VALVE Magazine’s Fall edition ran part I of this article, which addressed the valve challenges faced during the processes involved in engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) projects.
October 23, 2019
As U.S. crude oil export volumes have increased to an average of 2.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in the first seven months of 2019, the number of destinations (which includes countries, territories, autonomous regions, and other administrative regions) that receive U.S. exports has also increased.
October 22, 2019
Pinch valves are a simple valve design that uses an elastomeric tube forced together or pinched to stop the flow of media.
October 8, 2019
One of the founding members of VMA’s Education & Training (E&T) Committee, Ed Holtgraver (QTRCO), remembers the excitement created by the first Valve Basics Seminar held in Houston a decade ago.
September 25, 2019
Wastewater systems present many challenges to pumps and valves because the flow can contain grit, solids and debris, depending where in the process the equipment is located.
September 11, 2019
Torque is a force that causes an object to rotate, while tension is a force that causes an object to stretch or elongate.
September 5, 2019
Leak testing is performed for four basic reasons, says John McLaren, product manager, leak detection at Agilent Technologies, Inc.
August 28, 2019
The most common reason coatings don’t do what they are tasked with doing is surface preparation.
August 27, 2019
Members attending the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, August 8-9 in San Diego, received good news and bad news about markets important to the valve industry, as well as recent overall economic conditions domestic and worldwide.
August 14, 2019
A control valve can be used to control pressure, pressure drop, flow and temperature in any system where there is a fluid flowing through a pipe that needs to be controlled.
July 30, 2019
The old saying in the valve service industry is “price, quality and delivery—you can pick any two.” That saying is still true 175 years after the first steam valves quit working and needed repair.
July 19, 2019
Though 2018 represented a strong year of revenue growth in most sectors, the second half of 2019 will likely show a downshift.
July 17, 2019
