Tag: end-user

Braskem's petrochemical refinery near the town of Duque de Caxias is nestled amidst green hills less than an hour’s drive from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sprawling site hosts several chemical plants involved in the production of raw materials and further processed chemical products including polypropylene and polyethylene. Valve World Americas visited the site to speak with Mr. Roberto Funger, Senior Inspection Engineer in the Maintenance Department during a recent visit. By Joanne McIntyre

Valve World Americas had the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Ray Smalts, an Environmental Specialist at HollyFrontier Navajo Refining in Artesia, New Mexico.

Valve World Americas had the opportunity to interview both Tom Wolf, Senior Scientist at Agrimetrix Research & Training and Katelyn Duncan, a farmer and agriculture policy analyst about their experiences.

Steve Butler, Valve, Piping and Gasket Subject Matter Expert, has been working in the petrochemical industry for over 28 years in the fields of static equipment, rotating equipment, reliability and safety. Valve World Americas recently had the pleasure of meeting Steve in Houston, Texas to discuss his experiences with product testing and his thoughts on the lack of new engineers entering the valve industry – one of the industry’s biggest issues. Written by Sarah Bradley

Justin Farmer has worked in food and beverage processing more than half his life. As a teenager, he learned from his father, who was a master electrician and an industrial maintenance manager and engineer. He started at the bottom, but quickly earned the experience and knowledge to work his way into a leadership role at Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is transforming the maintenance and reliability programs of the historic brewery. By Michelle Segrest

Valve World Americas recently sat down for an informal lunch with Philip Ovanessians, who has twenty years of experience managing the supply of industrial components and equipment destined for capital projects.

An Interview with Glen Beal, Piping Engineering Section Manager After spending 30 years working as an end user doing specifications and engineering focused work, Glen Beal took a change of direction and began working for EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) companies.

Montreal-based Hanbay, a manufacturer of miniature electric valve actuators, has expanded its line of custom electric valve actuators by introducing the new explosion-proof fail-safe actuator on a ¼” ball valve.

On Thursday July 16th, the second afternoon of the Valve World Americas Conference, there will be three educational workshops held concurrently from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The second workshop in this set will be about Channeling your Valves to the End-user/EPC.