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.

Robust Valves to Handle Black Liquor Efficiently and Effectively

Pulp mills that use a kraft process to convert wood into wood pulp must invariably deal with black liquor. As this by-product of the digester has several challenging properties, processing it can have a significant impact on valves.

Making the Case for Additive Manufacturing of Valves: An Interview with Carlo De Bernardi...

Additive manufacturing technologies represent the future for various industries, including but not limited to: aerospace, medicine, transportation, energy, and consumer products.

Hydrogen and Net Zero Emission Goals

To combat climate change and create a clean energy future, fundamental changes in the refining industry are necessary to reduce Green House Gases (GHGs) and methane emissions.

Carbon Capture, Management, and Shared Future with Valves

The prospect of green energy or carbon reduction may seem like a threat to many professionals in the valve industry.

Acquisitions Shape the Valve Market

A significant number of monthly valve company acquisitions are currently taking place. To determine the cause and effect of the acquisitions, an analysis has been conducted on the 2022 transactions to date.

The Purpose of Automation Tools and What They Should Deliver

One of the most challenging tasks for the process and power plant design and maintenance industry has always been valve sizing and selection. While understanding the theories of flow control is vital in this industry, it is also important to consider some often-overlooked aspects of the selection criteria and the tools that help avoid common mistakes.

Natural Disaster Planning in the Petrochemical and Energy Sector

When considering the impact of a natural disaster, the foremost consideration is the impact to people in the region.

Ladish Valves: To Mark Progress

Herman Ladish began his career in the bustling malting industry in the early 1900s.

How to Ensure Continued FE-Certified Performance of Low-E Valves Over Time

As valve end users strive to reduce emissions within its facilities, they frequently look to fugitive-emissions (FE) qualified valves as a solution. However, the emissions performance of these valves does not last forever, and will eventually need repairs.

Addressing Low Pressure Transients: Part 2

Negative pressures often do not get the focus they deserve when evaluating a piping system. It is more natural to be concerned with the maximum pressure ratings of a pipe.