Motion-control valves solve troublesome equipment-instability problems. • Overcenter, or motion-control valves, are well suited for load holding and control. • Standard overcenter valves can solve the ...

3D printing techniques enable quieter, higher performing designs for final control elements. Control valve noise is a problem in many plant environments. The sound is created by very high pressure ...

Working within the same footprint as a standard actuator, the company developed a modular motion control unit that combines the cylinder, pilot and control valves, position sensors and speed ...

Plant engineers and technicians are frequently asked to tune the controller when a control loop’s process value has prolonged or significant excursions from the set point. But in many instances, no ...

Xcel Energy on Saturday was continuing to fix a problem with a control valve at its Monticello nuclear power plant that was discovered Wednesday morning, according to a company statement. The problem ...

Success is less about memorizing formulas and more about understanding process behavior, valves, operators and controller ...

Turbine bypass valves are one of the most difficult applications in a power plant. Keeping these valves operating efficiently and avoiding unexpected failures is critical for plant operation. When ...

A problem with Bendix ATR-6 air-brake valves has raised a safety alert and caused at least one truck manufacturer to halt deliveries of new Class 8 trucks Phillips Industries’ new Cincinnati-area ...

What lurks beneath the surface? What is underneath, where eyes cannot see? Is it something valuable? Is it something old? Is it some treasure or something frightening to behold? These are common ...