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We regularly participate in premier valve technical societies and committees to stay thoroughly up to date on new innovations. In fact, we chair many of these technical committees.

We offer a variety of courses in valves and actuators design and applications.

We can also train your staff for valve actuator maintenance and valve applications.

Courses and training are offered throughout the United States. We can custom design the courses to suit your special needs and offer them at your site. If you would like to register for a particular course or need additional information, please contact us through this request form by clicking here.

Valves & Actuators: Design Principles and Applications

(Course dates: August 19-21, 2009 at NASA (GRC), Cleveland, OH)

Valves & their Actuators have been called the "work horses" or "muscles" of any fluid control system. And, with the rapid changes occurring in the process industries, there is a constant need for the design, development, and testing of new and better valves. Defining a need, identifying a new application, designing new valves, improving valve design, replacing old designs, and offering less expensive options are all part of the valve designer’s environment.

A methodology of valve design is presented with an in-depth look at the design of various valve components, actuator selection and its valve interface, materials of construction, as well as latest machining practices and manufacturing processes. A close look at prototyping, industry standards, and testing requirements is also included. In this three-day course, the instructors use multiple examples of various valve types to present a systematic design methodology, which the valve designer will find very useful for designing any type of valve.

 Click here to download an Acrobat PDF file containing the outline for this course.

Valves & Actuators: Design Principles and Applications

(Course dates: October 16-18, 2006 at NASA/Huntsville, AL)

Valves & their Actuators have been called the "work horses" or "muscles" of any fluid control system. And, with the rapid changes occurring in the process industries, there is a constant need for the design, development, and testing of new and better valves. Defining a need, identifying a new application, designing new valves, improving valve design, replacing old designs, and offering less expensive options are all part of the valve designer’s environment.

A methodology of valve design is presented with an in-depth look at the design of various valve components, actuator selection and its valve interface, materials of construction, as well as latest machining practices and manufacturing processes. A close look at prototyping, industry standards, and testing requirements is also included. In this three-day course, the instructors use multiple examples of various valve types to present a systematic design methodology, which the valve designer will find very useful for designing any type of valve.

 Click here to download an Acrobat PDF file containing the outline for this course.

Valves & Actuators - Operation, Design, Application, Maintenance, and Logistics for Navy Fluid Systems

(Course dates: May 23-25, 2005 at Harrisburg, PA)

The Navy is seeking innovative ways to design future ships with significantly reduced crew manning requirements. To meet this goal, the operation of ship machinery requires highly automated, sophisticated, and intelligent fluid piping systems. Valves and their actuators are the lifeblood of fluid systems. They must reliably control flow of water, steam, air, gas, fuel, oil, slurries, wastes, and treatment chemicals. Furthermore, as the Navy gets ready to implement DoD’s policy on Acquisition Reform, Milspec valves will be replaced with commercial, off-the-shelf valves. Proper specification of valves requires a thorough understanding of system requirements, modern valve/actuator design specifications, automation, testing, maintenance, and logistic issues.

This three-day intensive course, especially prepared for the Navy/DLA/shipyard/contractor personnel, provides a balanced blend of these issues.

Click here to download an Acrobat PDF file containing the outline for this course.

Valve Electric Actuators – Design Principles & Applications

Valves and their actuators are the lifeblood of fluid systems - they must control flow of water, steam, air, gas, fuel, oil, slurries, wastes, and treatment chemicals very reliably. Proper specification of valves and actuators requires a thorough understanding of system (s) requirements, design, specification, automation, testing, maintenance, and logistic issues. This two-day intensive course focused on electric actuators, and especially prepared for the valve/actuator engineers, provides a balanced blend of these issues.

 Click here to download an Acrobat PDF file containing the outline for this course.

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