Author Process Control Team
Mixing high- and medium-pressure fittings or incompatible parts
makes systems unstable, inefficient and potentially dangerous. At
worst, it can cause a potentially fatal explosion. At Parker,...
Posted On 01/21/2020
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Author Process Control Team
Industrial settings with strenuous applications, such as thermal
cycling and vibration, are recognised as some of the toughest
environments for tube fittings. In all cases, such applications
demand...
Posted On 04/09/2019
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Author Process Control Team
If you are an instrumentation engineer designing systems for
offshore oil and gas platforms, you don’t need us to tell you about
corrosion damage. It’s a huge and well-recognized problem,
especially...
Posted On 02/05/2018
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Author Process Control Team
In industrial applications where high pressures (over 6,000 psi)
are used, safety is of paramount importance. Even well below these
pressures, precautions are needed to ensure a safe...
Posted On 08/31/2017
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Author Process Control Team
The space-saving benefits of storing gas in liquid form were
recognised back in the 19th Century, but a practical, commercially
viable solution for storing liquid gases did not come about until
around...
Posted On 02/21/2017
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Author Process Control Team
Providing uninterrupted power generation for monitoring and control
equipment is essential in many oil and gas upstream, midstream and
downstream applications, from a safety, economic and...
Posted On 12/06/2016
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Author Process Control Team
Graham Johnson, EMEA Product Manager for Parker Veriflo Ultra High
Purity Fluoropolymer Valves, looks at the benefits of two point
seal valves for semiconductor applications. The corrosive nature...
Posted On 10/20/2016
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Author Sealing & Shielding Team
The zenith of rubber material technology is in perfluoroelastomer
compounds, also known as FFKM. Sometimes considered the rubber
version of PTFE, a perfluoroelastomer contains a fully...
Posted On 08/02/2016
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Author Sealing & Shielding Team
Designing the proper gland for a seal is usually a straightforward,
easy process. Not only does the Parker O-Ring Handbook outline
recommendations for stretch, squeeze, and volume fill necessary...
Posted On 03/24/2016
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Author Process Control Team
More and more users are specifying high-performance alloys and
metals - for purposes such as minimizing the risks from corrosion
damage and extending the lifecycles of processing equipment in
harsh...
Posted On 03/22/2016
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Author Process Control Team
The demands on instrumentation systems designed for offshore
applications continue to mount inexorably. There is a renewed focus
on safety and reliability, driven by high profile accidents such as
the...
Posted On 11/27/2015
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Author Process Control Team
Of the many transport fuel choices available today, none plays a
more strategic role than natural gas in having an immediate and
major positive economic and environmental impact. But of the two
most...
Posted On 11/03/2015
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Author Process Control Team
Four years ago, the International Energy Agency (IEA) asked: “Are
we entering the golden age of gas?” Today, the North American shale
gas boom, expansion of LNG trade, and new LNG and natural gas...
Posted On 10/29/2015
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Author Process Control Team
In recent years, Emissions Control Area (ECA) legislation and the
high price of fuel has led to a need for ship owners to seek
alternatives to oil as a marine fuel. Liquid natural gas (LNG) has
been...
Posted On 10/05/2015
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Author Process Control Team
This new rapid-assembly ferrule-less connector concept can change
the economics of liquid or gas applications demanding high
integrity and/or higher pressure operation. The selection of
fitting...
Posted On 01/17/2014
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Author Process Control Team
As a user of analytical equipment such as process analyzers or gas
chromatographs, are you affected by the vagaries of your compressed
air supply? How often does a drop in its pressure affect...
Posted On 12/10/2013
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Author Process Control Team
Process control is the technology of regulating processes to
provide stable and consistent output. Parker's strengths include
process instrumentation, semiconductor, power generation, medical
and...
Posted On 07/01/2013
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