Valve world News

‘Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.’

So said Wilson Mizner. Research him and you’ll find cheery anecdotes, but I rather suspect Mizner was more crooked than the flow path in a low-noise ...
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150 Years of Heap & Partners Ltd

Liverpool Town Hall, a magnificent 18th century grade one listed building situated in the heart of the city, recently provided the backdrop for a ...
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30 Years and Still Going Strong…: Adanac’s Danny Innes reflects on the last 30 years. From humble beginnings to global supply.

Adanac first started trading 30 years ago on December 1st 1986 after Michael and Susan Ball returned from living and working in Canada – hence the ...
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ABB's Model Predictive Torque Control (MPTC) Protects Against Gas Supply Interruptions: The software uses Model Predictive Control to protect compressor operation during power supply disruptions, saving time and money.

ABB has released the first variablespeed drive (VSD) control software that uses Model Predictive Control* to regulate the drive’s torque. The MPTC ...
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Aberdeen Golf Day: After a rainy warm up, the sun gods once again smiled on the BVAA’s Annual Customer Golf Day at the beautiful Banchory Golf Club near Aberdeen.

The September 2016 event was once again a fiercely fought competition, with the odd comedic moment. One of the Director’s collection of pitching ...
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Adding Value to the Motor: Operated Valve, Part 4: The valve control market faces increasing pressure from commoditisation of its products. Here’s how to avoid a race to the bottom.

In this, the last of our Masterclass articles we continue to look at how AUMA Actuators Ltd addresses the challenges of commoditisation in valve ...
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All Valves Actuators Ltd: Exhibiting at Valve World, Dusseldorf

All Valves Online Ltd are so proud to be writing for the Valve World edition of Valve User Magazine. Having started the company in 2012, Managing ...
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AUMA’s Actuator Leakage Tester for Long-Term Peace of Mind: Every single AUMA electric valve actuator is fully pressure tested and guaranteed IP68 when delivered to site, as part of the bespoke assembly process

AUMA’s PV1691 portable leakage tester, available in the UK via AUMA’s in-house service team and many of their ACE service partners, helps users to ...
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AV Actuators Ltd: Established in the US

A lot has been happening behind the scenes since AV Actuators launched into the global valve and actuator market at the BVAA Spring Conference back ...
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Bernard Controls Donate 3 Actuators to The BVAA

Zoedale Ltd is the UK Distributor for Bernard Controls Electric Actuators. When Zoedale heard that The BVAA Training Centre was equipped with Auma ...
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BVAA New Members

The following companies have joined BVAA since the last issue of Valve User ...
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BVAA’s Mad Hatters: How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?

Competition Here’s BVAA’s Director, Rob Bartlett, using his BVAA hat to keep sheltered from the sun. Can you guess which supersonic jet he is ...
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BVAA’s Technical Hot Spot

INDUSTRIAL VALVES — MEASUREMENT, TEST AND QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR FUGITIVE EMISSIONS — PART 1: CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND QUALIFICATION ...
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Celebrating Our 2-Year Anniversary as a Proud Member of Graco

The Alco Valves Group has come a very long way in the last few years, and this is in no small part to the support of their parent company, Graco Inc. ...
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Closed Die Drop Forging Specialist Extends Its Metallurgical Expertise

UK drop forging company W H Tildesley Ltd continues to invest in metallurgical expertise by extending its Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with ...
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Desktop Exhibition

On 7th September 2016, BVAA were kindly invited to hold one of our Desktop Exhibitions at ConocoPhillips offices at Rubislaw in Aberdeen. Nine ...
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Emerson and Teledyne Test Services Introduce a New Valve Diagnostic System for Nuclear Utilities: The QUIKLOOK 3-FS system minimises the cost, time, and complexity of testing both airoperated and motor-operated control valves.

Emerson Process Management and Teledyne Test Services (TTS) jointly developed and introduced the QUIKLOOK 3-FS diagnostic system, a new platform for ...
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Emerson Delivers an Intuitive, Rugged Device: AMS Trex™ Device Communicator is built to last through harsh environments, hard falls, and long shifts

Emerson Automation Solutions introduces the AMS Trex Device Communicator, a handheld communicator delivering an intuitive consumer-quality user ...
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FFKM Seals Can Outperform Metal O-Rings at High Pressures & Temperatures

The deformation of metal O-ring seals can occur where process operating conditions reach temperatures up to 300°C, with liquid pressures also as high ...
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Future Leaders Programme: BVAA has, throughout 2016, been running a pilot programme to develop a small group of future leaders for the industry.

Identified by their employers as having the right qualities and potential to become leaders within their own organisations, this small group has been ...
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