The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published a report into the uncontrolled launch of a fast rescue craft during ...

Ball valves are integral components in many industries, including oil and gas, chemical processing, agriculture, food and beverage equipment, mechanical engineering and automotive manufacturing. These ...

In zone valve setups, a separate zone valve is installed in the pipe to or from each zone. In most installations, the zone valves are in the returns, where the water is cooler. The cooler temperatures ...

It takes a large number of control valves to run a power plant, and while some valves are more critical to plant operations than others, it always follows that when a severe service valve fails, the ...

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A grandmother has been given a “second chance at life” after undergoing a world-first heart valve operation. Julia Butterworth, 53, had two valves in her heart replaced in 2007 after doctors detected ...

A new keyhole procedure to replace heart valves avoids open-heart surgery. Jay Makwana, 60, a pharmaceuticals research consultant and father of one from Ash in Kent, underwent it, as he tells OONA ...