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In 2023 the global industrial valve market reached approximately $85 billion, with ball valves accounting for over 30% of that...

Duplex stainless steel, with PREN ≥ 35 and yield strength approximately 450 MPa, is the preferred valve body material for...

According to ASME B16.34, ball valves account for approximately 38% of the global pipeline isolation valve market — the differences...

According to the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) 2022 report, ball valve-related downtime accounts for 17.3% of all pipeline equipment...

How does a trunnion ball valve work? The internal structure is far more complex than a floating ball valve—I once...

API 6D is the governing standard for pipeline ball valve design. I once reviewed a natural gas city gate station...

Ball valves rank among the most common isolation devices in piping systems worldwide, and the design differences between floating-ball and...

A refinery in the Middle East experienced a high-temperature cracking failure in a cast steel valve — post-incident analysis traced...

A cast steel ball valve on a North Sea offshore platform fractured brittlely at minus 30 degrees Celsius — post-incident...