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In Autumn 2010, representatives from Truflo Marine Limited were most honoured to attend the launch of Duncan, the sixth-of-class Type 45 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer. The Type 45 Destroyer is arguably the most advanced warship in the world ...
Commissioning valve units, strainers and associated products from Crane Fluid Systems (http://www.cranefs.com) have been installed at the commissary recently built for Domino’s Pizza Group, the leading pizza delivery company in the UK and ...
AUMA, the manufacturer and supplier of modular electric actuators, has established new subsidiaries in the Middle East (Bahrain) and Brazil. With 19 subsidiary operations, the new AUMA divisions increase the company’s international ...
AUMA has developed new block stop technology for its worm gearboxes. The actuator manufacturer invests heavily in ongoing R&D: as part of this process, an engineering initiative has been taken to aid actuator installation. The company’s ...
A new highly distinctive design concept now allows Bifold’s Solenoid Valve Housing to Freely Rotate 360°, enabling easy cable layout and ease of connection wiring. The solenoid internals rotate with the housing to prevent cables being ...
Control Valve Solutions’ (CVS) Managing Director, Mick Beavers, is an advocate of full life valve management and was alarmed by some of the findings of a recent study by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and various offshore surveys ...
Flowserve Corporation recently announced it had received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) N and NPT nuclear approvals to construct Class 1, 2 and 3 valves at Flowserve Springville operations, where the Flowserve Valtek ...
An oil fired power station approached AUMA actuators to provide protection for operators of a public access footbridge. Spanning an inlet channel for tankers, the bridge is manually controlled by a hand wheel. Operation is through a ...
AUMA has announced the development of single phase motors for explosion proof, multi-turn actuators. Supporting the AUMA SA Ex actuator range with output torques up to 1,000 Nm, the enhanced technology offers high enclosure protection IP ...
Flowserve Corporation has recently announced two multimillion-dollar orders from China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd. (CNPE) and China Nuclear Energy Industry Corp. (CNEIC) for main steam isolation valves (MSIVs). The Flowserve ...
Kinetrol have recognised the increasing demand for limit switch boxes to provide a remote indication on the status of valves operating in extremely hazardous areas. To meet this demand, Kinetrol has introduced a competitive flame proof XLS ...
Smith Flow Control (SFC) celebrates twenty-five years of operation this month, providing engineered safety systems for hazardous valve operations in the Oil & Gas and chemical processing industries since 1985. Since its inception SFC ...
BEL Valves is committed to building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with its customers and in recognition of this objective has recently appointed Nigel Pegram as Sales Manager. Nigel brings extensive experience gained in a ...
Enhanced butterfly valves help plant in Runcorn, United Kingdom, avoid six unplanned shutdowns and save an estimated 450,000 Euros INEOS Chlor, a major European producer of chlor-alkali and chlorine derivatives, reduced process ...
Hardide Coatings, global developer of patented metal coatings, is using a new anti-hazard digital camera from CorDEX Instruments to capture chemical processes that have never been recorded before. Hardide had struggled to find a camera ...
Paladon Systems is pleased to announce the release of their PST Controller. Designed for either quarter-turn or linear hydraulically actuated valve systems, the PST Controller allows operators to automatically partial stroke test their ...
Dr Yuri Zhuk, technical director of Hardide Coatings presented a paper at Valve World 2010 on Wednesday 1 December on the development of Hardide-A CVD coating as a replacement to hard chrome plating for the flow control industry. Hard ...
No compromise The material was launched in August this year with a clear performance advantage over the best options currently available, the pre-launch test programme at that time having established ‘0000’ ratings at 8.40mm at 100ºC and ...
The Vortex valve range includes Slide gates, Roller gates, Diverters, Iris valves and metering controls, and can be used on Powder and dusts, granules, pellets and abrasives You get more than a valve with Vortex, you get results. ...
K Controls is celebrating 30 years in business. The company was established in 1981 by associate valve distributor Ivco Process Valves (IPV) following the acquisition of the industrial control valve business of Drayton Controls. K ...
Leeds Valve have established an area where their low cost high temperature valves meet a distinct market need. There are certain applications where the fully rated shut off capability associated with metal seated high performance valves ...
As a long established supplier of BAE Systems Marine, Maher Ltd was proud to play host to BAE’s most recent Submarine Supplier Forum. The forums are a key way in which BAE communicates with its supply chain and they cover a range of ...
With more than 40 locations around the world, CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions is one of the leading providers of highly engineered products for fluid handling applications worldwide. Providing industrial fluid control solutions for ...
The Rotork Site Services contract to install an automated shutdown system on the gas main has secured improved safety and fire protection for the Royal Mint, at Llantrisant in South Wales. The gas main serves the annealing and pickling ...
With a generating capacity of 432 MW, Spain is now the world’s largest generator of electricity from solar power plants. Spanish solar energy plants utilise parabolic trough technology combined with a thermal storage system using molten ...
“The team at Exeeco served our requirements very well from initial enquiry through to completion. They attended to queries satisfactorily both in writing and site visits.” These comments from Hamish Alexander, Maintenance Engineer at ...
CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions™, Saunders® is pleased to announce a significantly improved lead time of four weeks for its newly launched Saunders® XA Diaphragm. A leading provider of highly engineered products for fluid handling ...
Metso’s global service network is continuously growing, as more and more customers get to know the service offering Metso has for valve maintenance. Metso serves customers in many industries, and therefore the range of services is ...
Zoedale Plc has just taken delivery of their first orders for the new Bernard Controls STX Intelligent Explosion Proof Electric Actuators following the successful launch of the product at the Valve World exhibition and conference in ...
Ken Winpenny has been appointed to the role of Business Manager Control and Automation for Solent & Pratt, a business unit of Curtiss Wright Flow Control Company. Ken will manage the company’s strategy to support customers with the best ...
A systematic approach to training at British Energy, part of EDF Energy, incorporates actuation education. Over 400 AUMA actuators are installed on the utility’s sites including Hinkley B, Dungeness B and Hunterston B. The manufacturer of ...
Tyco, the global leader in flow control, introduces the Series 300 range of Ultra-Seal ball valves. Designed and manufactured by Hindle Cockburns in Leeds, United Kingdom, the Series 300 range is the result of extensive research and ...
Leeds Valve is assisting the Jersey Electricity Company (JEC) and the States of Jersey in a major £105 million Energy from Waste project that will provide clean, green energy to the Jersey Islanders. The project will see the out-dated ...
Expansion turbine – also known as ‘turbo expander’ - technology performs a critical function in the upstream processing of natural gas. Expansion turbines are generally used in low temperature processes involving the extraction of ...
Rotork’s activities with metering pump sets continue to grow as manufacturers incorporate Rotork electric valve actuators within standard products and packaged plants. The metering pump is a positive displacement chemical dosing device ...
As API potency levels continue to rise so too is the degree of co-operation between containment equipment maker and seal manufacturer. For split butterfly valve maker, ChargePoint Technology, precision engineered elastomer seals from ...
The 600 mile Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey is Iraq’s largest crude oil export line, capable of carrying over 1.5 b/d from northern Iraq to the port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean coast. The pipeline is owned and operated by Turkey’s ...
Gothenburg Energy is western Sweden’s leading energy company, providing energy services, heating, cooling, natural gas, electricity and broadband. At one of its power stations the company has introduced the Rotork CVA electric control ...
The Maatschap Europoort Terminal (MET), one of Rotterdam’s busiest terminals, handles 18 million tonnes of crude oil each year. The oil is delivered, stored and blended in the tank farm before it is pumped through pipelines to refineries ...
It may be annoying in the library. However, in water glycol and other hydraulic systems chattering - or unstable frequency resonance - can be seriously bad news. Now for the good news! The Shuttle Ball, a highly innovative new product from ...
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation refinery is the destination for the first major order for manual valve gearboxes to be built at the Rotork Gears factory at Jigani in Bangalore. A total of 389 Type AB quarter-turn gearboxes have been ...
Rotork Valvekits, manufacturer of a wide range of quality products and components associated with the valve and actuator package, has recently invested over £100,000 on new production machinery. The new investment enables Rotork ...
A commitment to understanding our customers’ most critical needs and pioneering highly engineered solutions that deliver profound, transformational value is the standard at Solent & Pratt, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control ...
Cameron's re-designed ENTECH DRV-BN Nozzle Check Valve introduces a modularity that allows for customized solutions, in-field reconfiguration and a consistent spring force mechanism for quick and easy maintenance. The DRV-BN is the ...
Tyco Flow Control has announced an integrated slab gate valve and actuator for subsea application designed in unison for optimal performance. A Fasani slab gate valve and a Biffi hydraulic linear failsafe actuator were developed together, ...
Titanium Castings (UK) ltd, (TCUK) has developed new materials and techniques for manufacturing precision, high duty valve and pump castings for strategic manufacturing programmes. These enable short lead-times to be achieved for fully ...
Truflo Marine Limited is delighted to announce that they have been selected as a finalist in the ‘Lean Efficiency’ category of the Midlands Excellence Specialist Category Awards. Midlands Excellence are the regions recognised ...
Critical naval valve designer, manufacturer & supplier Truflo Marine Limited have recently invested in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) to further enhance their design capability; this tool will be used in conjunction with 3D CAD ...
Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow-control products and services, has recently announced plans to expand its manufacturing facility in Raleigh, N.C., to increase capacity and improve operational efficiency. The latest ...
With the solenoid valve market place constantly involving into areas that have previously been no go areas for standard process solenoid valves, the research and development team at Sirai have been constantly pushing their traditional ...
The remote area of north eastern British Columbia in Canada, where ambient seasonal temperatures can fluctuate between +30˚C and -40˚C, is the destination for a major order for Rotork GO range gas-over-oil pipeline valve ...
CRANE Energy Flow Solutions®, a leading provider of highly engineered products for fluid handling applications worldwide, recently announced that International Valves Ltd. (IVL) is appointed as the stockist for Crane’s Duo-Chek® brand of ...
Zoedale Plc is pleased to announce the introduction into the UK market place of the “Next Generation” Valpes Electric Actuators. The “Premier” and “Plus” Electric Actuators build on the established market leading ER and EK ranges that have ...
Sander van den Bos has been appointed Country Manager at Smith Flow Control (SFC) in Holland, replacing Martin van den Heuval who spent 35 years with SFC. Sander has more than 14 years experience in international business-tobusiness and ...
The process of loading and unloading pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) launchers and receivers can have catastrophic consequences if performed incorrectly. A specific sequence of valves must be operated, pressurising and depressurising the ...
Following extensive testing, Paladon Systems is pleased to announce that they have passed Gazprom’s extreme low temperature requirement, and have subsequently received the first order for the supply of twenty systems for Gazprom’s 1,100Km ...
The use of mechanical valves in SIL loops is still being handicapped by a crippling shortage of good, reliable failure rate data. This paper aims to explain what a SIL assessment consists of; how a SIL assessment is attempted and the ...
What a year it’s been for BVAA! The last twelve months have just whistled by. We started the year wondering if the recession might affect us. Twelve months later - having had a very successful year - we find others talking of a ‘double ...
We are delighted to announce that the 6th Edition of BVAA’s world famous Valve & Actuator Users’ Manual now has its very own webpage. The industry ‘bible’ for nearly 50 years, this latest, much longer edition has been extensively ...
It has been a record year for new members. This month’s new recruits include:- Adrian Ducker of YPS Valves Ltd receives his BVAA Member plaque from Rob Bartlett Ian Elliott of Actuation Projects & Services (Exeeco Ltd) Nick ...
And the Winner is... Congratulations to Mike Williams (Asco) for correctly identifying that Paul Rowbotham of Comid was photographed in front of the World Trade Centre building in Bahrain. £50 goes to Zoë’s Place Hospice, Liverpool. ...
On 26th November, over 120 BVAA members and guests enjoyed another fantastic Dinner Dance at Oulton Hall, dancing the night away to The Bootleg Beatles (full report in the Annual Review section of this issue). Our congratulations to ...
Immediately after the AGM, BVAA staff travelled to Dusseldorf to attend the first Valve World exhibition to be held at the show’s new home in Germany. Despite the blizzards, the show attracted over 10,000 visitors over the three days. A ...
On 11th November, BVAA’s Marketing Committee met at Emerson Process Management’s Stockport facility. The BVAA marketing function is now well established and much of the meeting involved reporting on the association’s many initiatives, and ...
David Dunbar, President, Valves & Controls at Tyco Flow Control delivered one of the keynote speeches this year at Valve World. BVAA’s Rob Bartlett asked David about his paper. RB: ‘David, what inspired you to write this paper?’ DD: ...
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