Valves for chemical and petrochemical applications
May 2013, Valve & Automation

Bearing failures are the highest root cause of failure in triple offset valves (TOVs) for tight shutoff. This issue is directly attributed to the need to have metal bearings with very tight tolerances ...

Emerson’s digital valve controller for hostile applications
May 2013, Emerson Process Management SA

Emerson Process Management’s Fisher Fieldvue DVC6205 remote-mount digital valve controller proves an ideal solution for applications in which accessibility, extreme temperatures (up to 120°C), extreme ...

Pneumatic rotary actuators
May 2013

PSV Mitech’s range of pneumatic rotary actuators is custom designed to suit applications in the power generation, petrochemical, mining, breweries, pulp and paper, and iron and steel industries. The instruments ...

Stafsjö introduces new high pressure slurry valves
May 2013, Valve & Automation

Stafsjö has introduced the SLH and SLX for really demanding applications with slurry and other abrasive media. After the success of the Stafsjö SLV valve with its replaceable seats for slurry applications, ...

Trims eliminate cavitation damage
April 2013

To complement its range of control valves, PSV Mitech offers a range of trims, chokes, diffuser plates and other devices for cavitation and noise control. All devices are manufactured in materials selected ...

High pressure slurry valves from Stafsjö
April 2013, Valve & Automation

Stafsjö continues to focus on engineering and manufacturing of high pressure valves and has introduced the SLH and SLX for really demanding applications with slurry and other abrasive media. SLH is able ...

Dampers for gas control applications
March 2013

PSV Mitech‘s locally designed and manufactured dampers are ideally configured for gas control applications where a tight shutoff is not required. They can be made suitable for high pressures and temperatures ...

Boiler feedwater valves
March 2013

As with many valves on a boiler, feedwater valves experience very different conditions during start-up compared with the normal running condition. Not only are flow rates lower, but the pressure drop ...

Letdown stations from PSV Mitech
March 2013

Steam is generated in industrial boilers at high pressures and temperatures. This superheated condition results in the efficient production of power in the turbine and the high pressure allows the steam ...

Metso valves selected for pulp and paper projects
February 2013, Metso Automation

Metso has recently received several orders for automated process valves from customers in the Asia-Pacific region. These are for mid-size projects where customers are rebuilding their processes in order ...

Valve with optimised body geometry
February 2013, Gemü Valves Africa

The Gemü 647 2/2-way plastic valve has been revised and is now available as the R647 with optimised body geometry. Like its predecessor, the valve is especially suited to use in dyeing plants, automatic ...

Control valve fugitive emissions
February 2013

Process plant managers have a host of good reasons to minimise fugitive emissions from their facilities and reduce the amount of process fluid released into the atmosphere and surrounding environment. ...

Closed loop flow control
February 2013, FCE Technical Services

Proportion-Air F-Series flow monitors are the heart of its new real-time flow control system and the electro-pneumatic controls can be electronically reconfigured to accept feedback from its F-Series ...

Robust globe control valves
February 2013

PSV Mitech’s general purpose globe control valves are tried and tested and are proven to be successful in meeting both complex and basic requirements. They are specially designed for applications in the ...