I’m very excited to join in the latest IAPD web seminar tomorrow on Tuesday July 20th at 10:00 am (CDT). This months webinar will focus on Thermoplastics Valves and Actuation, and will give a brief overview of the options of thermoplastic valves along with their benefits and limitations. It will address what markets they work well in and what type of valves work best for given applications. Presented by Presented by Dave Vollaire of GF Piping Systems, a division of Swiss-based Georg Fischer RLS AG, the webinar will go over features and accessories available that can enhance the safety aspects of working with valves in automated and corrosive fluid handling environments.

The webinar will cover:

Markets Served by Thermoplastics

• Cooling
• Chemical Process Industry
• Water Treatmeant
• Micro Electronics
• Life Sciences
• Marine

Plastics Valve Material Options

• The variety of plastics that are used in industrial fluid handling
  
• Benefits of plastics over metals
• Joining technologies options for a given plastic
• Elastomer and seal options

Valve Options

• Selecting the right valve for your application
• Benefits and limitations of different type of valves
• Manual valve options
• Automating existing valves
• Electric Actuation
• Pneumatic actuation
• On/off vs. set point control
• Accessory options

You can register for the webinar here. See you tomorrow at 10am!