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3 Effective Methods to Prevent Check Valve Failure

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Detailed inspection of a valve component by a professional.

Check valves, or one-way valves, let fluid flow in one direction while preventing flow in the opposite direction. They are an important component in piping; a properly functioning check valve can help protect equipment and prevent downtime. Below, we’ll review some common signs of a bad check valve and the methods used across industries to… Read More


DFT® Makes Commitment to Sustainable Energy with Solar Initiative

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Industrial technician performing maintenance on a large valve.

Most manufacturing operations take a substantial amount of power to operate, often making it difficult for industry stakeholders to effectively reduce their carbon footprint. However, with improvements in solar panel technology and power storage, it is now possible for industrial facilities to significantly reduce their impact on the environment. Solar also makes more financial sense… Read More


Safety Protocols in the Workplace

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Worker in a hard hat at an underground mining site.

For any manufacturing business, safety is of the utmost concern. A company’s workers are its most valuable asset, and toprotect that asset, it’s critical to maintain a working environment that prioritizes health and safety. At DFT, employee health and safety is placed above all else. We are committed to maintaining a safe and hazard-free environment… Read More


Ask an Engineer: Water Hammer Solutions

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Graphic slide explaining water hammer questions and answers.

In our most recently aired DFT® Inc. webinar, about Water Hammer, our experts discussed the definition of water hammer, the effects of hydraulic shock, and how to prevent water hammer using DFT Axial Flow Silent Check Valves. If you missed this webinar, it is now available on demand on the DFT® website. Our expert host… Read More

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Webinar Q&A: Solutions to your Check Valve Problems

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DFT-Y-Calibur silent check valve for high pressure piping systems.

Check Valve Installation & Piping Design Guidelines As a follow up from our webinar “Solutions to your check valve problems”, we are sharing, in this post, a few of the questions received from the audience. A variety of questions came in which are answered here by our host Arie Bregman, vice president and general manager… Read More