Selecting the right control valve for your processing application
The control valve plays a considerable role in establishing and maintaining an efficient process. When selecting among the available options, be sure to evaluate how
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Solenoid valve reliability in lower power operations
If a valve doesn’t operate, your process doesn’t run, and that is money down the drain. Or worse, a spurious trip shuts the process down.
Valve sourcing goes global
Across many types of products in a variety of industries, the practice of combining assorted components from various resources around the world is the rule,
Fischer: Know your valve’s limitations
Robert L. Fischer, P.E., is a physicist and electrical engineer who spent 25 years in chemical plants and refineries. Fischer is also a part-time college
Valve proof test credit for a process trip
A process trip occurs when the safety instrumented system (SIS) places the process in its safe state by commanding an automated valve (Figure 1) or
5 factors that impact the lifespan of ball valves
The inherent design of ball valves makes them ideal for on/off control of a wide variety of media, but what exactly should you expect when
Smart valves and pneumatics improve plant performance from the asset up
No matter the industry, it is critical that sites operate safely, effectively and economically. To ensure this level of operation, processing facilities must know what
Check valves: The unsung heroes of your piping systems and the safety net for your equipment
Check valves are fluid control devices that allow the flow of media in one direction, while restricting flow in the opposite direction. This seemingly simple
WIKA’s New Fitting Series for High-Pressure Instrumentation
For the instrumentation of high-pressure applications, WIKA has provided a new series of fittings and accessories. The fittings, under the model designation HPFA, are designed
Festo’s solution helps achieve a twenty-fold increase in production
A twenty-fold increase in production was the goal of the Croatian car cosmetics company Alfa Car. To achieve this, the entire production cycle, housed in