COVID-19 Update


Dear Valued Business Partner,

During these trying times, PSI is here to support our customers in a responsible and professional manner. PSI is deemed to be an Essential Business as a critical supplier to critical infrastructure segments such as the Defense Industrial Base, Power Generation, Food/Beverage, Chemical, Healthcare, Energy, and Water/Wastewater. Our warehouse locations remain open and our supply chains currently remain intact. The majority of our non-warehouse employees are working remotely with full functionality due to our previous investments to support work flexibility. While our territory managers will not be making in-person visits for the foreseeable future, we are using all other available communication techniques to continue to provide excellent customer support. You can contact us at (800) 223-1468 or sales@psi-team.com.

We remain committed to the health and well-being of our employees, customers, vendors, and communities in which we serve. As such, we are stringently following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) to minimize exposure to this virus. Our actions include:
  • Increasing the frequency of cleaning and sanitizing of our facilities;
  • Following best-practices for social distancing and hand washing;
  • Monitoring the health of our employees and requiring that sick employees stay home;
  • Halting all business travel except emergency service calls; 
We appreciate your support during these unprecedented times and want to reiterate our support for you. Stay strong and stay healthy. Together, we will get through this.

Sincerely,

Michael Alt
President
PSI

Severe Service Ball Valve Coatings from MOGAS


Coating is an integral part of MOGAS severe service ball valves. These valves are used in the harshest applications in power, chemical, heavy oil and mining operations. Coating extends valve life, makes them operate longer, and function at peak efficiency.

A successful coating is more than just powder on metal. It's also the process. Over the decades, MOGAS has continually led the severe service valve market in process and material innovation. Because of  this, MOGAS customers benefit through higher valve performance, greater safety, and lower total cost of ownership.

For more information on MOGAS severe service valves, contact Piping Specialties, Inc. Call them at 800-223-1468 or visit their web site at https://psi-team.com.

ARCA Control Valves in New England


ARCA develops, manufactures, and markets control valves on an international scale primarily for the chemical, food, power, and oil and natural gas industries.

High-performance control valves from ARCA are capable companions in industrial and large-scale power plants by ensuring safe and reliable operation and can be used in all high and low-pressure steam, oil, gas, water/boiler feedwater, and condensate circuits.

Oil and natural gas are the primary sources of energy driving the global economy. ARCA valves have helped ensure production and process reliability in the oil and natural gas industries for many years, and a wide variety of precision-engineered control valves are available that include DN15 (1/2) to DN600 (24") and PN16 to PN400 (ANSI 150-2500) sizes as well as special-purpose valves for all media handled in these areas.

ARCA valves are also indispensable in steel production. Steel production and processing require valves that offer ultra-high performance and a long service life.

Integrated in the bypass section of turbo-compressors, ARCA valves reliably carry out multiple tasks simultaneously by assisting during the start-up and shut-down phases of the compressor.

Concentrated Solar Power plants convert solar radiation into electrical energy. Systems that use  thermal oils as a heat-transfer medium produce temperatures that can reach 400 °C at approximately 40 bar in the solar array. Such applications integrate reliable ECOTROL® 6H high-pressure valves, which feature a bellows seal.

The BIOVENT® control valve developed for the food and pharmaceutical industry, for example, is available in many designs and connection layouts and with drives and positioners in stainless steel to cater to all applications.

For more information on ARCA Control Valves, contact Piping Specialties, Inc. Call them at 800-223-1468 or visit their web site at https://psi-team.com.

FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) Open Air Radar Level Measurement

Non-contact level measurement using radar transmitters for the continuous, contactless level measurement of liquids, pastes, granulates, powders and other solids in a wide variety of industries.


Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave

OPERATING PRINCIPLE
  • The radar principle used is FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave). The FMCW radar emits a high frequency signal whose frequency increases linearly during the measurement phase (called the frequency sweep). 
  • The signal is emitted via an antenna, reflected off the product surface and received with a time delay, t. 
  • Time delay, t=2d/c, where d is the distance to the product surface and c is the speed of light in the gas above the product. 
  • For further signal processing the difference Δf is calculated from the actual transmitted frequency and the received frequency. 
  • The difference is directly proportional to the distance.
  • A large frequency difference corresponds to a large distance and vice versa. 
  • The frequency difference f is transformed via a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) into a frequency spectrum and then the distance is calculated from the spectrum.
  • The level results from the difference between the tank height and the measured distance.

For additional information, call Piping Specialties, PSI Controls at 800-223-1468 or visit their web site at https://psi-team.com.

Piping Specialties Valve Automation Services


By combining years of experience with the industries top manufacturers of valves, valve actuators, and controls, Piping Specialties has established itself as one of New England's premier valve automation centers. When it comes to design, fabrication, assembly and installation of any valve actuation/automation project, PSI's application experience, engineering know-how, and highly trained technicians makes them an easy choice to be your preferred valve automation partner.

For more information visit https://psi-team.com or call 800-223-1468.

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