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Portable Alloy Verification Devices
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Portable Alloy Verification Devices

Q: What are the differences between the results you get from a portable alloy verification device and the results you see on a supplier’s certified materials test report (CMTR)?

General Thought Leadership

January 4, 2017

Force and Direction Controls for Valve Actuators
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Force and Direction Controls for Valve Actuators

Valve actuators deliver either linear or rotary force.

Actuators Controls General Thought Leadership

December 20, 2016

The Science Behind Steam Assisted Flares
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The Science Behind Steam Assisted Flares

Flares are a common site in petrochemical plants.

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December 12, 2016

Welding and Valves Go Hand in Hand
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Welding and Valves Go Hand in Hand

Welding and valves officially became joined at the hip with the perfection of the arc-welding process in the late 1920s.

General Thought Leadership

December 7, 2016

Great-Tasting Brews Show Value of New Water Purification System
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Great-Tasting Brews Show Value of New Water Purification System

Consumers don’t often think about the fact that their electric power, clothes and even the semiconductors that go into the chips for computers and cell phones are manufactured using massive amounts of water.

Automation General Water/wastewater

December 6, 2016

Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M
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Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M

Velan has been awarded important contracts for the supply of nuclear class valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.

General Manufacturing Supply Chain

November 29, 2016

Valves in a Cement Slurry Line
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Valves in a Cement Slurry Line

Basically everywhere you look in modern society, you see something made of concrete.

General

November 21, 2016

Digital Valve Control Leads to Increased Plant Availability
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Digital Valve Control Leads to Increased Plant Availability

Surge is characterized by fast flow reversals through a compressor and is caused by a large-scale breakdown of flow patterns within the compressor.

General

November 15, 2016

Cast vs. Forged: The Ongoing Debate Takes a New Direction
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Cast vs. Forged: The Ongoing Debate Takes a New Direction

In the valve industry, the cast versus forged debate has been around for many years.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

November 8, 2016

High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies
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High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies

As drilling operations explore ever greater depths and pressures, operating pressures for new valve assemblies are going beyond traditional limits.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership Valves

November 8, 2016

Leadership, Security and the ‘IIoT’ Dominate 2016 Emerson Exchange
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Leadership, Security and the ‘IIoT’ Dominate 2016 Emerson Exchange

If ever there was any doubt that the future of industrial processes rests in the cloud, the recently concluded 2016 Emerson Global Users Exchange (Oct. 24-18 in Austin, TX) put that to rest.

General Leadership Manufacturing Thought Leadership

November 1, 2016

Mining: Are We There Yet?
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Mining: Are We There Yet?

In the U.S., mining is largely about oil and gas.

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October 25, 2016

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