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Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Smart Electric Valve Actuators for Improved Performance
Jim Cahill
The 2022 Industrial Valve Summit took place this week in Bergamo, Italy. It is a leading international event for oil & gas valve technologies and flow control solutions. At this event, Emerson’s Knut Riegel shared in this video how smart electric valve actuators accelerate connectivity with plant information systems to support digital transformation initiatives. The electric actuators support electrification efforts and…
26 May 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Smart Electric Valve Actuators for Improved Performance
Jim Cahill
The 2022 Industrial Valve Summit took place this week in Bergamo, Italy. It is a leading international event for oil & gas valve technologies and flow control solutions. At this event, Emerson’s Knut Riegel shared in this video how smart electric valve actuators accelerate connectivity with plant information systems to support digital transformation initiatives. The electric actuators support electrification efforts and…
26 May 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Engineering Renewable Natural Gas Solutions
Jim Cahill
Emerson pressure management business development manager Isaac Droessler , and pressure management director, Arrchana Lakshmanan , recently published an article in the April 2022 edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal . It’s titled Engineering Renewable Natural Gas Solutions , and it describes straightforward solutions to handling the numerous engineering challenges associated with customized biogas processing and biomethane…
10 May 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Engineering Renewable Natural Gas Solutions
Jim Cahill
Emerson pressure management business development manager Isaac Droessler , and pressure management director, Arrchana Lakshmanan , recently published an article in the April 2022 edition of Pipeline & Gas Journal . It’s titled Engineering Renewable Natural Gas Solutions , and it describes straightforward solutions to handling the numerous engineering challenges associated with customized biogas processing and biomethane…
10 May 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Get Expert Operating Analysis with Remote Valve Condition Monitoring
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Lifecycle Services Business Development Manager John Carlow recently published an article in the March/April 2022 edition of Process Instrumentation. The article is titled Get Expert Operating Analysis with Remote Valve Condition Monitoring . It describes how plants can unleash the power of their installed equipment to avoid unplanned outages by utilizing remote monitoring services. A summary of the article…
14 Apr 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Get Expert Operating Analysis with Remote Valve Condition Monitoring
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Lifecycle Services Business Development Manager John Carlow recently published an article in the March/April 2022 edition of Process Instrumentation. The article is titled Get Expert Operating Analysis with Remote Valve Condition Monitoring . It describes how plants can unleash the power of their installed equipment to avoid unplanned outages by utilizing remote monitoring services. A summary of the article…
14 Apr 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Protecting Industrial Tank Integrity
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Earl Richard presented What’s Going On Up There? How To Control and Reduce Tank Vent Fugitive Emissions and Maintenance at the 2022 4C HSE conference. Here is his presentation abstract: Tank venting equipment such as blanketing regulators, thief hatches, pressure/vacuum relief valves and emergency vents are needed to safely operate AST’s. If these devices are not correctly sized and selected, excessive fugitive…
7 Apr 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Protecting Industrial Tank Integrity
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Earl Richard presented What’s Going On Up There? How To Control and Reduce Tank Vent Fugitive Emissions and Maintenance at the 2022 4C HSE conference. Here is his presentation abstract: Tank venting equipment such as blanketing regulators, thief hatches, pressure/vacuum relief valves and emergency vents are needed to safely operate AST’s. If these devices are not correctly sized and selected, excessive fugitive…
7 Apr 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Pressure Relief Valve Continuous Monitoring for Affirmative Defense
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Marcio Donnangelo and Marcelo Dultra presented Reducing Data Complexity on Affirmative Defense Claims with PRV Monitoring System at the 2022 4C HSE Conference. Here is their presentation abstract: Despite the efforts to stay compliance, operation isn’t totally free from unauthorized events to happen. If that happens, Affirmative Defense should be considered. However, not knowing the frequency of emissions…
7 Apr 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Pressure Relief Valve Continuous Monitoring for Affirmative Defense
Jim Cahill
Emerson’s Marcio Donnangelo and Marcelo Dultra presented Reducing Data Complexity on Affirmative Defense Claims with PRV Monitoring System at the 2022 4C HSE Conference. Here is their presentation abstract: Despite the efforts to stay compliance, operation isn’t totally free from unauthorized events to happen. If that happens, Affirmative Defense should be considered. However, not knowing the frequency of emissions…
7 Apr 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Valve Packing Selection for Fugitive Emissions Reduction
Jim Cahill
As oil and gas producers balance the demands for greater production and more sustainable operations, reducing fugitive emissions is one area of focus. The packing in valves is one area to drive improvements. In a Processing article, Simplifying control valve packing selection , Emerson’s Sarah Witte and Wade Helfer highlight the importance of valve packing selection for more sustainable production. Sarah and Wade…
8 Mar 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Valve Packing Selection for Fugitive Emissions Reduction
Jim Cahill
As oil and gas producers balance the demands for greater production and more sustainable operations, reducing fugitive emissions is one area of focus. The packing in valves is one area to drive improvements. In a Processing article, Simplifying control valve packing selection , Emerson’s Sarah Witte and Wade Helfer highlight the importance of valve packing selection for more sustainable production. Sarah and Wade…
8 Mar 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Reliable and Maintainable Intelligent Electric Actuators
Jim Cahill
Electric valve actuators help solve fugitive emission challenges in industries where natural gas has powered the pneumatic actuators. While this is one case for their use, they also provide excellent controllability for challenging valve automation demands in the oil & gas, power, municipal, and process industries. In this 3:35 YouTube video, Bettis XTE3000 Electric Actuator , Emerson Impact Partner, Puffer-Sweiven…
2 Mar 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Reliable and Maintainable Intelligent Electric Actuators
Jim Cahill
Electric valve actuators help solve fugitive emission challenges in industries where natural gas has powered the pneumatic actuators. While this is one case for their use, they also provide excellent controllability for challenging valve automation demands in the oil & gas, power, municipal, and process industries. In this 3:35 YouTube video, Bettis XTE3000 Electric Actuator , Emerson Impact Partner, Puffer-Sweiven…
2 Mar 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Eliminating Methane Emissions and Improving Control Performance
Jim Cahill
For many oil & gas producing sites, the traditional way to power valve actuators has been from the natural gas pressure from the well. The issue with this approach is the venting of methane into the atmosphere. In an Oilfield Technology article, Switching on to Electric Control Valves’ Potential (pp. 54-59), Emerson’s Scott Losing and Andrew Prusha describe how electric valve actuators have advanced to replace pneumatic…
21 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Eliminating Methane Emissions and Improving Control Performance
Jim Cahill
For many oil & gas producing sites, the traditional way to power valve actuators has been from the natural gas pressure from the well. The issue with this approach is the venting of methane into the atmosphere. In an Oilfield Technology article, Switching on to Electric Control Valves’ Potential , Emerson’s Scott Losing and Andrew Prusha describe how electric valve actuators have advanced to replace pneumatic actuators…
21 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Valve Reliability in Safety Instrumented Functions
Jim Cahill
The three key components in a safety instrumented function (SIF)—sensor, logic solver and final element—each have their own probabilities of how they will perform, or not perform, when called upon to bring the process to a safe state. Of these three components, the final element is more like to fail on demand due to its role in touching the process and mechanically operating. In a Hydrocarbon Engineering article, Improving…
16 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Valve Reliability in Safety Instrumented Functions
Jim Cahill
The three key components in a safety instrumented function (SIF)—sensor, logic solver and final element—each have their own probabilities of how they will perform, or not perform, when called upon to bring the process to a safe state. Of these three components, the final element is more like to fail on demand due to its role in touching the process and mechanically operating. In a Hydrocarbon Engineering article, Improving…
16 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Improving Tailings Management in Mining Operations
Jim Cahill
The effective management of tailings in mining operations is critical to the overall performance of the mine site. Managing the slurry flow reliably and efficiently requires valves that can withstand this difficult and abrasive process. Emerson’s Andy Coxall joins me in this podcast to discuss the challenges in tailings management, the problems with valves not suited for this severe-service application, and why severe…
9 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Improving Tailings Management in Mining Operations
Jim Cahill
The effective management of tailings in mining operations is critical to the overall performance of the mine site. Managing the slurry flow reliably and efficiently requires valves that can withstand this difficult and abrasive process. Emerson’s Andy Coxall joins me in this podcast to discuss the challenges in tailings management, the problems with valves not suited for this severe-service application, and why severe…
9 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Electro-Hydraulic Valve Actuator Operation
Jim Cahill
Last week, we shared an educational video about how rotary vane actuators work . Another great video was also just recently released, Electro Hydraulic Operator Bettis EHO Schematic Overview (runtime 2:54). Like the rotary vane actuator video, this video provides an overview of the principle of operation for Bettis Electro-Hydraulic Operator (EHO) . These self-contained actuators are designed to actuate quarter-turn…
8 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Electro-Hydraulic Valve Actuator Operation
Jim Cahill
Last week, we shared an educational video about how rotary vane actuators work . Another great video was also just recently released, Electro Hydraulic Operator Bettis EHO Schematic Overview (runtime 2:54). Like the rotary vane actuator video, this video provides an overview of the principle of operation for Bettis Electro-Hydraulic Operator (EHO) . These self-contained actuators are designed to actuate quarter-turn…
8 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Smart Devices Drive Performance Improvements
Jim Cahill
Whether you collect data manually or continuously monitoring with sensors, you need this data to analyze the performance of your industrial assets. In a Process Instrumentation article, Smart valves and pneumatics improve plant performance from the asset up , Emerson’s Jason Maderic and Gabe Boltniew share how connectivity technologies enable greater continuous monitoring to drive safety, reliability and optimization…
2 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Smart Devices Drive Performance Improvements
Jim Cahill
Whether you collect data manually or continuously monitoring with sensors, you need this data to analyze the performance of your industrial assets. In a Process Instrumentation article, Smart valves and pneumatics improve plant performance from the asset up , Emerson’s Jason Maderic and Gabe Boltniew share how connectivity technologies enable greater continuous monitoring to drive safety, reliability and optimization…
2 Feb 2022
Valves, Actuators & Regulators Blog:
Rotary Vane Actuator Valve Control
Jim Cahill
Rotary vane actuators are often used for automated pipeline valves and other critical ball and plug valve applications. The hydraulic-powered actuators apply hydraulic force on the rotor’s vanes away from the stationary shoes to produce rotation and perfectly balanced torque output. With no conversion of linear to rotary motion, this actuator technology is highly efficient and ideal for use in high vibration applications…
1 Feb 2022
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