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Greater Plant Efficiency through Positioner Innovation
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Greater Plant Efficiency through Positioner Innovation

Plant operators across the world are tasked with maximizing efficiency and output from existing facilities — which can be a major challenge when there are many valves and actuators.

Actuators Automation General Thought Leadership

June 20, 2013

Noise from Cavitation: Bad for Control Valves, Bad for Equipment
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Noise from Cavitation: Bad for Control Valves, Bad for Equipment

Just as sound can have negative effects on the human body, certain frequencies can play havoc on industrial equipment.

Automation General

June 17, 2013

Modular Gas Valves: An Insiders’ Guide to Technology Breakthroughs
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Modular Gas Valves: An Insiders’ Guide to Technology Breakthroughs

The main line of defense in combustion devices such as burners and boilers is fuel gas shutoff valves.

Automation General

May 29, 2013

In Line Weld Repairs of Valve Defects
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In Line Weld Repairs of Valve Defects

Valve Repair Activities per ASME Section I & B31.1 If you have valves in your plant manufactured from F-91 or C12A material you may have problems and need repair services.

General MRO Quality/Compliance

May 20, 2013

Finding the Source of All that Noise
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Finding the Source of All that Noise

Processing plants do everything they can to increase efficiency and productivity.

General

May 14, 2013

Driving Valve Design in the Power Industry
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Driving Valve Design in the Power Industry

Contrary to what might be expected, valve design in the power industry is not necessarily driven by codes and standards.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

May 6, 2013

Fertilizer Plants Likely to be Delayed
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Fertilizer Plants Likely to be Delayed

April’s explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant may result in delays of $22 billion worth of North American fertilizer production projects.

General

May 1, 2013

Hope for a Challenged Global Economy
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Hope for a Challenged Global Economy

If the U.S. can confront its own fiscal problems, it stands the best chance of all the major economies for returning to trend growth and dynamism and that might be the best path to renewed strength for the world economy.

General Thought Leadership

April 30, 2013

The Expanding Reach of Plastic Valves
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The Expanding Reach of Plastic Valves

Although plastic valves are sometimes seen as a specialty product – a top choice of those who make or design plastic piping products for industrial systems or who must have ultra-clean equipment in place – assuming these valves don’t have many general uses is short-sighted.

Automation General Valve Basics

April 30, 2013

Third-Generation Valve Diagnostics, The Future of Predictive Maintenance
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Third-Generation Valve Diagnostics, The Future of Predictive Maintenance

The ability to prevent unexpected shutdowns and maintain control valve performance is directly linked to profitability.

General MRO

April 22, 2013

Offshore High Pressure Relief Valve
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Offshore High Pressure Relief Valve

Oil wells drilled in deep waters typically face many difficulties with pressure, especially as the wells are placed on the bottom of the ocean floor.

General Supply Chain Valves

April 16, 2013

Have PMI testing limitations changed with the advances in technology?
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Have PMI testing limitations changed with the advances in technology?

The short answer is that the situation has changed in some ways — but that PMI still has limitations.

Automation General Thought Leadership

April 12, 2013

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