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Industrial Valve Selection: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn the main valve families and the factors that drive selection, including fluid, pressure, temperature, function, materials and maintenance access.
Plant Equipment
Valves
Choosing and maintaining the valves that control flow in a plant.
Check Valves and Preventing Backflow
Check valves let fluid pass one way and block reverse flow. Learn the common designs, where they protect pumps and compressors, and why they fail.
Control Valves and How They Regulate Flow
Control valves adjust flow in response to a controller signal. See how the valve, actuator and positioner work together and what affects sizing and wear.
Industrial Valve Maintenance: A Guide to Choosing the Right Equipment
How to decide whether a worn valve should be repaired, rebuilt or replaced, and how to choose replacement parts and kits that suit the service.
Industrial Valve Maintenance: Tips and Best Practices
A practical valve inspection routine covering visual checks, stem packing, lubrication, exercising, actuator checks and record keeping for valves in service.
Valves and Actuators in Industrial Automation
How electric, pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators turn control signals into valve movement, and how to compare them for speed, force, power and failure behavior.
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