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 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...
by CMO Valves | Sep 21, 2026 | Industry Insights & Strategy
A slurry pipeline can transport some of the most challenging media found in industrial processing. Mining slurry may contain high concentrations of mineral solids, water and other process chemicals. The pipeline therefore needs reliable isolation points. Correct...
by CMO Valves | Sep 19, 2026 | Industry Insights & Strategy, Maintenance & Reliability
A knife gate valve flange connects the valve to the surrounding pipeline. It may look like a simple mechanical connection, but flange compatibility is an important part of valve selection. If the valve and pipeline connections do not match, installation can become...
