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HOW STAINLESS STEEL VALVE ARE MADE
You are working hard day at office or home, and you need a relaxing shower to rejuvenate. A warm bath might just do the trick. Earlier taking a warm bath was a cumbersome affair, as you had to warm the water in a pot on a regular kitchen fire, but today things have changed. With…
Read MoreTHE BENEFITS OF A CONTROL VALVE
Control Valves are the valves that are used to control different conditions. These are being frequently used in many areas to control the flow, temperature, pressure, or level of any liquid. They work by closing or opening either fully or partially, when signals are received from the controllers. By assisting in controlling the flow/temperature of liquid,…
Read MoreWHAT IS A SOLENOID VALVE?
Before understanding the concept of a solenoid valve, we should first understand what a valve is. A valve is a device which works by regulating or controlling the flow of a fluid. This fluid can be liquid, gas, slurry, etc. Valves are available in a wide variety of makes and designs, serving a variety of…
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HOW DOES A VALVE WORK WITH ACTUATORS
Valves are one of those critical inventions that go unnoticed by many. They play an important role in our world by controlling, regulating, guiding and directing the flow of assorted types of liquids, gases, steam or flowing materials such as mill, grain, etc. Valves are made of steel, iron, steel, bronze or PVC and can…
Read MoreStainless Steel Prices – Summer Recap
Steel mills in Europe are attempting to implement price hikes nation wide that could affect USA sales of raw metal. However, if outputs are cut more sufficiently, supply then could rise causing an increase in price for raw metal. Any pickup in activity is likely to be short lived and only temporarily. Producers may also…
Read MoreValve Terms and Definitions
ACTUATOR: A fluid-powered or electrically powered device that supplies force and motion to a VALVE CLOSURE MEMBER. AIR SET: Also SUPPLY PRESSURE REGULATOR. A device used to reduce plant air supply to valve POSITIONERS and other control equipment. Common reduced air supply pressures are 20 and 35 psig. AIR-TO-CLOSE: An increase in air pressure to the ACTUATOR is…
Read MoreHANDWHEEL OPERATORS AND TORQUE
What is torque? Torque is a force tending to rotate a body about an axis. (Example): force on a wrench tending to rotate a nut around a bolt. How is Torque expressed? Torque always has two parts, force and distance, and is expressed as the product of the two. (Example): Torque = force x distance. …
Read MoreWhat is a valve and how did it originate?
We all know that valves are present in our everyday lives, but valves work a lot “behind the scenes”—controlling what might seem like the “uncontrollable”. Without valves, we would have engineering issues on how to regulate and control steam, water, air, corrosive liquids, gases and other materials. You can already see WHY valves are important, but WHERE did…
Read MoreWhat is a valve actuator (Electric & Pneumatic)
Valve actuators are of various types namely electrically operated , pneumatically operated. Pneumatically operated actuators can be diaphragm operated for globe , gate valves. Pneumatic actuators can be quarter turn type for ball or butterfly valves. Pneumatic actuators can be cylinder operated for say Knife gate valves. Actuators are again single acting spring return type…
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