Valve Repair and Service Articles
A New Revolution In Portable Is Here!
Over 50 years ago, CLIMAX pioneered the portable machine tool industry, with state-of-the-art tools that solve the world’s toughest machining challeng...
Valve User Issue 43
WSG Acquire Provalve: WSG UK Ltd, announce that earlier this year they acquired a majority share of Provalve Ltd.
WSG UK Ltd, a well-established service provider within the worldwide Oil and Gas market, are delighted to announce that on the 27th February 2017 we a...
Valve User Issue 43
The Puzzle Solved
The AC Valve Alliance Group is made up of six privately owned, individual companies, each of which is an expert in their own field and built together ...
Valve User Issue 43
Engineer-to-engineer collaboration conquers extreme FPSO valve issues: An FPSO off the African coast was experiencing valve-related performance issues that interrupted production, resulting in significant financial loss.
Extreme environmental conditions went far beyond what its flow control valves (FVs) were originally specified for, causing damage and compromising per...
Valve User Issue 42
Retrofit – when prevention is better than cure for ageing HVAC systems: HVAC equipment coming to the end of its service life can mean expense and unplanned system down time.
Albion Valves Ltd, a leading UK valve supplier to the building services and air conditioning industry, believes that facilities managers can preempt p...
Valve User Issue 42
Rotork Client Support Programme Delivers Smart Maintenance at VTTI Vasiliko (VTTV) Oil Terminal
VTTI B.V., the worldwide independent provider of energy storage, has awarded a Client Support Programme (CSP) contract to Rotork for the maintenance o...
Valve User Issue 38
LATTYpack OIL Packing Set for Low Emissions on Valve Stems and Fittings
A solution by LATTY for the Oil and Gas industries for a full compliance with both ISO 15848 class BH and API 624 fugitive emission standards.GROUPE L...
Valve User Issue 38
Curtiss-Wright Industrial Division Expands Network in the UK
Curtiss-Wright’s Industrial Division today announced that its Farris Engineering business has entered into an agreement with Furmanite in the UK.
F...
Valve User Issue 36
New Facility Will Provide Local Service For Energy Sector
World-leading supplier of critical flow control solutions, IMI Critical Engineering, has celebrated the opening of its new IMI CCI service centre in A...
Valve User Issue 35
New guides announce ABB’s service offerings for flow calibration and valve testing: ABB’s flow and valve services explained by new publications
ABB’s Measurement and Analytics business has released two new guides covering its services for flow calibration and valve testing. Available on reques...
Valve User Issue 34
Open Day a Huge Success
ValvTechnologies Europe, UK-based distributor of ValvTechnologies products and part of MCE Group’s valve shutdown and repair service centre, recently ...
Valve User Issue 34
Cost Reductions Achieved by Valve Condition and Performance Monitoring: Part Two: V-MAP® G3 and MIDAS® Sensor
In any market where the returns on capital invested are diminishing, the first reaction of the stakeholders inside many organisations in that market i...
Valve User Issue 34
Cost Reductions Achieved by Valve Condition and Performance Monitoring: Part One: Score Diagnostics Limited’s Portable MIDAS Meter®
In any market where the returns on capital invested are diminishing, the first reaction of the stakeholders inside many organisations in that market i...
Valve User Issue 34
How do you Maintain Site Safety and Efficiency?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has contacted two of our customers in the past week, requesting evidence of their site’s preventative maintenanc...
Valve User Issue 34
Advanced Valve Solutions is the Primary Channel for Hora and Persta Valves and Spares for the UK and Ireland
With many years of engineering experience on Hora and Persta valves in critical power generation applications Advanced Valves Solutions (AVS) offers m...
Valve User Issue 34
Pentair Supplies Specialist Support for Ball Valve Repair Project
Pentair Valves & Controls has successfully provided maintenance support under its specialist service brand, SABO, for a valve repair project at one of...
Valve User Issue 33
Are blocked tapping points giving you a headache?
BVAA members GPEC Ltd, based in Wigan, Lancashire, are extremely proud to have extended their portfolio as the exclusive UK sales agents of OEM’s, by ...
Valve User Issue 32
Valve Condition Monitoring Enters a New Era: Score Group’s Innovative V-MAP® G3 Successfully Launched at ONS 2014
In issue 30 of Valve User Magazine, we mentioned that Score Diagnostics limited was launching a new valve condition and performance monitoring system ...
Valve User Issue 31
Steam Plant Engineering – one number to call
Any business that relies on steam for processing – whether it’s a chemical plant, a recycling company, a laundry, a food manufacturer or a hospital – ...
Valve User Issue 31
Preventing premature chemical dosing valve failure in subsea tiebacks
In the designing, operating and maintaining of a subsea tieback, an operator has multiple challenges to consider. The way they choose to overcome thes...
Valve User Issue 30
Extending valve life and productivity during shutdown refurbishment projects
The Aftermarket team at KKI is in full flow at the moment, once again supporting the annual shutdown at one of the UK’s largest refineries.
The shu...
Valve User Issue 27
Acquisition expands Rotork’s valve adaptation business
The acquisition of Renfro Associates Inc. heralds the expansion of Rotork’s valve adaptation and accessories business, with manufacture in the USA add...
Valve User Issue 27
Picture Perfect: RPV Open Blasting and Coating Division
RPV the leading international valve stockist/ distributor has further extended its service portfolio by opening a ‘Blasting and Coating Division’ at i...
Valve User Issue 27
Pentair Valves & Controls Extends Service Contract at Doel with Sabo and Sempell Teams
Pentair Valves & Controls has successfully completed a major shutdown of the Doel plant, further expanding its maintenance contract with the plant’s o...
Valve User Issue 25
Valve Tech Acquisition Boosts EnerMech’s Australian Valves Division
EnerMech has completed the first of five acquisitions it has planned for the next six months with the acquisition of Melbourne-based Valve Tech Engine...
Valve User Issue 24