As our clocks tick-tocked and we crossed off the days on our calendars in 2025, our rotary valves kept spinning with bulk material to convey, and our warehouse bustled with more parts to machine and valves to assemble for our customers.
Yep, the year has gone by in a flash. Each month also brings a new blog or quiz to help you learn something new about valves, whether it’s choosing the right one, maintaining it effectively, or improving its lifespan and performance.
Below are the four most popular topics among our readers this year, so if you missed any of them, here’s a fresh chance to check them out.
Learning about the NFPA 660 standard
Compliance is always a tricky topic, so it’s no surprise that so many readers were interested in learning more about NFPA 660. Published near the end of 2024, it essentially combines six previous standards to consolidate, reorganize, and update the information into one source of truth.
Our blog explains the changes in more detail and how they affect users of rotary airlock valves.
Understanding shear pin sprockets
You might say that shear pin sprockets embody the holiday spirit, because they make a selfless sacrifice for the good of all. Okay, maybe that’s a stretch, but in rotary valves with drive chain assemblies, shear pin sprockets are designed to break first when material gets jammed.
Find out how these little heroes can save the most vital components of your valve with their fail-safe design.
Listening to your rotary valve
When a dog flops over to show you his belly, he probably wants attention. Rotary valves have a different way of asking for attention — usually in the form of noise, stopped rotation, worn-out parts, material flow issues, or leakage.
Learn how to identify the top five signs a valve needs maintenance and get advice on how to troubleshoot the problem.
Holding up under pressure
The Terminator works well in high-pressure situations, and so do our rotary valves. So, our valves have at least one thing in common with the Terminator. With that out of the way, you can learn some genuinely useful tidbits about valves for pneumatic conveying in our blog.
It’ll tell you about the valves, features, and configurations you’ll need to get the best performance in this application.
What else are you curious about?
We hope you like reading our blogs, because we love writing them! We’re always open to feedback about what topics you find helpful. Is there anything about valves that intrigues, vexes, amazes, or mystifies you? Be sure to let us know on social media (Facebook and LinkedIn).
In the meantime, we wish you and your family a joyful and safe holiday season. We hope it’s full of interesting reading material!
