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.

A Look at Automated Valve Maintenance, An Interview with Josh Lowery, Eastman Chemical Company

Maintenance at any facility is an ongoing concern; therefore, having a plan in place is key.

FBV Incorporated: Valve Solutions for Today, and for the Future

Through accurate design and advanced machining, FBV is one of the leading valve manufacturers in the industry.

Making Old Valves Work Again: Valve Repairing and Servicing – A Greener Way

Valves, those useful assets that control liquids in factories, can get old and cause trouble for businesses.

Managing Severe Service in Upstream Oil & Gas Production

Severe applications seem to have a common denominator; if there is a limited number of manufacturers, say five, who are qualified to supply appropriate solutions, the application is probably severe.

Taking a Closer Look at the Material of Valve Seats

As water utilities are looking for ways to do more with less, some manufacturers are investing in research and development to improve the product by using new materials to extend product life and value.

The Four Steps to Selling Valves

To begin, it is pertinent to establish the premise that as a sales representative, relationships have been established and that visiting various industrial plants and facilities is common practice.

Pursuing the Niche Markets in Valves

In the Air, Water, and Energy markets, specifically with regard to valves, there is a notable difference between sales and cost control analysis.

Fugitive Emissions: The Industrial Valve Equivalent of Spilling a Beer

Accidental, undesirable, costly, consequential, and unintended are all adjectives that can be used to describe spilled beer, but these same descriptors apply to fugitive emis­sions, and for that reason, fugitive emissions are very much the industrial valve equivalent of spilling a beer.

Extreme Differences in PTFE Flat Gaskets: Characteristics and Comparison of Various PTFE Types

Polytetrafluoroethylene (or PTFE) is an integral material in the world of fluid sealing due to its excellent chemical resistance characteristics.

Vendor and Equipment Selection for Subsea Operations: An Interview with Tanaji Dabade, Principal Marine...

Subsea operations have revolutionized oil & gas production for years. These complex systems require a slightly different set of guidelines to be functional.