Featured Story

Our Featured articles are long reads that require more reading time than our news articles. In this section, you can find our cover stories, compelling content featuring prominent manufacturers, end-user interview with valve experts around the world, in-depth technical articles and interesting project reports from various industries, ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to power generation, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries.

Featured Story – Improving the shelf life of beverages and dairy products

GEA’s D-tec® double-chamber valve D/DV completes the D-tec valve range and can improve the of beverages and dairy products.

Featured Story – Protecting large pumps: the control valve alternative

Automatic recirculation valves offer efficiency for critical pump protection in power or oil and gas applications.

Featured Story – Chemical sector ready for the digital revolution

The chemicals industry, unlike so many others, has been incredibly resistant to adopt advanced technologies like AI – despite the world’s dependence on it to thrive. Now a digital revolution is finally here, better late than never. While there’s been uptake from some smaller companies, the prominent digital pioneers have been the industry giants.

Featured Story – Ayo Kilani (NLNG): chairman Valve World Conference 2020

Valve World is honored to present Ayo Kilani as the chairman of the Valve World Conference 2020. The main global event for the valve and actuation sector and related end-user sectors will take place from December 1st to December 3rd in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Featured Story – L&T Valves Knowledge-sharing Programmes

L&T Valves conducts Knowledge-sharing Programmes across the globe to help customers address flow-control issues with clarity and confidence. Inspired by the sustained support for the programme, we now offer our select customers an interactive online learning experience from 1 April to 14 April 2020.

Featured Story – Prepping is key

The preparation step is essential for effective maintenance. All relevant documentation should be traced and studies before going to work on the valve. It has become apparent that in the industry these steps are not always taken.

Featured Story – Fugitive emission reduction by using Belleville springs on ball valves

Adding springs to a ball valve greatly reduce the risk of fugitive emissions as well as general seat wear. Before examining the benefits of the Belleville spring on ball valves, it is important to understand the Belleville spring.

Featured Story – 100 per cent tightness an illusion

There is no 100 per cent tightness in flange connections. The wording “this flange connection is 100 percent tight” is not correct and technically unsustainable. Depending on type of medium, internal pressure, type of sealing material and assembly conditions there will always be a certain leakage rate.

Featured Story – Smart cities need smart valves

Smart cities use data to manage resources more efficiently. Within water distribution, engineers and city planners are linking sensors with smart control valves to stabilize pipeline pressure, curb non-revenue water, and reduce the costs associated with burst pipes.

Featured Story – Newly-launched IVAMA sees potential

India now has its own valve and actuator association, the IVAMA, thanks to the initiative of eleven local companies. Valve World asked Director General Mr. Muruganantham Ramakrishnan for some inside information.