Steve McJones shares his insights on the oil and gas industry.
April 6, 2022
COVID-19 has forever changed the way we work.
April 6, 2022
Check valves are self-actualizing devices that respond to both pressure and flow changes in a piping system.
April 6, 2022
The venerable gate valve remains a primary choice for many service applications.
April 6, 2022
As industrial companies confront the challenges posed by global supply chain constraints, extra attention should be paid to maintenance as a strategy for minimizing the need for new equipment and components.
January 25, 2022
Valve manufacturers publish torques for their products so that actuation and mounting hardware can be properly selected.
January 11, 2022
Sand erosion in control and choke valves is a significant consideration offshore.
January 11, 2022
Data is quite possibly the largest untapped resource that exists in our world today. The problem is not a scarcity of raw data, but rather a vast gap between raw data and the people, processes and tools required to turn the information into actionable insights that can enable data-driven operational certainty.
January 11, 2022
VMA’s 2021 Market Outlook Workshop included these four remaining sectors: Pharmaceutical; Electricity; Packaging, Tissue and Paper; and Commercial Construction.
November 1, 2021
Methane (CH4) is the second-largest greenhouse gas emitted in the United States. In 2019, CH4 accounted for approximately 10% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Methane’s lifetime in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide (CO2), however, it is significantly more efficient at trapping radiation.
November 1, 2021
Valves are used to control all types of fluids, and while some are easy to manage, others can be a challenge. At the top of the challenging list sits hydrogen, the smallest, lightest molecule known to man.
November 1, 2021
In the world of low-pressure and low-vacuum relief valves—defined for this article as valves with settings less than 15 psig—there are several different common valve configurations.
November 1, 2021
