ipc valves

Have you heard of Data-driven maintenance for valves?

  The one powerful tool that you could use to maintain a network of diverse valves is data. Valves are critical components of any flow system, and companies are setting aside huge budgets for their maintenance. Over time, flow networks have expanded and grown complex using different valves at different points.  Every individual valve could … Read more

Valve Standards for specialised applications

  What Valve Standards apply for Nuclear, Aerospace, Submarine and 3D Printing applications? Considering that valves are a critical component in a host of industries, quality and reliability is not an option for valves. While there are stringent standards in general for valves, many industries also have their own specific standards for the valves they … Read more

Valve Standards that matter….and the organisations that decide the standards.

Valve Standards have evolved for over 130 years. Read the previous blog in this series – The story of Valve Standards…   In the past, a number of bodies were formed to regulate valve construction and design to ensure safety and efficiency in operations. Some of these major bodies still exist, and standards developed by them … Read more

Valve standards have evolved over the last 130 years.

Standardisation and interchangeability of valves has made it quite easy for firms to repair and replace the valves en mass today. However, it has not exactly been an easy journey.  How the Valve standards came to be developed, and how are they still impacting business? These are the questions we now seek to answer in our special three-part series on valve standards. In part I, we … Read more

Five symptoms that show the valve’s life is reducing!

Early identification of symptoms that denote danger to valve’s lifespan could save lots of time, efforts and costs. The threats to Valve’s life are often indirect. For instance, a seal leakage doesn’t remain limited to a seal issue, but quickly escalates to affect the life of the valve itself. Knowing the symptoms helps redress issues … Read more

5 points for selecting a pneumatic actuator

With modern facilities and automation, actuator becomes a key part of any process plant. Whether it is refineries, manufacturing plants, or pipeline compressor stations, you will find pneumatic actuators working out best to ensure these facilities run continuously. Actuator is device that converts signal received from the controller into an action.  pneumatic actuators contain a … Read more

Selecting a Control Valve

A control valve is a power operated device capable of modulating flow at varying degrees between minimal flow and full capacity in response to a signal from the controlling system. Control valves play a major role in the everyday effort to increase process plant profitability and conserve energy. Understanding the Controlling of the Valve Control … Read more

Understanding Butterfly Valve

  What is a  Butterfly Valve Butterfly Valve is a flow regulating disc Valve, Butterfly Valve consists of a circular disc or plate built with a stem through the middle or attached offset. When opened, the disc pivots 90° in the valve bore, aligning with the flow, creating a flow path. Biggest advantage that the … Read more

Introducing High Pressure Gate Valves!

Specialised Valves for your critical requirements! Some of India’s largest companies rely on IPC’s valve and valve automation solutions. IPC’s solutions are tested by highly reputed third party agencies for design and have found our Valves above industry benchmark. Today, IPC supplies full range of Gate, Globe and Check Valves including High Pressure Valves. IPC … Read more