The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently issued the 25th edition of their API 6D standard, which includes design, testing, and documentation requirements for valve actuators, as outlined in API 6DX. My article in the June 2025 issue of Pipeline & Gas...
Processing, storing, and transporting LNG requires a host of valves that must perform reliably under very challenging conditions. These valves must deal with cryogenic temperatures, while meeting strict requirements for tight shutoff and low fugitive emissions. Our...
The urea process poses extreme challenges for control valves, including high pressures and pressure drops, elevated temperatures, and corrosive carbamate solutions. Our article in the June 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, titled “New alternatives for severe...
Commissioning and startup of a large process plant is often a difficult task, with hundreds, if not thousands, of workers scrambling to complete their assigned tasks. Amid this chaos, valves and critical accessories are commonly misplaced, damaged, or installed incorrectly, increasing costs and causing production delays.
Emerson’s Marcelo Dultra shared a presentation, Crosby JDS: Revolutionizing PRV Applications with Diaphragm Technology, at the Emerson Exchange 2025 Conference.
Emerson’s Chris Vergos, Justin Goodwin, and Shelby Daniels presented Toughest Application Challenges Solved with Severe Service Innovations at the Emerson Exchange 2025 conference.
This 4:31 YouTube video, Fisher™ FIELDVUE™ 4400 Digital Position Transmitter for Crosby J-Series Pressure Relief Valves, provides a closer look at how this digital position transmitter enables real-time, high-accuracy valve lift data to track pressure relief events and calculate volumetric release.
An Australian coal mining company was looking to extend the life of its mine. The challenge was that the area where they wanted to expand mining operations was currently being used as a tailings storage facility (TSF).
Here you can find an excellent introductory video series on electric valve actuation. The series begins with the basics and explores operation, technology, control, monitoring, and diagnostics.
During a recent presentation at Emerson Exchange 2025, Daniel Busch, Emerson Senior Valve Condition Monitoring Analyst, and Jordan Cain, Account Manager at Control Southern Inc., presented "Using Smart Positioners to Make Smart Decisions." An attendee asked, "Do you...
When selecting a valve pressure class, users often limit consideration to familiar ASME B16.34 Standard Classes, but awareness of lesser-known ASME classes can lead to significant cost, size, and weight reductions, especially for high-pressure weld end valves. My...
In this Emerson Automation Experts podcast. Andrea Sutti joins Jim Cahill to discuss the advantages of triple offset valve technology and why it continues to find homes in an increasing number of applications due to its capital expenditure and operational benefits.
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