News
Danfoss Upgrades AB-QM Valve Range with Higher Nominal Flow Rates
According to Refindustry, Danfoss has reworked its AB-QM Pressure Independent Control Valve range in sizes DN 125 to 250, lifting nominal flow rates…
Section
Трубопроводная арматура
Rigorous design postmortems and strategic blueprints from the front lines of enterprise UX direction.
News
Valmet Acquires Severn Group: What the Consolidation Means for Severe Service Valve Supply
According to SCC Online, Valmet has acquired Severn Group, a UK-based industrial valve company specializing in severe service flow control solutions.
News
Securing Industrial PLCs: How Water Utilities Can Defend Against Targeted OT Attacks
If you've ever watched a pump station hum along on autopilot — flow rates stable, valves cycling on schedule, nobody touching a thing — you know the…
News
Rotork Profit Growth and the ABB Acquisition: What Maintenance Teams Need to Know
Anyone who's lost a maintenance window to an actuator spare with the wrong firmware knows why balance-sheet headlines matter — and Rotork's half-year…
Трубопроводная арматура
The Green Planet tickets: online booking versus gate purchase
The most frustrating part of a visit to The Green Planet Dubai is rarely the rainforest itself. It is the few minutes before entry: a family standing…
News
Emerson Introduces TESCOM RC-X for Precision Chemical Injection Control
Engineer Live reports that Emerson has launched the TESCOM RC-X motorised injection rate control valve, designed for precise flow control in chemical…
Трубопроводная арматура
Pipeline valve pressure drop calculation steps for system designers
A valve pressure-drop error propagates through the entire system. It distorts pump duty, reduces available control authority, increases actuator…
Трубопроводная арматура
Industrial gate valves versus globe valves: mapping flow control paths
By the middle of a shift, an operator usually does not need a textbook to tell the difference between a valve that belongs in an isolation duty and…
Трубопроводная арматура
Pressure relief valve sizing errors: hidden capacity calculation traps
A relief valve can have the correct set pressure, the correct nominal inlet size, and a valid nameplate—and still fail the required duty. The failure…
Трубопроводная арматура
Control valve cavitation traps causing hidden plant downtime
A control valve can be within its nominal flow range and still be the highest-risk wear point in a liquid pipeline. The failure mode is often not a…
Трубопроводная арматура
Pneumatic or electric actuators for industrial valves
A valve can be perfectly specified on paper and still become the point where a shift slows down. The operator presses a command, watches the…
Трубопроводная арматура
Butterfly valve actuator sizing: torque margins for industrial water lines
The most expensive mistake in butterfly valve automation is also the laziest: take the valve size, find an actuator with “more torque,” add 25…
Трубопроводная арматура
Check valve selection for high pressure liquid systems
A check valve can meet the line’s nominal size and headline pressure rating, then fail because it never reaches stable full-open travel. This is a…
Трубопроводная арматура
Ball valve seat materials: performance paths for industrial flow
A shift starts at six. By the time you've been on the floor for two hours, you've probably turned the same quarter-turn valve four times already, and…