Valve Industry News & Articles
We have now posted 4304 articles about valve technical expertise and news, with new ones published almost daily. Please don't forget to subscribe for free regular e-magazine updates delivered to your inbox.
Each Spirax Sarco steam trap survey is revealing potential annual energy savings of £28,400 on average. Even more remarkable, the average payback time on each survey, including the cost of replacement products and their installation, is ...
Increased capital and operational investment in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industry is creating unique challenges for procurement specialists. The location and size of projects and fluctuations in commodity prices and currencies are ...
A policy of continual improvement, reliable service and steady expansion into strategic locations within the UK ensured Ball Valves quickly established itself as a major supplier in the UK valves market. Acquisition by the Royal Econosto ...
Most people probably know Induchem best as a specialised distributor of Crane Group products - especially Xomox process valves and Resistoflex plastic lined pipe and fittings. It’s certainly true that the exclusive UK supply of these ...
Mick Beavers, Valve Business Manager for BKW Instruments Ltd reports Over the years we have been asked to check the sizing of customers control valves. In most cases the process conditions have altered from when the valve was first ...
In March 2008 international flow control equipment distributor, Transmark Fcx, successfully achieved accreditation to the ISO 14001 Environmental standard at the company’s head office in Bradford, UK ISO 14001 is an internationally ...
Emerson is now taking orders for open, industry standards-based products in its Smart Wireless portfolio Emerson Process Management claim to be the first process automation supplier to begin taking orders for WirelessHART- enabled ...
Everyone knows the World valve market is a competitive place, and that goes doubly for UK distribution companies. Survival doesn’t just take excellent service and high quality it requires a commitment to reinvest in all aspects of the ...
Rotork IQ and IQT range intelligent electric valve actuators have been installed as part of a multi-million pound upgrade and modernisation programme awarded to Interserve Project Services at one of the Severn Trent Water Treatment ...
Hardide Coating to be Presented at 2008 International Conference on Tungsten, Refractory and Hardmaterials Hardide-T, the unique tungsten carbide-based component coating has been selected for presentation by Dr Yuri Zhuk, technical ...
ASCO NUMATICS introduces the Series 298-398 process valve, a new range of robust, piston operated valves for steam, superheated water, hot and cold liquids and inert gases. Available for use on positive pressure or vacuum service, the new ...
BVAA’s Valve Working Group met recently at BHR Group’s facility in Cranfield. As well as the usual standards and Directives discussions, members received a presentation on the various routes to funding research. Members were given a tour ...
Castings Technology International (Cti) has announced plans for further expansion on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in South Yorkshire - two years after relocating its headquarters to the Park. Construction has commenced on a ...
Water is front page news in Australia as it has become obvious that drought, climate change, population and consumption growth have combined to make the country’s future water security a major social, environmental and political ...
Safety valves are used to protect processes, personnel and the environment against process disruption. Such valves are operated only in trip situations, but when they are required to operate, it is essential that they ensure that the valve ...
Now Includes Both Standard and High-Performance Ball Control Valve Applications Flowserve Corporation, a leading global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, has introduced the Valtek ShearStream SB segmented ...
UK-based cryogenic valve manufacturer Bestobell LNG was highly commended for its contribution to innovation in ship operations at the Seatrade Awards on Monday 21st April, during a lavish ceremony at London’s Guildhall. Her Royal ...
Gas emissions at 240°C would not fill a golf ball in a year! Supagraf® Premier, James Walker’s world-leading compression packing, has beaten TA-Luft VDI 2440 emission control requirements by a significant margin to gain an outstanding ...
A flash steam recovery system from Spirax Sarco is helping Leighton Hospital in Crewe, UK, reduce its carbon emissions by around 95 tonnes a year, cutting fuel bills by over £10,000. The skid-mounted system is fitted on the condensate ...
This latest meeting was also attended by experts from the USA, Canada, Netherlands, France, Italy and China. The results of 2007 Systematic Reviews of existing standards were discussed and these reviews confirmed the continued use of the ...
Flow Group Limited are pleased to announce the acquisition by their Shipham Valves division of the intellectual property, trading name, and assets of Advanced Valve Technologies from receivers Abbott Fielding. Over the last 10 years ...
Rotork’s Pakscan and open network systems activity has been strengthened by the appointment of Chartered Engineer Shelley Pike as Systems Sales Manager. Shelley is now responsible for supporting and guiding Rotork customers on the best ...
The industrial dispute at Scotland’s only oil refinery has highlighted the crucial role played by chemical engineers in maintaining the ‘day-to-day normality of life’ according to Andy Furlong, Director of Policy at the Institution of ...
That’s the view of Dr David Brown, Chief Executive at the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). He says that lives are being put at risk by ‘jobsworths and killjoys’ who hide behind health and safety legislation. Speaking at the ...
Back in time now it would appear! This issue’s competition is one for car enthusiast. VU reader Jerry Hughes is photographed – with hat – on the cancer charity fundraiser, the ‘Regis Classic Tour’ of Cornwall. There’s £50 to the charity of ...
Membership of the BVAA continues to grow at an impressive rate... this month’s new recruits ...
The BVAA’s new Chairman Bill Whiteley retired as the Chief Executive Officer of valve actuator manufacturer Rotork at the beginning of May. Bill’s retirement was marked by the presentation of a specially commissioned crystal glass ornament ...
On June 1st 2008 will launch a very important new service for BVAA members. Titled ‘BVAA Business Shield’, the new service is offered free of charge to all members of BVAA, and comprises three different but complimentary elements. l The ...
If so, BVAA would like to hear from you. BVAA launched a new Repair WG last month, and one of our aims is to try and establish the levels of satisfaction within users of both workshop and on-site repairs. Given that some users are now ...
We have a particularly interesting and wide range of articles and news items in this issue, plus of course all the latest updates on BVAA initiatives, services and activities. We also have a focus in this issue on Distribution, a vitally ...
Articles by Category
- Air Valves
- Attemperators
- Ball Valves
- Breather Valves
- Bursting Disks
- Butterfly Valves
- Bypass Valves
- Capping Valves
- Cartridge Valves
- Check Valves
- Choke Valves
- Composite Valves
- Control Valves
- Cryogenic Valves
- Diaphragm Valves / Pinch Valves
- Discharge Valves
- Double Block and Bleed Valves
- Emergency Shut Down (ESD)
- Emergency Vent Valves (ESV)
- Gas regulating valves
- Gate Valves
- Globe Valves
- Hydrants
- Isolating Valves
- Mono-flange
- Needle Valves
- Non-Return Valves
- Pilot Valves
- Plug Valves
- Pneumatic Valves
- Press Fit Valves
- Pressure Reducing Valves
- Pressure Relief Valves
- Process Valves
- Protection
- Pulse Valves
- Radiator Valves
- Safety Relief Valves
- Safety Valves
- Selector Valves
- Solenoid Valves
- Triple Offset Valves
- Valve Interlocks
- Valve Islands
- Hydraulic Valves
- Rotary Valves
- Actuator Testing
- Compact Actuators
- Controllers
- Electric Actuators
- Electro-Hydraulic Actuators
- Fire Protection
- Gas-over-oil Actuators
- Gearboxes
- Hydraulic Actuators
- Manual Actuators
- Pneumatic Actuators
- Remote Control Systems
- Rotary Actuators
- Switchboxes
- Valve Automation
- Mounting Kits
- BVAA Annual Reports
- BVAA Comment
- BVAA Hatters
- Desktop Exhibitions
- Events
- Future Leaders
- New Members
- Technical Hot Spots
- Your VU
- Industry Events
- Testimonials
- Market Reports
- News
- Training
- Alloys
- Asset Monitors
- Bolting
- Castings
- Coupling Systems
- Drive Systems
- Fasteners
- Filter Regulators
- Fittings
- Flow Meters
- Fluid Control
- Forgers
- FRLs
- Gaskets
- Gauges
- Insulation
- Key Management
- Manifolds
- Materials
- Mounting Kits
- Piping
- Position Monitors
- Pressure Regulators
- Safety Interlocks
- Seals
- Sensors
- Springs
- Surface Coatings
- Switch Boxes
- Valve Covers
- Volume Boosters
- Weld Overlay Cladding
- Additive Manufacturing
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Cylinders
- Steam Traps
