Known as a global hub for industrial process safety discussions, the Mary Kay O’Connor Safety and Risk Conference, held in October at Texas A&M University, spotlights advancements and solutions that drive safer industrial operations. We’re thrilled to announce that Oxford Flow’s ES valve design has been awarded “Most Innovative New Technology” at the event, which was accepted by Dr Chris Kennell and David Smith, from our Americas business development team.
This award celebrates our commitment to advancing safer, more efficient, industrial processes through innovative technology.
The Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) was founded as a response to the catastrophic Phillips 66 explosion in 1989, an incident that left a profound impact on the chemical and process industries. The Phillips facility experienced a devastating explosion due to a hydrocarbon leak. In response, the MKOPSC was established at Texas A&M University to prevent similar tragedies by fostering safer engineering practices and advancing research in process safety.
In its 27th year and hosted in association with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IchemE), the Mary Kay O’Connor Safety and Risk Conference brings together industry experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments and challenges in process safety.
This year we had the privilege of exhibiting our ES valve at the event. The technical committee recognised the potential of the ES valve’s innovative, stemless, design and believed that conference attendees would appreciate its ability to eliminate traditional valve components prone to chronic failures and emissions leaks.
The response from conference visitors, who travelled to the event from around the world, was overwhelmingly positive. Delegates from industries including energy production, infrastructure, downstream processing and manufacturing expressed interest in the ES valve’s potential to enhance safety, reliability, valve integrity and to improve air quality in these industrial settings.
The ES stemless axial flow valve
The ES stemless valves offer world class performance, reliability and emissions control for a wide range of severe service applications in oil and gas, pipeline, petrochemical and process industries. The ES valve can also be used for transitioning energy systems, including hydrogen and biomethane applications. It provides zero-leakage isolation and regulation in a variety of materials and configurations from 2″ to 24″ (DN50 to DN600) and in pressures classes to ASME 2500.
The Mary Kay O’Connor Safety and Risk Conference serves as a powerful reminder of the ongoing need for innovation in industrial safety, and we’re grateful to be part of a legacy dedicated to safer, more reliable industrial processes. This award is a testament to the hard work of our engineering team, and everyone involved in the ES program.