Valve Magazine - Summer 2009

VALVE
BASICS
Seminar & Exhibition
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

8:00 am

Continental breakfast and registration

8:45 am

Welcome

Greg Johnson, Chairman,VMA Education & Training Committee and President, United Valve, Houston, TX

be displayed in tabletop exhibits, providing attendees with the opportunity to ask industry manufacturers, suppliers, and valve service and repair companies about the products and services they provide.

2:00 pm

Actuators 101

9:00 am

Valves 101

MODERATOR: Leon Brooks,Vice Chairman,VMA Education & Training Committee and Director of Sales for DistributedValves, Cameron Valves & Measurement, Houston, TX

MODERATOR: Ed Holtgraver,VMAEducation& Training Committee, and CEO, QTRCO, Inc., Tomball, TX

SPEAKERS: MembersofVMA’s Education& Training Committee

Valves 101 starts with a broad overview of the valve industry and some of its rich history, and then narrows its focus on key elements such as valve standards, basic piping information and application issues that are critical to effective valve specification and usage. Detailed discussions of the major valve types, including gate, globe, check, ball, butterfly, plug, control and pressure relief, will give attendees valuable knowledge that can be applied in their daily PVF work, whether in sales, as a specifying engineer or an end-user.

Actuators 101 begins with a description of the various actions, such as linear, rotary, etc., that are employed to operate the valve types discussed in Valves 101. The presenters will then describe the actuator types, such as electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc., which provide these actions. Each actuator type is defined in expanded detail to impart an understanding of their variations, characteristics and relative technical matters. Actuators 101 stops short of recommending the optimum actuator selection for a user’s application, but it does provide sufficient information to enable users to be aware of their options and to gain a firm understanding of how each actuator type may apply to their specific needs.