Featured Story

Our Featured articles are long reads that require more reading time than our news articles. In this section, you can find our cover stories, compelling content featuring prominent manufacturers, end-user interview with valve experts around the world, in-depth technical articles and interesting project reports from various industries, ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to power generation, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries.

Navigating Supply Chain Challenges Through 2025

The global supply chain landscape in 2025 continues to be defined by complexity, disruption, and transformation.

Elevating Specialized Valve Solutions

In today’s highly competitive industrial landscape, the need for flow control solutions that offer both performance and reliability is paramount.

The Evolution of Valve Automation in the U.S.

With extensive experience in valve automation, having managed the introduction of the El-O-Matic rack and pinion pneumatic actuator to the market in the late 1990s, I have observed—and still participate in—the evolution of valve automation.

Valve Demand for Gas Turbines Climb 6% Annually

The valve market for gas turbines is expanding at 6% per year. Thanks to low-cost LNG, worldwide access to fuel for gas turbines will be easily available. Due to environmental needs and demand, the existing plants that are open cycle are being converted to combine cycle.

Cloud Based Diagnostics for Valves

If you attune to the process control, you will notice that the plant dances and vibrates. Thousands of valves move every second in unison.

Tariff Impacts on the Supply Chain for Valves and Pumps

The valve industry is experiencing steady growth with positive economic outlook. Yet, the ongoing tariffs and uncertain economic forecasts means manufacturers, distributors, and end users may continue to face cost pressures with limited options.

How Digital Transformation is Driving Maintenance Excellence

For Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD), serving 163,000 customers across 97 square miles in Southern California, the challenge of maintaining 385 valves at 150 sites demands a sophisticated solution to enhance accuracy, streamline maintenance scheduling, and improve asset management.

Use Valve Technology to Build Brand Equity

Targeting specific markets in the valve industry is challenging.

Canada’s Darlington SMR Gets Go-Ahead

In Canada, a nuclear project capturing the imagination is Darlington SMR. According to a press release from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) on Mau 8th of this year, OPG has received the green light to build North America’s first commercial, grid-scale SMR.

Essential Steps to Meeting Clean Emissions

Dana Wood, VP of Environmental Consulting, Compliance and SaaS at Energy Overwatch LLC, was the keynote speaker at KCI’s Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas 2025 earlier this year.