Most engineers, technical personnel and installation professionals involved with valve design and installation will inevitably need to consider a stationary seal at some point in their career.
April 18, 2016
To meet the increasingly stringent environmental and safety standards instituted by governments and standards boards, manufacturers and users alike must be constantly aware of changes and challenges for which they are ultimately responsible.
March 14, 2016
Experience has shown that quality assurance/ control project managers cannot rely on supplier material test reports (MTRs) alone to identify material used in new construction; MTRs can contain significant errors.
March 8, 2016
The API Standard Committee on Piping and Valves has published some standards on fugitive emissions.
February 8, 2016
All too often, the mounting kit is considered trivial, an afterthought deemed a commodity within all the other specified control components that comprise a complete automated valve package.
January 5, 2016
Q: Is it possible to produce remanufactured cast valve bodies that comply with NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 and NACE MR0103?
November 12, 2015
“For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost,” is the final line of an old proverb that reminds us that seemingly unimportant acts or omissions can have grave consequences.
November 3, 2015
As with every intended use for valves, piping carries its own set of standards that valve companies and users need to understand.
September 29, 2015
At this time, no national standards exist that clearly define severe service valves (SSVs) or set them apart from general purpose valves.
September 21, 2015
From time to time, we are re-posting particularly well-received articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
August 3, 2015
Q: In two Materials Q&A columns back in Winter 2010 and Spring 2010, you discussed making flanges from forged bar, and in the Spring column you indicated that it would be interesting to submit an inquiry to ASME regarding the conflicting requirements in the Section II material specifications vs.
July 7, 2015
For over 100 years, preventing catastrophic failure in the process control industry has been a continuously evolving area of study.
June 23, 2015
