.
September 19, 2018
At the recent Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, Stan Hale, senior director of Supply Chain, MRC Global, reported on the status of International Society of Automation’s (ISA) TR96.05.01, and Carlos Davila, PE, product manager—Americas for Crane ChemPharma & Energy, gave updates on several standards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Petroleum Institute (API) and Manufacturer Standardization Society (MSS). Here are condensed reports based on their presentations.
September 12, 2018
Butterfly valves are an integral part of keeping an aircraft carrier’s firemain system operating smoothly.
August 29, 2018
Modern industrial distributors, especially those working with valves and related equipment, generally have a great reputation for being good at providing services and technical information.
July 23, 2018
If you could improve safety and efficiency in your plants, lower travel costs and more efficiently train employees with one technology, would you consider adopting it?
July 16, 2018
Risk management of a manufacturing process requires a deep dive into the functional safety, cybersecurity and alarm management lifecycles.
May 30, 2018
After the oil crash of 2014, producers needed to refine the technology even further to bring costs down while meeting new industry challenges.
May 23, 2018
Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a fascinating technology that has gained acceptance over the past several years.
May 22, 2018
As the industrial world continues to expand in its use of CAD data and 3D digitizing technology, the advances in blue laser scanning and structured blue light are further supporting industrial operations throughout the design, manufacture and aftermarket servicing processes.
May 7, 2018
The first VMA Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, April 11-13 in Savannah, GA, provided a potpourri of topics for valve industry professionals from all disciplines.
April 19, 2018
Is artificial intelligence (AI) going to take over manufacturing jobs and the jobs of human resources professionals?
December 6, 2017
