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Steam & condensate 2 - condensate, heat transfer and maintenance
In the second of a two part series, we explain condensate behavior and heat transfer, as well as how syphons are used for condensate removal. We also list the most important maintenance checkpoints for air, steam and condensate systems.
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Q&A with Neles expert: Jing Cao
How has COVID-19 affected customer inspections? We talked briefly with project engineer Jing Cao, to find out more about Factory Acceptance Tests, and what is going on in the factory. In addition, we asked a few things about her career at Neles (now part of Valmet).
Insights ● ArticleCost effective and optimum valve selection for process plants
Process uptime, safety and productivity are topics that always count when speaking about industrial processes and process plants. Correctly selected process valves are essential to achieve the set uptime, safety and productivity targets and also help minimize the maintenance costs and waste of energy and raw materials.
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Capture the benefits of Industrial Internet without the capital spending
Does your maintenance engineer want to identify poorly performing valves? Are troublesome loops frustrating your process operator? Or perhaps your finance manager is insisting on raising overall productivity? Then harnessing the Industrial Internet could be the route to improving all-round plant performance.
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Control valve authority - Ask the flow control expert
When the term authority is used in connection with control valves, you might well think that it is some kind of organization or body that classifies or confirms a particular characteristic of a control valve. However, this is not the case since authority refers to the differential pressure across a valve.
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EPC projects require more than just the availability of great products
There is a lot more at play in EPC projects than just the technological solutions we have to offer. Our strength lies in fact that both the EPCs and the end customers know they can trust the valves and the people with expertise behind them. We asked Oscar Bronsveld, the Director of Global Project Sales for Valmet’s flow control offering to tell us what a successful project requires from a partner like us.
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Coater service case study - Removing OMC coating buildup
Valmet assisted in cleaning the blade holders, replacing the cross machine coater station profile strips and adjusting a return pan to reduce color leaks.
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Determining the control valve pressure drop for control valve sizing purposes
Our guest writer Jon F. Monsen discusses the correct method for determining the control valve sizing pressure drop when the system already exists or has been designed.
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Valmet’s flow control business driving customers’ business forward in the DACH area
The needs of companies in the various process industries are constantly evolving. We help our customers improve their process performance and environmental efficiency and ensure a safe flow of materials.
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Reinventing reliability through material science
Reinventing reliability - our company motto - is a critical mission that impacts technology and product development. Jussi Hellman, Manager of Materials Engineering at Neles (now Valmet Flow Control business line), reliability is very much the domain of material science. “More times than often, material wear is the root cause of failures, which leads to unplanned downtimes and production loss.”
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