Speed is non-negotiable in today's automation lines, and NTA hasn't overlooked it while chasing efficiency gains. The new valves are tuned for rapid, high-frequency cycling with near-instant response, ...

Maintaining valves throughout a plant’s lifetime helps to preserve optimal performance, minimize supply disruptions and ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a predictive maintenance method for actuated quarter-turn valves used in oil and gas applications and carbon capture systems. The identification and classification of the ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The City of Clarksville has canceled a planned water outage for maintenance. Clarksville Gas & Water was initially planning to work on a water valve for Dover Road and ...

A consultant hired by U.S. Steel to investigate an August 11 explosion at the company’s Clairton Coke Works found water pumped into a valve during a scheduled maintenance exceeded the valve’s pressure ...

CORRECTION: Oct. 8: This story has been corrected to show that maintenance was being performed on a gas isolation valve. The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion at the Clairton Coke ...

Updated: October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM EDT This story has been corrected to show that maintenance was being performed on a gas isolation valve. The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the ...