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.

Corrosion Modeling and Materials Integrity: An Interview with Ibrahim Gadala – NOVA Chemicals

Valve World Americas recently had the pleasure of speaking with Ibrahim Gadala, Research Engineer, Petrochemicals R&D, working at NOVA Chemicals. Gadala works in the Center for Applied Research, which is the largest private research facility in Western Canada.

Yes, The Valve Industry Can Get Hacked Too: Here is What You Need To...

Smart valve systems are vulnerable to cyber threats, similar to most systems and technologies. Often in the valve industry, this threat is overlooked or brushed aside. However, it is important to consider ways to prevent this from occurring to a valve system.

Fugitive Emissions Certification for Valves in Large Engineering Projects

Large engineering projects are common in many industries, especially in oil & gas. Production platforms, refineries, and petrochemical plants often need thousands of industrial valves. Procuring valves with fugitive emissions certification in the required quantities may become a challenge if planning is not carefully executed.

Rotary Steam Control Valves for Food & Beverage Application Solutions

The driving force behind the proper selection of equipment in the food and beverage industry is safety.

The Importance of Training Bolted Joint Best Practices

Scott Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Hex Technology, is a bolting expert. He knows all about bolting procedures, best practices, and the much-needed bolting standards about to enter the industry.

Essential Valve Industry Standards

Before delving into the subject of codes, standards, and certifications, one must understand the concept of what standardization is, its benefits, and what they bring to the table.

Evidence Based, Forecast Driven Strategy for Valve Suppliers

Using an evidence based, forecast driven sales approach to sell products can maximize profits for valve companies. There are two variations of this approach based on whether the valve is in general or high-performance service.

Multiport Ball Valve Solution for Well Injection of Corrosion Inhibitor

An offshore gas production platform in Trinidad & Tobago had an application using multiport ball valves for well injection of corrosion inhibitor. The application called for ten (10) class 2500 trunnion mounted 3-way ball valves in super duplex body and Inconel trim materials.

VELAN: Valves, and Volatile Temperatures

Quality that lasts. This is what Velan Inc., a world leader in steel valve manufacturing, promises its customers. Velan’s dedication to progressive innovation has allowed it to create valves that meet the critical industrial needs of the most demanding industries.

Lined Valves Support the Drive to Digitization

Semiconductor manufacturing is booming because computer chips are the essential components in integrated circuits for a new era of smart consumer products and industrial equipment.