After decades of confusion, the American Water Works Association has created new standards for actuator sizing that clear up some of the confusion and also provide guidance on where safety factors need to be applied.
October 6, 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: Materials used in the manufacture of valves and how they perform in different applications is a topic of huge interest to everyone who works with valves.
September 22, 2020
Around the nation, companies and businesses have found ways to help with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 9, 2020
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from Cylinder and Vane Actuators and Control—Design and Installation, published by the American Water Works Association in 2015.
August 25, 2020
During the 2020 Market Outlook Workshop August 6 and 7, more than 140 people from across the U.S. and Canada gathered together via laptops and electronic devices to learn what economic experts predict may happen in the short and long term and how that could affect the valves and pumps industries, and to discuss what they were hearing. “The feedback to our first virtual event and overall participation was even better than we expected,” said Heather Rhoderick, CAE, president of Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA), which produced the event with the Hydraulic Institute (HI).
August 13, 2020
During a power plant operating cycle, valve maintenance and reliability are key focus areas, often taking up the largest portion of an outage budget.
August 12, 2020
Data security is always important and never more so than during these uncertain and chaotic times.
July 28, 2020
When it comes to valves, “beauty is only skin-deep” is often a true statement. Since Superman and his X-ray eyes don’t really exist, there is no way to verify the quality of a valve or valve component just by looking at it.
July 18, 2020
Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
July 15, 2020
Surfaces in relative motion or in contact with each other — such as bearing or gear components — produce a frequency response when they interact.
June 30, 2020
With the increasing need for new talent, especially in engineering, companies are seeking ways to connect with students before they graduate to build relationships that aid in the recruitment process for new engineers and other professionals.
June 11, 2020
The situation presents enormous challenges to local water utilities struggling with aging, and insufficient piping and valves, while trying to deal with limited budgets.
April 22, 2020
