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| Training - Simply Not An Option By BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett Welcome to Issue 2 of BVAA’s Valve User magazine. As I write, BVAA have just completed one of our most successful ‘... |
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| Continued Growth at BVAA BVAA are delighted to announce yet more new members, including Siemens Process Instruments, SGS UK, Belleville Springs, Stewart Buchanan, Valley Sprin... |
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| BVAA Visit AMEC Oil & Gas BVAA held another very successful ‘desktop exhibition’ on 22nd May 2007, this time at AMEC Oil & Gas, London. Ten BVAA member companies exhibited a ra... |
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| HOW COMPETENT ARE YOU? With such a bold statement, the start point has to be that of defining COMPETENCE. Competence relates to the application of knowledg and skills to ca... |
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| Bestobell - World leaders in cryogenic valve design: Bestobell Cryogenic Emergency Shut Off Gate Valve A pioneering range of Pneumatic Actuated Gate Valves, with the sealing performance of a globevalve but the flow characteristics of full bore specifica... |
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| ‘VALVE USERS’ - BEWARE IMITATION PRODUCTS! In the last issue, we advised valve users of the perils of using bogus agents. This issue we have a similar theme, but this time regarding imitation p... |
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| ASCO/JOUCOMATIC - Expanded Range of High Flow Pilot Valves for Critical Applications ASCO/JOUCOMATIC has announced that it has expanded the scope of its Series 327 3/2-way pilot valves to include ¼" and ½" high flow (Kv 1.5) versions. ... |
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| Norgren - Making customers more successful worldwide Norgren’s passion is to ensure that its customers are successful. By exploiting the potential of motion and fluid control technologies, Norgren Engin... |
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| Crane announces new market focused organization Crane Co.’s Fluid Handling Group, comprised of the Crane Valve Group, Crane Supply and Crane Pumps & Systems, with sales of more than $1 billion globa... |
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| Ensure Critical Valves are Healthy - Neles SmartSolutionsTM will Everyone appreciates how important Partial Stroke Testing is for Emergency Shut Down Valves (ESD) and Emergency Vent Valves (ESV) not only for Insuran... |
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| Geoff Newman - 40 Years Service Valve User is delighted to report that industry stalwart, Geoff Newman, recently celebrated 40 years of continual service with Crosby / Tyco on 1st Ma... |
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| Emerson Process Management - Valve Automation 1 Force Driving All Valves...Everywhere! The launch of Emerson’s latest FieldQ "fully integrated" actuator and control modules package continues to gather momentum, with orders placed by two ... |
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| KKI - STATOIL Frame Agreements New group-wide frame agreements worth over NOK 2 billion (£180M) in total will secure STATOIL’s valve requirements for the next five to seven years. S... |
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| Valve reconditioning can save time and money Like any other mechanical device, valves eventually need repair or replacement. The frequency of repair and/or replacement will depend upon the sever... |
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| Historical Market Size and Growth The UK valve market size averages around £1.1 billion per year, with parts and repair accounting for almost 19% of the total. Overall market growth is... |
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| New 11/2 inch Power Pulse Valve complements ASCO/ JOUCOMATIC NUMATICS Dust Collector System Range ASCO/JOUCOMATIC NUMATICS has launched a 11/2 inch version of its highly successful type 353/800 Power Pulse valves. Specifically designed for the dust... |
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| Major pipeline contract for Rotork heavy duty electro-hydraulic valve actuators The recently commissioned four billion dollar BTC (Baku-Tibilisi Ceyhan) pipeline heralds a new era of crude oil supply by linking the oilfields of th... |
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| Tomoe Japan Secures Saudi Electric Company Shuaibah Contract in Partnership with Rotork Tomoe Valve Limited, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of valves and process control systems, has won a significant contract with the S... |
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| Midland-ACS develops remote actuated valves to withstand the extreme environments of new BTC pipeline Running over 1,700 kilometres from the Mediterranean Ceyhan terminal through three countries to the Caspian Sea, the new BTC (Baku-Tibilisi-Ceyhan) cr... |
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| Bifold AXIS Manifold System Revolutionizes Valve Actuator Control Bifold Fluidpower, an Oil and Gas market leading manufacturer of stainless steel hydraulic and pneumatic directional control valves and pumps, has lau... |
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| Presenting the NAMUR Mount Hygienic Valve for EExme and EExd applications. What Wash Down Applications With some of the problems incurred in washdown applications, SMC have now developed a valve that brings longer life to actuated assemblies who in the ... |
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| Emerson to Build Control Valve Industry’s Largest and Most Technologically-Advanced Research Laboratory Multi-million dollar renovation and expansion will create the Fisher® Technology Development Centre Emerson Process Management has announced a multi-million dollar renovation and expansion of its Fisher control valves research and development facilit... |
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| Technical Update - ASME and European Material Testing Requirements BVAA Technical Consultant Peter Churm reports... A CEN Workshop on "EU - US Material Standards" was held on May 15th 2007 to discuss a report on the "Comparison between ASME Specifications and Europe... |
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| Midland-ACS products gain GOST approval With the Russian Oil & Gas sector continuing to quickly grow at an unabated rate, there is a need to ensure that all components used have the relevant... |
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