New API report highlights broader global adoption of API standards
The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new report, 2025 API Standards International Usage Report, detailing the growing international influence of …
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Manufacturing procurement, operations leaders believe MRO should be a strategic initiative, Verusen survey shows
Verusen, a provider of AI-powered maintenance, repair and operations inventory optimization software, announced the findings of its “Future Strategies …
Valmet explains the impact of API 6D 25th edition
API 6D is one of the oldest and most renowned specifications in the valve industry. It undergoes periodic revisions to address concerns about ever-evolving oil …
New report released assessing new regulatory standards for shutoff valves
More than a half million miles of pipelines are used to transport natural gas, crude oil, liquid carbon dioxide, refined petroleum products, and an array of …
Hydrogen is hard on valves
Under pressure, the hydrogen molecule H2 cracks metal and can even penetrate steel. Hydrogen fracture weakens the tensile strength and ductility of steel, …
Emerson ‘Innovation Days’ to tackle key challenges facing industries in 2023
Registration is now open for Emerson’s Innovation Days, a series of in-person events designed to demonstrate how its latest automation technologies and …
Rystad Energy: “hydrogen pipelines start to materialize in Europe”
Independent research and business intelligence company Rystad Energy estimates that there are about 91 planned hydrogen pipeline projects in the world, …
IMI Critical Engineering explains why poor asset management risks undermining European coal power contingency plans
The UK’s use of contingency coal power in response to this year’s freezing March temperatures not only demonstrates the fragility of European energy …
Oxford Flow CEO reactes to IPCC report
This week the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report which assess scientific, technical, and socio-economic …
German industrial valve manufacturers draw mixed conclusions
The industrial valves sector in Germany is looking back on 2022 with mixed feelings. The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, together with the subsequent …