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How are valves important in our everyday lives?
Did you know that valves play an important role in our everyday lives? Wherever fluids move in a pipe, valves are needed to secure their safe and reliable flow. And this happens in most process industries – and even to make products or materials that might surprise you. Millions of valves are working day and night in various industries globally. Let’s talk more about this and reveal some fascinating facts about valves.
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Ensuring a sweet flow – valves for reliable sugar production
The world needs sugar. Sugar is more than a sweet delight for households; it’s also used in various industrial applications. Global sugar consumption is around 180 million tons per year. That’s a lot of sweet stuff to be produced. Did you know that valves are extensively used in the production process? Read on to learn more about the sweet flow.
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Maximize reliability with modern, data-driven shutdown planning
Turnaround, shutdown, and outage valve scopes have a significant impact on future plant performance. Good planning, management and documentation are essential, but higher targets have also accentuated the need to better target maintenance and consider opportunities for improvement. Want to learn proven methods and tools to leverage data and ensure successful shutdowns? Read on and join my presentation at Valve World Expo.
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A formula for safety in pharmaceutical industry processes
Safety, timeliness, and consistency are essential ingredients for creating quality products. But what impact do these concerns have on your process environment? Manufacturing reliable products and sustaining an efficient, hygienic process are vital components of your plant operation.
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Material solutions for maximum safety of hydrogen valves
Q&A: Does hydrogen present any special issues relative service hardware compared to other gasses?
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Moving forward with new expanded offering and renewed Flowrox branding
The Flowrox™ product family, which is known in the mining and metals segment for quality and reliability, has seen a lot during the past year or so. The acquisition by Neles, and subsequent merger with Valmet has made these world-renowned valves and pumps some of the flagship products for a comprehensive offering, which includes flow control solutions, process automation and several other products serving the mining sector.
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The Neles™ NDX 2.0 delivers on sustainability
Many have asked what’s so different about the new Neles NDX 2.0 valve controller. While there are several technical developments worth discussing, we’ll start by looking at the considerable increase in the potential to improve the sustainability of valve assemblies and the processes they are a part of.
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Why should I choose a hose pump for pumping high solids concentration slurries?
There are basically three main reasons to select hose pumps, also commonly known as peristaltic pumps. The first is the simple, and thus reliable, operation principle, which brings several advantages. The second is the hose pump’s capability of pumping high solids concentration slurries and high viscous pastes. The third is that the hose pump’s maintenance is both inexpensive and easy and fast.
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Ask the expert: Why are valves important in industrial gas processing?
We interviewed our expert, Joshua Ruiz, and asked why are valves important in industrial gas processing? He will also outline how Valmet's solutions can help in productivity and reliability of your processes.
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Impact of API 6D 25th edition
API 6D is one of the oldest and most renowned specifications in the valve industry. We have often been asked about the recent API 6D changes and their impact on ball valves. So one of our experts, Durai Ragavendran, Product manager – Ball valves, has collected some of these recent questions and answers them in this blog. We hope you will find it an interesting read!
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