Flow is controlled by either throttling or diverting it. Throttling involves reducing orifice size until all of the flow cannot pass through the orifice; bypassing involves routing part of the flow ...

Learning the basics can ease loop tuning frustration and ensure stability. During plant operations, it seems that tuning control loops is an ongoing task, which can be a continual frustration to ...

Getting a valve out of a vehicle isn’t too hard – it’s putting the new one in that requires more care. A typical commercial vehicle air braking system requires, at minimum, around a dozen core ...

A worksheet that calculates control valve installed gain can be part of any control valve selection process. For many years, the author has used, and promoted the use of, control valve installed flow ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Leslie Controls, a CIRCOR International brand, and a manufacturer of valves for the power generation, industrial, marine, and oil and gas markets, introduced its Aeroflow High ...

Filters, regulators, and lubricators (FRLs) are the unsung heroes of pneumatics. Although not as glamorous as the valves, manifolds, cylinders, and actuators that control machine motion, the FRLs play ...