I work for an industrial valve manufacturer. Our customers in the automotive industry require silicone-free valves for painting applications since (as I understand it) the presence of silicone has a detrimental effect on paint adhesion. But other customers request silicone paint for high...
Hi folks. I'm hoping someone can enlighten me on the relationship between nominal valve size and seat(bore) diameter for B16.34 pressure seal gate valves, Class 900-2500.
I understand that there are two types of valve, regular or venturi (also referred to as full and and reduced bore...
Hi folks,
I haven't had any luck with this query on the Valve forum, so I'm hoping some of you materials poeple can help out...
I've come across a requirement for valves of "WB36" steel, specified for a boiler feedwater system at 200 deg. C/30 MPa (approx. 390 deg F/4350 psi). Never...
Hi folks,
I haven't had any luck with this query on the Valve forum, so I'm hoping some of you B&PV people can help out...
I've come across a requirement for valves of "WB36" steel, specified for a boiler feedwater system at 200 deg. C/30 MPa (approx. 390 deg F/4350 psi). Never...
I've come across a requirement for valves of "WB36" steel, specified for a feedwater system at 200 deg. C/30 MPa (approx. 390 deg F/4350 psi).
Never having heard of WB36 I did some research and determined that it's a DIN material (EN 1.6368), with no "direct" ASTM...
Hello all--
Does anyone have any experience with labs doing RP 591 testing (radiography, stem pull, etc.)? I worked with Southwest Labs a number of years ago at a previous job, but can't seem to find them now. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jonathan Nieuwsma
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Does anyone know if/how one can create bar charts in Excel that are both grouped and stacked? I have a series of products for which I want to show the cost structure in one stacked column (material/labor/overhead/etc), next to the market price in a separate column.
I can almost get...
Hi all. I'm hoping someone can shed some light on paint requirements for valves made to the European ATEX directive (explosive atmospheres). Specifically, is there are requirement that paint must be aluminum-free? Any insight would be appreciated!
Thanks,
J. Nieuwsma
