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, …
Trends & Forecasts
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 …
New age valves to address zero emission needs
Kyle Daniels, CEO and Founder, Clarke Valve and inventor of the Dilating Disk Valve gives an insight into the technological shift and transition of valves …
Tenaris, DNV advance discussions on design and operation of hydrogen pipelines
DNV, the world’s leading certification body, released in its latest energy transition outlook, that hydrogen will gain momentum over time in the sector’s …
High turnout at 2022 VMA/VRC Annual Meeting signals strength of industrial valve industry
The 2022 VMA/VRC Annual Meeting welcomed VMA and VRC members for three days of networking and programming that tackled today’s issues and networking …
AS-Schneider digital ID card for industrial valves
To further drive digitization in the process industry, manufacturers should supply clearly identifiable devices and make standardized product data available …