Jamesbury rotary valves can help you put the lockdown on fugitive emissions!

Metso’s Jamesbury quarter turn valves are highly qualified and proven in applications just like yours:

• • They meet all of the most rigorous standards (including EPA, ISO 15848 and TA-Luft)
• • They have been challenged in Metso’s own Advanced Emission Testing Engineering Lab
• • They have been qualified by third-party testing facilities

Contact us today for assistance in selecting the proper valve for your process!

Metso/Jamesbury has a solid reputation in industry for their long history of innovation and reliability. Their valves cover a wide range of applications and boast of cycle lives that are second to none.

While at this point we only sell basic manual ball valves online, we can also offer all Jamesbury valves with a variety of actuation options.  Contact our experienced technical sales staff for price and availability on a package suited for your application.

Learn more about Metso/Jamesbury on their website.

Simply send us an email at hoses@valvesandinstruments.com for a quote. Or, call our hose specialists at 1-800-523-7879 (Ask for “hose sales”).

The Numatics FlexiBlok system makes building your general service FRL package a snap! Featuring a square head design with integral mounting holes, you’ll find that mounting your Filter-Regulator-Lubricator components together is simple.  One component mounts to the next with a single “O” ring seal and two button head screws, eliminating the need for brackets and adapters. That’s all there is to it.

Our other online Numatics offerings include:
Series 50 High Flow FRL
Series R800 Precision FRL

Not sure what package is right for your system? Leave a comment with application info for us below (we promise to respond!), or contact us!

Otherwise, normal shipments will resume on Tuesday, July 5.

Have a safe and happy 4th!

• Piping Vibration – Metal Hoses if selected properly can be used to prevent damage to piping and equipment. Pumps, Compressors and Engines can transmit excessive vibration, and the right metal hose assembly can solve the problem.

• Pressure Gauge Remote Mounting – Use a metal hose assembly to remote mount the pressure gauge instead of bending tubing. Great labor saver!

• Replace bent piping assemblies - Some equipment such as large engines may need maintenance on a regular basis. Replacing  the OEM pre-bent pipe assemblies with metal hose can shorten turnaround time and low labor costs.

• Metal Hoses on Rotary Joints – These can be a maintenance nightmare if improperly selected or installed wrong. Our “Dogleg” assemblies and ultra-flexible hose can correct the problem.

• Temporary connections – Need a temporary water line or steam line? A Metal hose can quickly solve the problem.

What else? If the application is hot or cold, wiggles or jiggles or just plain moves, we can help you out 99% of the time (we’re not perfect). Give us a call.

Valves and Instruments offers an in-stock selection of Manual True Blue Ball Valves in PVC and CPVC (also available in Polypropylene and PVDF; contact us for price and lead-time). We also offer complete actuation packages, in either electric or pneumatic.

When your thermoplastic system can’t afford unnecessary down-time, look no further than Valves and Instruments for product solutions from Plast-O-Matic.

Click Image below to view a video demonstrating the features of the True Blue Ball Valve.

Features of Plastomatic True Blue Ball Valve (VIDEO)

Install them!
I’m not sure why, but somewhere, sometime, someone decided to save money and skimp on installing pressure gauges.  Make sure you install them through out your system so that you can determine what’s going on later.  Obvious places include suction/discharge of pumps, inlet/outlet of pressure reducing stations and control valves, in your headers and the lines feeding your equipment.  You can never have too many gauges when you’re trying to troubleshoot a system problem.

Use Isolation Valves!
Make sure that you can separate your gauge from the process.  Needle valves are great for metering the fluid and reducing shock to the gauge from quick opening.  Male x Female NPT Ball Valves provide tight shutoff.  In any event, install an isolation valve so you can easily replace damaged gauges in the future without shutting down your process.

Don’t buy the cheapest gauge you can find!
Just like buying a Yugo, Pinto or a Vega (for you young folks – these were cars), you get what you pay for.  All gauges are not created equal!  For process plants the Ashcroft 1279 series gauges have the most robust bourdon tube design in the industry, as well as the best warranty.  Other gauges look the same, but they won’t perform as well or last as long.

Vibration – Deal with It!
There are a few ways to deal with vibration.  Obvious but often overlooked is to isolate the gauge from the source of the vibration (normally the piping).  Remote mount the gauge using one of our Teflon Lined SS Braided Hoses.  They solve the problem and look cool at the same time.  Can’t remote mount the gauge, select a liquid filled gauge or have us Glycerine or Silicone Fill a conventional gauge.  The liquid will dampen the effects of the vibration and the gauge will last longer.   The premium solution is to install the DuraPlus® Ashcroft gauges.  Their patented dampening movement outperforms liquid filled products.

Bottom line…
You need pressure gauges to tell what your process is doing, and I need them to help put food on the table to feed my bottomless pit teenage son.

Starting my 2nd half-century (I just hit the big 5-0), I’ve had over 30 years of applying valves and Instrumentation products to solve the problems of the industrial, commercial, process, power, chemical, pharmaceutical and every other type customer imaginable.  When I started, our technological tools were, slide rules & adding machines, then calculators, then programmable calculators, fax machines…then finally Al Gore invented the Internet, so now I blog!  While not a technological tool, it is a great communication tool, if anyone decides to listen.  To quote me, “A Blog is like having a conversation with your wife (no malice intended sweetie), but you can ignore it without having to suffer the consequences”.

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