The Valve World Americas event will cover a variety of valve and valve-related topics that are essential to today’s valve market. There will be plenary presentations on a number of hot themes in the valve industry, including the future of shale gas and the outlook on the energy industry.
Unfortunately I won't be able to attend all conferences, courses or worshop during Valveworld Americas. Here are the 3 events that have hold my attention and that I will not missed!
#Valve essential course
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM - George R Brown Convention Center – Houston, TX, USA
Topics to be covered:
• Basic introduction to flow control
• Quarter-turn valves - including ball, plug and butterfly valves
• Common design features - such as end connections, gaskets, bonnets, stems, stem seals, seats, backseats and trims
• Self-acting valves - such as check valves
• Multi-turn valves - including gate, globe, needle, pinch and diaphragm valves
• Valve Applications - such as oil & gas production and transportation, refining, LNG, power generation, chemical processing and utility lines
• Topics relating to valve ratings, materials, testing and more• Problems, installation and maintenance
#Plenary 3: Becoming a Valve Expert – Greg Johnson, United Valve
Monday, June 19, 2017 – 9:00AM - 5:00AM – George R Brown Convention Center – Houston, TX, USA
Greg Johnson has been in the valve industry for 37 years and is the president of United Valve, a 54-year-old valve service company located in Houston, Texas. He has been active in standards development activities for over 25 years in API, ISO and MSS. He is past-president of MSS as well as chairman of the VMA Education & Training committee. He also serves as chairman of the API sub-committee on piping and valves, manufacturers and contractors group.
Greg will be presenting a plenary on Tuesday, June 20th at 9:30AM on "Becoming a Valve Expert" and moderating the Casting & Materials workshop that morning.
#Workshop Performance & Validation
Description : The purpose of having a rigorous validation program is to reduce risk and ensure that the product meets the operational needs of the customer. Product reliability & validation begins with the product development process. Moderators: Steve Butler - Shell
I will be please to exchange with you on our booth, come and meet me #851 :-)