by Hannes van den Berg | Oct 15, 2026 | Industry Insights & Strategy, Knife Gate Valves
Knife Gate Valve Lifecycle Cost: Why Purchase Price Isn’t Everything When purchasing an industrial valve, the initial price is easy to compare. One supplier quotes one amount. Another supplier quotes another. But the cheapest valve to purchase may not be the...
by Hannes van den Berg | Oct 12, 2026 | Industry Insights & Strategy, Maintenance & Reliability
How to Reduce Industrial Valve Downtime Valve failures can have consequences far beyond the valve itself. A failed isolation valve may require a process shutdown. A critical valve can therefore become a significant source of production downtime if it is poorly...
by Hannes van den Berg | Oct 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Industrial Valve Actuation: Manual, Pneumatic or Electric? A valve is only useful if it can be operated reliably. For industrial plants, choosing the correct industrial valve actuation method can affect safety, automation, maintenance and operating efficiency. The...
by Hannes van den Berg | Oct 5, 2026 | Industry Insights & Strategy, Maintenance & Reliability
Industrial Valve Selection Checklist: 15 Questions Engineers Should Ask Selecting an industrial valve should start with the application, not the valve catalogue. A valve that works perfectly in one pipeline may be unsuitable for another. The best approach is to...
by Hannes van den Berg | Oct 1, 2026 | Industry Insights & Strategy, Maintenance & Reliability
How Often Should Industrial Knife Gate Valves Be Inspected? There is no single maintenance interval that works for every industrial valve. The correct knife gate valve maintenance frequency depends on the application. A valve handling clean water under stable...
