Despite numerous advancements to digital valve controllers in recent decades, their local user interfaces and connectivity options have remained somewhat limited. My article in the August 2024 issue of Process Industry Informer, titled “Digital Valve Controller...
Valves, Actuators & Regulators
150 Years of Performance
Today, the Sempell brand of products provides reliable, accurate, and flexible final control products for steam applications in commercial power generation and other industrial processes. These solutions include control valves, pressure and safety relief valves, isolation and shutoff valves, nuclear flow controls, and actuators.
Chemical Industry Valve Selection Considerations
In a Valve World magazine article, Selecting valves for chemical, process applications, Emerson’s Knut Riegel describes advancements in high-performance butterfly valves for critical process applications.
Changing Valve Automation Requirements for Sustainability
Tom Mullins and Daniel Quintero presented How Will Valve Automation Change in a Sustainability and Decarbonization World at the 2024 Ovation User Group Conference.
Blue Hydrogen Valve, Actuator & Regulator Solutions
Efficient equipment and regular maintenance from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service provider help to ensure extended uptime and minimize operational challenges in blue hydrogen production operations.
Digital Valve Controllers for Net-Zero Objectives
Emerson’s Riyaz Ali presented Digital Valve Controller Used with Final Control Elements Inching Towards Net Zero Emission at the 2024 Emerson Exchange conference in Düsseldorf, Germany. Here is his presentation abstract: Energy consumption is a big part of process...
Emission-Free Gas-Powered Actuators are “Fit for 55”
At the Emerson Exchange EMEA 2024 in Düsseldorf, Håkon Espvik, hydraulics product manager at Emerson, explained how the need to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets will transform the actuation technology used for gas pipeline shutdown valves. Regulations and...
Rugged and Reliable Molecular Sieve Dryer Switching Valves
The Emerson Exchange EMEA presentation, Cryogenic Valve Designs to Meet Demand for Higher Capacity, Emission-Compliant LNG Infrastructure, highlights the importance of rugged valves used in the demanding molecular sieve dryer application.
Control Valve Selection for PEM Electrolyzers
Renewable or `green’ hydrogen, produced by the electrolysis of water, using renewable electricity, has been described as the `fuel of the future’. However, companies such as Plug Power are building cost-effective green hydrogen ecosystems that are already rapidly...
Crucial Role for Valves, Regulators & Actuators in Blue Hydrogen Production Podcast
In this podcast, Scot Bauder describes the important role that valves, actuators, and regulators play in optimizing and scaling these production operations in applications like steam methane reformers (SMR) and autothermal reformers (ATR).
Valve Trim Innovations in Aerodynamic Noise Attenuation
Emerson’s TK Arasu shares his expertise in severe service valves as he explores control valve-related noise and how next generation Fisher™ Whisper™ technology can help you reap the benefits quieter operations.
Moving Beyond Pneumatic Standalone Controllers
The article, When Pneumatic Standalone Controllers Age Out, discusses alternative process controller designs that address the issues with pneumatic controllers, while providing a host of additional benefits.
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