Lightening the load of multi-material manufacturing with 3D printing
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The rise of 3D printing transformed the manufacturing industry, enabling manufacturers to quickly and precisely create specialized parts for any application.
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Standards for Actuator/Gearbox Flanges
鈥淢any variations in valve and actuator dimensions and characteristics have come into play especially now that we have worldwide vendors,鈥� said Paul Souza, training manager at AUMA Actuators in a presentation at the Valve Manufacturers Association Virtual Valve Forum in November 2020.
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The Actuators That Drive Subsea Operations
Subsea development includes different types of activities such as exploration, drilling, completion and production.Subsea manifolds are the arrangement of piping, valves, connections, structures and the foundation used in the subsea production system to receive, combine and distribute the hydrocarbon fluid
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New Requirements for Actuator Sizing
After decades of confusion, the American Water Works Association has created new standards for actuator sizing that clear up some of the confusion and also provide guidance on where safety factors need to be applied.
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Controlling Our Water Systems, Part I
Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from Cylinder and Vane Actuators and Control鈥擠esign and Installation, published by the American Water Works Association in 2015.
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Recommended Practices (RP) Changing Engineering and Supplying of Assemblies
The issue is that assemblies are not currently treated as “engineered” items — they are often produced by slapping the actuator on the old (or new) valve specified by the piping requirements without much understanding of the specifics of the interactions between valve and actuator connections through the drive train (coupling).
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Automating Old Sluice Gates with Electric Actuators
Since the early days of water and wastewater treatment plants in the U.S., municipalities and industries have continued to expand and upgrade existing plants and distribution infrastructure as well as build new facilities.
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2020 Can Be a Year of Education and Networking
The new year presents several exciting opportunities for those who manufacture and work with valves, actuators and related products.
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Linear Actuators for Automating Gate Valves
Most professionals in the valve industry are already familiar with the use of linear actuators to operate globe valves.
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Electric Actuators in the Oil and Gas Industry
Actuators in the oil and gas industry operate many types of valves, and they must do so with great precision and accuracy.
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Electric Actuator Commissioning
Typically, electric actuator commissioning is performed when the actuator is installed at site.
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Gearboxes 101
Gears have a long history and have been used for many purposes throughout civilization.
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Shaping the Valve Industry鈥檚 Future
The British Valve & Actuator Association (BVAA) is coming to the end of the second year of its innovative Future Leaders Program. “It is quite possibly the most rewarding activity of my career.” said BVAA’s Director & CEO, Rob Bartlett. “The program has had an amazing effect on all those involved in it.
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Valve Stem Material Selection for Offshore Actuated Valves
This article aims to resolve the problems that can occur when high actuator torque has a negative effect on the stem of the valve in offshore service.
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AIV, LP Acquires Zenith Supply
AIV, LP, a Houston-based global wholesale distributor of valves and actuators for the oil and gas, power generation, chemical, petrochemical, refining, pulp and paper and water treatment industries, has announced that it has acquired Zenith Supply.
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Adopting the IIoT: Are Results Matching the Hype?
Many valve, actuator and control manufacturers have jumped right in and taken advantage of the opportunities the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have brought to process control.
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Sizing Electric Actuators for Use on Linear Valves
The valve industry is made up of many types of valves that are used in countless types of applications, locations and service conditions.
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The Actuation Selection Process
A common misconception in our industry is that actuating a valve is as simple as putting the most cost-efficient actuator on top of your valve of choice, but the process is much more complicated than that.
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Force and Direction Controls for Valve Actuators
Valve actuators deliver either linear or rotary force.
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The Critical Stem Nut: Who is Responsible for Maintenance?
One of the most important components of an automated threaded stem valve is the ubiquitous stem nut, a relatively simple and unsophisticated mechanical device that converts the rotary motion of an actuator into the linear stem movement needed to open or close one of the many types of gate valves or sluice gates.
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