Valve Actuation & Automation
Today, industries rely more frequently on automated machinery/processes rather than other manual or mechanized systems. Automated equipment provides high performance, whilst helping to reduce dangerous assembly and industrial processes requiring human intervention. Actuators have played a key role in the functioning of automated devices.
The Benefits of Using Automated Valves
Automation helps with activities and processes without the need for personnel to physically engage in carrying them out. Automating valves is particularly valuable for controlling flow in piping systems requiring precision control or fail-safe emergency shutoff. A closer examination of the various benefits of using automated valves provides insight into their overall industrial impact, improved output control, and increased safety in manufacturing and production.
Network Control for Valve Actuators
Reliable and comprehensive data communications are essential elements in the modern process plant. Plant managers today demand access to more information, more quickly than ever before. Process operators must have the ability for full control at all times, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Maintenance managers need the information required for efficient asset management.
Baker Hughes: Providing the Industry with Valve Solutions for IIoT
Digitization has significantly influenced the valve industry since its adoption in the late 1990s. Since then, manufacturers are continuously competing to find new ways to innovate and expand their digital portfolios, and the need to stay relevant and up to date has never been greater.
Developing Sustainable Solutions for Current Global Challenges
Martin Ryan fell into the world of piping and valves, almost by accident. After a few years as an engineer in the automotive industry, he relocated to the oil and gas capital of Australia. Martin was involved with several oil and gas projects as a mechanical & piping engineer and began engaging with numerous valves and their applications. In 2012, Martin relocated to the USA where he transferred to the chemical industry where he continues to be involved with valves and valve applications.
What are Cv Values and How Can They Be Used? An Interview with Ed...
Ed H. Edwards is the Vice President of HBE Engineering of Three Rivers, Michigan, a supplier of centrifugal pump minimum flow valves and orifices. He has worked in the pump and related equipment field since 1972 and holds a BS from Western Michigan University. He specializes in materials of construction for corrosion and erosion resistance, the proper sizing, selection, installation and maintenance of equipment. By Michelle Segrest - Contributing Editor
Bridging the Knowledge Gap: An Interview with Gary Boles
When conversations concerning pumps, valves, or nuclear power plants arise, Gary Boles is always eager to partake. As a highly experienced Project Manager at EPRI, Boles has had the opportunity to work in a number of positions within the power industry.
Design Validation Tests and Technology Know-How
Technological innovation is the key to achieving greater performance, longer and reliable service, within a competitive budget and schedule. In this article, Euthymios J. Euthymiou asks some questions that are often raised by decision-makers.
Trust, but Verify: the Case of Writing a Specification
In the 80’s, the United States and the then Soviet Union were involved in extensive talks about nuclear disarmament. Ronald Reagan was President and he was taught a Russian proverb as part of an effort to bridge the cultural gap between the two countries. The proverb was “Trust, but verify” (Russian: Doveryai, no proveryai), which he used in several meetings with his counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan used the proverb to emphasize the need of procedures to verify compliance with the agreement
A Lifetime of Learning: An Interview with Paulo Luman
The industries are always changing, always evolving, whether is it oil and gas, petrochemical, energy, or wastewater. To ensure success, Paulo Luman knew that he needed to be open to new technologies, new processes, and new solutions that would come into his workplace as the time passed.