by Mark Freeman | May 4, 2020 | Feature Article, Spring 2020
Successful operation of power plant maintenance and subsequently bringing operations back online on schedule during outage season is critical. During this time, valve technicians are busy inspecting, removing, repairing and re-installing process equipment. Industry...
by bitboyz | Jan 31, 2020 | Feature Article, Winter 2020
EGC Enterprises, an engineering and manufacturing company in Northeast Ohio, has developed a comprehensive reference piece for valve solutions. The 12-page brochure, entitled “Valve solutions for a constantly changing world,” compares a decade of change in the power...
by bitboyz | May 17, 2019 | Feature Article, Spring 2019
When it comes to shipping the same old off-the-shelf graphite pressure seals, day-after-day, 32 is a pretty insignificant number. But, when you have to custom engineer every single one of those 32 seals AND they must be shipped on the same day, that’s a compelling...
by bitboyz | Apr 29, 2019 | Feature Article, Spring 2019
Graphite has qualities that make it a great choice for manufacturing applications. Those qualities include its reaction to extreme temperatures and its ability, given the right engineering, to be flexible. Mineral graphite is chemically treated to enhance...
by bitboyz | Apr 15, 2019 | Feature Article, Spring 2019
Live-Loaded packing is a methodology for maintaining steady pressure on a specific gland force that is caused by thermal cycling, pressure surges, packing relaxation, wear or extrusion. EGC has developed a data sheet for all valves providing assistance in accumulating...
by bitboyz | Apr 1, 2019 | Feature Article, Spring 2019
There are two problems that happen with a metal pressure seal that will never happen with high-density graphite… steam-cuts and pitting. Pitting is corrosion. It’s caused by placing a metal seal in a very moist, highly pressurized valve. The corrosion can be seen all...
