Controlling Our Water Systems, Part II
To better understand the actuators and controls in our water systems, we discussed the types and some of the considerations for sizing in the first part of this article, which appeared in the print version of 名媛直播Magazine and is posted here.
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Controlling Our Water Systems
Actuators and controls are a critical process of how we move water through our supply and waste systems.
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Variable Frequency Drives in Electric Actuators
Electric actuators are vital for operating a wide variety of valves and are used in many industrial applications.
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Valuable Insight from Valve Actuator Users
Once valves and actuators are installed and commissioned on site, the manufacturer’s involvement often lapses to an occasional service call.
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Is Your Company Ready for The New Reality?
Since August, 2015, when VMA’s 2016 Market Outlook event was held, there have been a few more bumps in the economic road for valve, actuator and control manufacturers, their suppliers, distributors and end users.
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The Underappreciated Mounting Kit
All too often, the mounting kit is considered trivial, an afterthought deemed a commodity within all the other specified control components that comprise a complete automated valve package.
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A Beginner鈥檚 Guide to the Right Actuator (Consider the Valve!)
A valve, in its most basic form, consists of a body and an internal moving component (closure element), which shuts off or restricts flow through the valve.
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Electric Vs. Fluid Power Choice for Valve Actuators
Since the early days of valve actuator use, there has been a choice between powering the actuator with electricity or pressurized fluid.
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Designing for Safety: Failure Modes on Gate Valves
For over 100 years, preventing catastrophic failure in the process control industry has been a continuously evolving area of study.
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AUMA: Fail Safe Actuator
For applications with significant hazard potential in the oil & gas sector and other industrial markets, fail safe actuators are required.
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Additive Manufacturing: Will It Change the Valve Industry?
Additive manufacturing (AM), also called 3D printing, is likely to transform the production of physical goods, including valves and actuators, in the same way the Internet drastically changed the information business model.
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Valves & Actuators 101 Precedes Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2015
VMA is presenting a one-day version of its popular Valves, Actuators & Controls 101 educational program on July 14, the day before Valve World Americas Expo & Conference.
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Cost Implications for Throttling Electric Actuators in Pipeline Systems
A few years ago, a major U.S. liquid pipeline company revamped one of its existing refined products pipelines.
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Control Using Wireless Throttling Valves
Based on the broad acceptance of wireless transmitters, manufacturers have developed and introduced wireless actuators for on/off valves.
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Smart Actuation: Where We鈥檙e At, Where We鈥檙e Going
What might be around the next curve for smart actuators?
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Why Quarter-turn Valves 鈥楶op鈥� Open
We’ve all seen this situation: A quarter-turn valve is in the closed position.
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Standards, Safety, Training Top Topics at Meeting
Twenty-five years ago, the member companies of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) saw a need to promote both safety and quality in valve and actuator repair.
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Automated Valves and Climate Extremes
The use of automated valves has increased continuously as the global demand for industrial and municipal infrastructure has grown around the world.
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Smaller Electric Actuators Fulfill Expanded Needs
The conventional perception of a motorized valve is one of a large isolating valve with a heavy-duty valve actuator, usually powered by a three-phase electrical supply.
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