Tag: packing
James Walker Introduces Supagraf HT High Performance Packing for Critical Valves
Supagraf HT is one of James Walker’s high performance packings suitable for critical valves handling various high temperature media such as molten salt used in solar, nuclear, chemical, energy storage, and hydrogen production industry sectors.
Fugitive Emissions: Understanding API Standards for Valves & Packing
Since the introduction of the U.S. Clean Air Act in 1963, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and individual states have set increasingly stringent consent decrees for fugitive emissions from industrial facilities. Many companies have implemented Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs, and industry groups have focused their efforts on helping member companies decrease valve emissions. Written by Greg Cole of A.W. Chesterton
Type 808 bellows sealed globe valve
Badger Meter control valves has released its range of valves available in a bellows seal design: Type 808 bellows sealed globe valve.
This is an ideal choice for critical, zero-fugitive emission, high-purity or high-vacuum applications where the potential for hazardous emissions has to be eliminated.
Chesterton begins new corporate facility expansion
At the end of last month, the A.W. Chesterton Company broke ground on an extensive expansion project at its Groveland Massachusetts facility. The expansion will incorporate new corporate offices as well as a state of the art customer and employee training facility and large service center covering the New England area.
Eriks North America grows through acquisitions
ERIKS North America, a leading industrial process solutions provider, recently added two new companies to its family of industry leaders. With the acquisitions of Action Industrial Group by ERIKS’ Lewis-Goetz and Seals and Packings, Inc.
Chesterton’s Low E Sealing System
A.W. Chesterton Company has launched its 1724 Low E Sealing System that adheres to both and control valve stem sealing requirements to meet the latest US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) consent decrees for “Low E” valve packings.
GA Industries’ redesigned plug valve
The ECO-Centric® Plug Valve from GA Industries, located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, has been newly redesigned.
Fugitive emissions reduced with packing
Fugutive emissions can be reduced to less than 10 ppm with Reduced Emissions Kalrez (REK) packing from Research Control Valves. This optional packing system can be installed new, retrofitted, or customized.