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Severe Service Valves – An Important Revenue Source

The severe service valve market exceeds $10 billion per year and is growing at a rate faster than the general valve market.

Combet Valves: Accelerating Performance and International Growth

Combet Valves, a manufacturer headquartered in Houten, The Netherlands, has been engineering high-performance, high-pressure, compact valves since they launched operations in 2017.

Rotork Optimizes Performance with Next Generation RTP-4000 Intelligent Valve Positioners

Rotork expanded its portfolio of flow control and actuator technologies with the RTP-4000 range, the UK-company’s latest generation of intelligent valve positioners to optimize control solutions for single- and double-acting actuators on rotary and linear valves.

Boosting Performance of Floating Ball Valves for Naval Applications

As global uncertainties rise and armed conflicts evermore in the news, a recent project by Flowserve for maritime defence isolation valve applications put them in a key position to support operators meeting increasingly arduous requirements.

Detail-Driven Approaches for Reliability in Harsh Environments

Cryogenic valves play a critical role in industries that handle liquefied gases such as LNG, liquid oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and helium.

From Weight to Space: Why Offshore Platforms Need Pig Ball and Wafer Monoblock Ball...

Offshore platforms are essential to the energy sector, facilitating oil and gas extraction and transportation.

What is the Best Valve for Thermal Energy Storage Systems?

Thermal energy storage (TES) systems are growing in demand due to their ability to provide cost savings and expand cooling capacity as well as their resiliency and sustainability for commercial and industrial facilities.

Coal-Fired Power Plants Drive Demand for Valve Industry

There are a number of large coal-fired power plants being retired in Europe and the U.S.

Snapshot: The Latest Scientific Research into Fugitive Emissions

Interest in reducing fugitive emissions continues to grow in multiple areas: industry, governments, and the population at large.

Managing “The Extreme” with Severe Service Valves

Severe service type valves operate in extreme pressures, high temperatures, and in environments where abrasive materials and harsh chemicals can break down standard valves.