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One of the top questions we get from customers is why an actuator isn’t working. Actuator troubleshooting is complex: depending on the type of actuator, the system, and other factors, there are many reasons actuators don’t perform properly. To help you be
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Valves and actuators located outside or along pipelines are highly susceptible to the cold. If water gets into a valve and freezes, the valve will stop working. Even worse, frozen water can expand as much as 9%. If this happens to the water in your valve,
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Control valves play an important role in the success of your plant. They help you achieve higher product quality and higher efficiency. This means better products and more cost savings.
There are three ways to improve the performance of the control valv
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Gasket Selection
Many experts suggest that gaskets should be selected for their properties in the following order:
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Most gaskets are supplied with instruction manuals, as well as the equipment on which they are installed. The installation instructions must be followed to ensure proper installation and to avoid "invalid" device warranty.
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Solid Metal Gaskets – used for flanges of ASME B16.5, ASME B16.47, and API Specification 6A
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As with every intended use for valve, piping carries its own set of standards that valve companies and users need to understand. This article provides an overview of the codes (it does not necessarily cover detailed requirements for specific services).
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Today’s pipe, valve and tap has been engineered to efficiently control the flow of water into our cities and our homes, and we depend on those components to keep the systems running right.
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The Garlock family of companies have reintroduced the Garlock butterfly valve line, a group of flow control products specifically built to handle a wide range of extreme, sterile and chemical transportation and storage condition, with three new offerings
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Rugged, reliable and safe is essential characteristic of all equipment operating in this industry, and valves are certainly no exception.
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