Ammonia and urea plants run some of the most punishing process conditions in the chemical industry — high pressure, high temperature, and highly corrosive media, often all at the same…
Read MoreSlurry handling is arguably the toughest service a valve can be put through. Mining operations move enormous volumes of ore fines, tailings, and mineral concentrate suspended in water — mixtures…
Read MoreWalk through any textile dyeing unit, and you'll notice something quickly — the air smells of chemicals, the floor is often damp, and the pipelines are handling everything from caustic…
Read MoreSugar processing is one of the most demanding continuous-flow operations in the process industry. From cane crushing to juice clarification, evaporation, crystallization, and finally centrifugation, a sugar mill runs as…
Read MoreWhen an HVAC system starts underperforming, the instinct is to look at the big-ticket items: the chiller, the cooling tower, the air handling unit, or the control system. These are…
Read MoreAt first glance, a needle valve and a ball valve might seem to serve the same basic purpose: they both stop and start flow through a pipeline. But spend a…
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