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Every year, the National Safety Council highlights the month of June as “National Safety Month”. Safety is always a priority for VERSA, and we are committed to developing products according to strict safety standards ensuring manufacturing compliance, installation, and operational safety to continue to support our customers worldwide.

VERSA is headed to Valve World Americas 2023, June 7 thru June 8, 2023 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Stop by Booth 538, meet the VERSA team, and learn about our ongoing focus on “Real World Reliability.” 

Earth Day 2023: Invest in our Planet.

In celebration of Earth Day 2023, VERSA is reaffirming our commitment to mitigate our impact on the climate, reduce waste to landfills, and recycle and reuse valuable materials while practicing smart and efficient use of energy and resources. Environmental sustainability is embedded in how we do business, and our commitment has never been stronger.

REAL WORLD CHALLENGES

An unmanned natural gas compressor station in a remote location in West Virginia required solenoid valves with a manual reset option on their Emergency Shutdown (ESD) system. When normal wear and tear caused solenoid failures, it would take hours for a technician to reach the site, troubleshoot, and perform the necessary routine maintenance. These unplanned shutdowns caused significant downtime and lost revenue for the facility.

On Friday, March 10, the New Jersey Business & Industry Association and New Jersey Business Magazine honored VERSA with the 3rd Annual NJBIA/NJBM Manufacturing Award. VERSA was among nine companies in the state being recognized for their longevity and contributions to manufacturing in NJ, the US, and the globe. VERSA President & CEO Jan Larsson accepted the award. 

The C9 NAMUR  valve is a ½” NPT ported NAMUR-configured valve designed to provide higher flow to larger rack and pinion actuators. This solenoid pilot operated valve is available as single or double solenoid 2-position or 3-position valve. A complete selection of electrical connections, area classifications, and power requirements makes the most exacting and demanding specifications easy to satisfy.

Many solenoid valve installations for process valve automation are in environments that require some kind of solenoid and body exhaust protection. Most installations use a form of sintered metal muffler or filter, however these options tend to clog and become less efficient at protecting the valve. Any restrictions in exhaust flow have potential to affect the ability of the valve to switch position.

Latching valves are particularly suited to applications where it is desirable or mandatory to manually reset or restart a system.

A typical application could involve the emergency shutdown of automatically monitored process operations. Loss or interruption of the control signal to the valve actuator causes the valve to shift, latch, and shut-down a process step. When the signal is restored the valve remains in the latched position until the operator manually unlatches it and allows the process step to resume. Positive latching in such an application is vitally important since many process operations are sequential and one step must not be started until the one ahead of it has started.

Versa’s single stage, high-pressure regulator is the ideal first cut Natural Gas high-pressure regulator. It is designed to accept up to 6000 psi input and reduce it to a working range of 10 to 500 psi. The Type ARH-316 Series of stainless steel regulators are designed to stand up to the harshest environments while providing highly accurate pressure regulation. Proven 316L stainless steel housing assembly and stainless steel diaphragm make the ARH-316 ideal for challenging applications such as pipelines, offshore platforms, and sour gas media.

Versa's AFH-316 Series of stainless steel filters are designed to stand up to the harshest environments while providing system protection from contamination. Proven 316L stainless steel housing assembly with two types of filter elements, polyethylene or 316L stainless steel, make the AFH-316 ideal for challenging applications such as pipelines, offshore platforms and sour gas media.