Valve World Americas

Industrial Valves Course

Join us for a one-day course designed to jump-start your career or provide a refresher on valve, actuator and control basics.

Industrial Valves Course

This is an introductory course for those working in the valve industry without a technical background. No prior knowledge or experience with valves is required!

Topics to be covered:

• Basic Introduction to flow control
• Quarter-turn valves, including ball, plug and butterfly valves
• Common design features, such as end connections, gaskets, bonnets, stems, stem seals, seats, backseats and trims
• Self-acting valves, such as check valves
• Multi-turn valves, including gate, globe, needle, pinch and diaphragm valves
• Valve Applications, such as oil & gas production and transportation, refining, LNG, power generation, chemical processing and utility lines
• Topics relating to valve ratings, materials, testing and more
• Problems, installation and maintenance

Industrial Valves Master Class

This is a follow up class to the Industrial Valves Course.

Topics to be covered:

Recap of valve types and how they work
Fugitive emissions
Procurement / supply chain
Specification
Inspection
Control valves
Design & supplementary requirements
Design validation & prototype testing
Safety
Refurbishment
Fire-safe testing
Maintenance
Supplier qualification
Manufacturing
Shipping & handling
Troubleshooting

Attendees receive:

• Certificate of completion
• Lunch, snacks and drink
• Valve Essentials Workbook with notes from the course
• Complimentary subscription to Valve World Americas Journal

Ideal participants:

• Professionals looking for a generalized outline of valve systems and equipment
• Anyone looking to renew and update their knowledge base on this subject
• Valve distributors and manufacturers’ sales representatives looking to expand their understanding of the products
• New professionals in the valve industry without a technical or engineering background

For questions, please contact Lindsay Jackson at l.jackson@kci-world.com