PART 4: Victor’s Final Challenge
Victor’s journey ends strong! Learn how hardened trim and regular maintenance protect valves from extreme conditions in Part 4 of the Only Valves Series.
PART 3: Victor vs. Cavitation
In Part 3 of our Only Valves Series, Victor faces cavitation - the enemy of every control valve. Learn how bubbles form and why valves need protection.
PART 2: Victor Learns Control
In Part 2 of the Only Valves Series, see how actuators and positioners help control valves handle pressure safely.
Dataflow for the Control Valve App
Your control valves are an important actor in your closed loop process control systems. Over a variety of communication protocols, from 4-20mA HART to Profinet, your control valves are typically…
Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is often touted as a solution to many problems, but it is important to recognize that AI is simply a tool. To effectively use…
The Industry 4.0 Disconnect
For as long as people have been talking about Industry 4.0 there’s been a disconnect between the theory which sounds great, and the practical—that is, what benefit you get from…
Get Valve Monitoring Started in Minutes!
What you are looking for is a way to keep the bad actors from failing randomly and causing upsets and shutdowns in the plant. How do you keep control valves…
The Mystery of the Failing Valve
Valves don’t only fail in the middle of the night. It just seems like they do. The ones that fail in the middle of the night are what detectives call…
It is Turnaround Time!
It is getting to be turnaround time again. That’s the time when everybody in the plant jumps up and runs in circles screaming and shouting in order to get maintenance…
How to do a practical Industry 4.0 project in a pharma plant
Control valves are vital in pharmaceutical manufacturing, especially for precise ingredient addition in batch processes. Their failure can result in significant production losses and costly re-validation. Proper monitoring and maintenance…