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“A poorly performing control valve can cause significant losses because of shutdowns, lost production, reduced efficiency, and unsafe events.”
– J. Braxton, Chemical Process, 2019
Some reasons why your valve is leaking could be the internal components are worn out, the actuator isn’t set up properly, the positioner isn’t correctly calibrated…
External leaks are a very common problem among control valves and a big issue as this allows harmful emissions to be released into the atmosphere…
A common way to stop a valve leak is to tighten the packing. However, this can lead to another problem — the valve sticking.According to the International Society…
Sometimes a valve simply stops working. This can be caused from the pneumatic diaphragm wearing out, the valve being used in a condition it wasn’t designed…
At Brazos Control Valves we believe that Sustainability can be achieved through Operational Excellence. We also believe that the road to excellence is paved through the open sourcing of knowledge. Brazos Control Valves is not a manufacturer representative – we believe that the product that delivers the best overall value is the product that should be used for that control loop. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge and resources to make those decisions.
By teaching others, we not only reinforce our knowledge base, but we advance the skillset overall. By advancing the overall skillset, we allow our customers to focus their energy on identifying new challenges. And if these challenges involve control systems, we trust that our customers, will once again, allow us to provide expertise and guidance, to efficiently tackle the new challenge, so that we, as a community, can continue to improve.
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