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Molecular sieving made efficient with smart valve selection

The chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries are constantly looking for ways to improve the efficiency, economics and safety of ...

Taking the guesswork out of properly sizing an assembly

The cause of the valve-related problems encountered in industrial applications often lies in an inadequate selection of valves in terms ...

How transparent collaboration leads to higher performance

Maintaining a plant is a challenge that requires deep knowledge and great listening abilities. When it comes to keeping valves at peak performance, we need to listen to plant personnel, suppliers and to the valve itself. When plant maintenance and reliability managers consider all sides, they get the full story and the best valve performance.

Valmet and Neles: forward together with a stronger base

For decades, Neles has enjoyed recognition as a best-in-class player in the world of valves and valve automation thanks to a portfolio of quality products and digital services. Of late, the company has further accelerated its agenda following the 2022 merger with Valmet. The main message for customers, says Haroon Azmi, is that the company’s capabilities and know-how are better than ever. “Today we are operating from an even stronger base and with a wider offering, covering more markets, and leveraging our global reach.”

12 recommendations to minimize capital project start-up problems and lower total cost of ownership

Valves are a major investment, in every sense of the word, for process industry brownfield and greenfield projects. Particular attention is given to valves in severe, operation-critical, and safety-critical applications – products on which Valmet's flow control business has built its reputation – to ensure a timely and successful plant start-up. Read on to see our expert's recommendations.

Klabin stabilizes its pulp mill production

The Expertune PlantTriage software helped stabilize the operation and achieve chemical savings at Klabin’s Ortigueira mill.

Cost 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.

Overcoming oil sand application challenges with Neles™ Q-trim™ technology

Oil sands production presents some of the most demanding process conditions in the world. In this blog, we examine the solutions to over come the typical application challenges. Under these demanding conditions, the application required a control valve solution capable of handling abrasive duty while delivering stable, repeatable performance, which led to the selection of a Neles™ RE series segmented ball valve equipped with Q‑Trim™ technology.

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.

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.