Technical

To understand the term ‘allowable leakage rate’ and demonstrates its empirical nature, it is beneficial to presents a brief and timely analysis of the international standard ISO 5208 for valve pressure testing. For this purpose, it is also important to analyze the refinement provided by the API 6D valve specification to the ‘allowable leakage rate’ values of ISO 5208. This in turn highlights the importance of a comprehensive assessment of the valve’s life cycle to achieve the best performance beyond the testing stage.

To meet the net zero targets and the contribution from hydrogen, valve sales will likely average $4 billion per year, over the next 10 years, and $6.3 billion over the next 30 years.(1) This includes the valves needed for hydrogen use, production, transport, storage as well as for carbon capture and sequestration.

Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today it has expanded its revolutionary industrial IoT service suite, RedRaven – giving companies even greater insight into the performance of their flow control systems by now offering valve-specific capabilities.With RedRaven IoT solutions available for both pumps and valves, companies can now monitor valve health to proactively identify and address issues before they cause downtime.Using multiple connectivity options, RedRaven monitors valve performance trends and alerts users when a valve deviates from normal operating conditions.

Intelligent Wellhead Systems Inc. (IWS) is pleased to announce that its board of directors has appointed William Standifird as Chief Executive Officer.

Spartan Controls is pleased to announce a new strategic distribution agreement with Mechanical Advantage Corporation—a master distributor of Sambo gear actuators in North America.

Subsea well intervention technology specialist, Interventek, has announced the commercial launch of a new API 17G qualified, in-riser subsea landing string system.

Emerson has introduced the first valve assemblies that meet the design process requirements of Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 per the International Electrotechnical Commission’s IEC 61508 standard.

GoExpedi, an innovative end-to-end digital supply chain and data analytics solutions company that is revolutionizing procurement and delivery of MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) products for heavy industries, announced the rollout of its new proprietary valve configurator.

IMI Critical Engineering recently helped a new client quickly find a solution to a complex set of requirements utilizing newly developed water injection choke valves.Our client in the oil and gas industry was having significant problems with reliability, noise, and capacity with the installed valves that they had in place.

Armstrong International, a global leader in efficient thermal energy solutions, recently announced the strategic acquisition of Leslie Controls, a manufacturer of industrial pumps, water heaters, control systems and steam regulators.