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I had a very interesting conversation a few days ago with a valve manufacturer. We were discussing the market and then a topic came out that I really was not prepared to engage in: energy transition and valves. More precisely, what valves will be needed when we shift our fossil-fuel dependency to renewable sources? Also, when will this post-oil world require these valves?

Bryan Bieschke did not take the traditional path into the industrial world, but his mechanical, technical, and leadership skills have propelled him to executive maintenance and reliability roles for manufacturers, military operations, and now a ship and terminal operations company for which he leads a quality maintenance and reliability program.

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Safety relief valves should be installed vertically upwards as other orientations can affect the performance of a safety relief valve. The API Recommended Practice 520 guidelines also state that the safety valve should not be installed at the end of a long horizontal pipe that does not normally have flow through it. That leads to condensation in the pipe and it may accumulate debris over a period, which may cause damage to the valve and/or interfere with its operation.

As insurance premiums for construction projects continue to rise and deductibles can be six figures, companies are looking for ways to reduce their risk during the build. Large construction projects, like the ViewStar in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada with twelve buildings providing 941 residential units and 200,000 ft² of commercial space, is a very busy construction site with a lot of different contractors coming and going.

When Vesconite Bearings’ team visited knife-gate valve manufacturer A.C.Valves to fully understand how its client was using low-friction wear-resistant Vesconite polymer guide strips in knife gates, the company was manufacturing two valves for a South African gold mine that had experienced a break-down.

The U.S. market for ultrapure water (UPW) valves has changed substantially over the years. In the 2000 to 2010 period coal fired power was still an application which required more ultrapure water valves than all the other power sources combined.

In many industries today, not enough is known about microbial corrosion, otherwise known as microbiologically-influenced corrosion, or MIC. Reza Javaherdashti, an International Referee on Corrosion Disputes, and a Corrosion Trainer, is an expert on this topic.

When faced with the need to join two fluid lines that must occasionally be separated, the system designer has many options to consider.

Edgen Murray is a stocking distributor for quality valve and valve automation brands. With over 30 years of valve experience, Edgen leverages strategic supply relationships and technical knowledge to provide application specific solutions for its customers, for both MRO and project valve requirements. Edgen is able to accommodate special requests for various brands, sizes and materials.