Companies that repair, test, maintain or supply valves routinely receive inquiries from end users about safety-relief valves.
August 14, 2017
The attendees of VMA’s 2017 Market Outlook Workshop in Boston, Aug. 3-4, came away with a generally more positive outlook than they have for the last couple of years.
August 7, 2017
It takes much time and effort by many people to upgrade existing codes and standards, or to develop new ones.
August 2, 2017
Many facilities have found value in performing diagnostics on valves before a turnaround or shutdown.
August 1, 2017
A common misconception in our industry is that actuating a valve is as simple as putting the most cost-efficient actuator on top of your valve of choice, but the process is much more complicated than that.
July 24, 2017
Most valve end users are already using smart valve positioners on some control valves, but they may not have time to check the valve diagnostics software to notice if any valves are developing problems.
July 19, 2017
As new products are designed, including valve bodies and the parts that comprise the finished valve, prototypes must be created.
July 18, 2017
In his presentation at VMA’s 2017 Technical Seminar, Kurt Larson, a process control engineer for Air Products, spoke about the inherent danger of the oxygen production business and how it is particularly important for end users and valve manufacturers to work closely together.
July 10, 2017
Q: What are the pros and cons of using a thermal spray coating like HVOF?
July 6, 2017
Air valves are hydromechanical devices designed to automatically release air and wastewater gases or admit air during the filling, draining or operation of liquid piping systems for water and wastewater services.
June 21, 2017
A.W. Chesterton Company is expanding its global environmental solutions expertise with the addition of two highly experienced industrial emissions specialists, Bronson Pate and Beau Stander.
June 20, 2017
One of the distinctions between maintenance requirements in a capital-intensive process facility and those of other industries is the high cost of production equipment and the corresponding cost of maintaining that equipment over its lifecycle.
June 19, 2017
