VMA’s annual valve shipment forecast had some positive news for the industry: modest growth for the second year in a row.
April 14, 2011
While control valves are an essential part of most flow processes today, they cannot accomplish their key tasks without help from the many accessories that aid in smooth operation.
April 14, 2011
Rugged, reliable and safe are essential characteristics to all equipment operating in this industry, and valves are certainly no exception.
April 14, 2011
The nation’s utilities are employing rate increases, technology and other tools to maintain and, in some cases, upgrade or replace, our water infrastructure.
April 14, 2011
Why is there a need for a new casting standard?
April 4, 2011
Preventive maintenance and repair for valves is an important part of keeping operations running smoothly and efficiently.
January 18, 2011
Q: I’m working on an order in which the customer’s material specification imposes HIC testing.
January 18, 2011
The industry looks bright.
January 18, 2011
The precipitating event in the 1986 Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising is a massive fire in a Soviet petroleum installation caused by an infiltrator in the control room.
January 11, 2011
Things are looking up for Emerson Process Management—and for industry in general—if you judge by attendance at this year’s Emerson Global Users Exchange, held Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in San Antonio: Nearly 2,300 people attended, up from last year’s 1,800.
October 31, 2010
Q: Is there a problem using cobalt-base Alloy 6 material in amine applications in refineries and gas treatment plants?
October 14, 2010
It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little.
October 14, 2010
