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Belleville Springs in Valves
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Belleville Springs in Valves

Belleville springs are used within or adjacent to valves for a variety of purposes—the most common being to maintain load on a seal, gasket or packing.

General Thought Leadership

June 25, 2012

API’s New Casting Quality Standards
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API’s New Casting Quality Standards

The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

June 9, 2012

The Proposed MSS Standard for ‘Standard-Class’ Castings
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The Proposed MSS Standard for ‘Standard-Class’ Castings

The issue of “commercial” casting quality has been argued at length at meetings, seminars and after-hours watering holes.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

June 8, 2012

The Unique Requirements for Valves in SRO Applications
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The Unique Requirements for Valves in SRO Applications

The seawater reverse osmosis (SRO) industry has been steadily gathering momentum.

General Water/wastewater

May 29, 2012

Carbon Capture and Storage at the Oil Sands
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Carbon Capture and Storage at the Oil Sands

Shell Canada is developing the Shell Quest CCS Project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their existing oil sands bitumen upgrader, the Scotford Upgrader, located near Edmonton, Alberta.

General

May 18, 2012

Testing High-Nickel Alloy Castings in Refineries
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Testing High-Nickel Alloy Castings in Refineries

Refiners today are increasingly dealing with more corrosive feedstocks that present new demands on valves in the process.

General MRO

May 14, 2012

Triple Offset Valves in Upstream Applications
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Triple Offset Valves in Upstream Applications

Triple offset valves provide an efficient solution for critical and non-critical applications when positive isolation is required in upstream oil and gas operations.

Actuators General

April 30, 2012

The Crumbling Water Infrastructure: Challenge or Opportunity for Valve Manufacturers?
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The Crumbling Water Infrastructure: Challenge or Opportunity for Valve Manufacturers?

The recession that began in 2008 had multiple ramifications for municipalities, many seeing enormous deficits that resulted in “fire sales” of many public assets including roads and water systems.

General Water/wastewater

April 27, 2012

Are FE Standards Hot Air?
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Are FE Standards Hot Air?

The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

April 20, 2012

The Quest for Unconventional Gas Sources
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The Quest for Unconventional Gas Sources

The increasing focus on finding ways to depend less on foreign energy sources, coupled with the huge shale plays now available to U.S. and Canadian energy producers, is good news for the valve industry.

General Thought Leadership

April 15, 2012

Qualification Standards on Performance Type Testing
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Qualification Standards on Performance Type Testing

The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

April 5, 2012

Technology the Key to Profitability in the Oil Sands
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Technology the Key to Profitability in the Oil Sands

The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.

Automation General

March 29, 2012

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