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ValvTechnologies Names Tony Garcia, Regional Sales Director, Americas

HOUSTON, TX. – ValvTechnologies, LLC, manufacturer of zero leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, has named Tony Garcia, Regional Sales Director, Americas. Garcia is responsible for the development and deployment of ValvTechnologies’ sales strategy in North and South America, leading a team of regional sales managers in multiple severe service industries such as Mining, Power, […]

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) – Application Overview An FCC is used to convert low value gas oils to valuable products like naphtha and diesel and slurry oil. It increases the hydrocarbon ratio by carbon rejection in a continuous process. In this process, a hot “fluid” catalyst at 538°C cracks heavy gas oil feed into gas/LPG, […]

ValvXpress® pre-engineered, automated packages are compact, robust and ready to ship

ValvTechnologies’ ValvXpress® packages For customers who demand quick delivery of a zero-leakage automated valve solution for severe service water and steam applications, ValvTechnologies’ ValvXpress® package includes the superior quality of the V1-1 valve and ValvTechnologies’ actuator, backed with the best four-year warranty in the industry. ValvTechnologies’ proven V1-1 proven integral seat design provides improved performance, far beyond […]

Solutions for Application Obsolescence in Nuclear Power Plants

Since the mid 1860’s through the end of the 19th century, names very familiar to the valve industry, such as Lunkenheimer, Grinnell, Powell, Jenkins and Crane have been granted patents for the globe valve.  The earliest of which is attributed to Frederick Lunkenheimer on March 7, 1865. Since then its inherent design has gone generally […]