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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 approvals. Midland-ACS - a leading manufacturer of 316 stainless steel valves, electro ...
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 European Standards for Testing of Steel for Pressure Equipment." This had been prepared by ...
Emerson Process Management has announced a multi-million dollar renovation and expansion of its Fisher control valves research and development facilities in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA. The project will create the Fisher Technology ...
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 past have suffered down time due to failure of the solenoid from caustic washdown fluid ...
Bifold Fluidpower, an Oil and Gas market leading manufacturer of stainless steel hydraulic and pneumatic directional control valves and pumps, has launched its patented system for valve actuator control. The system enables a colossal ...
Running over 1,700 kilometres from the Mediterranean Ceyhan terminal through three countries to the Caspian Sea, the new BTC (Baku-Tibilisi-Ceyhan) crude oil pipeline presented some new technical challenges for electro-hydraulic actuator ...
Tomoe Valve Limited, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of valves and process control systems, has won a significant contract with the Saudi Electric Company in partnership with Rotork Fluid Systems. The Japanese office ...
The recently commissioned four billion dollar BTC (Baku-Tibilisi Ceyhan) pipeline heralds a new era of crude oil supply by linking the oilfields of the Caspian Sea - the world’s third largest reserve - with the Mediterranean coast of ...
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 collector market, the valves feature a patented piston design that enables significantly ...
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 relatively slow and dependent on replacement demand because the installed base is large ...
Like any other mechanical device, valves eventually need repair or replacement. The frequency of repair and/or replacement will depend upon the severity of operating conditions, the design of the valve and the preventive maintenance that ...
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. STATOIL has signed a total of 17 agreements with 12 valve suppliers covering nine valve ...
The launch of Emerson’s latest FieldQ "fully integrated" actuator and control modules package continues to gather momentum, with orders placed by two of its European distribution channels in excess of $200k. The first covers a minerals and ...
Valve User is delighted to report that industry stalwart, Geoff Newman, recently celebrated 40 years of continual service with Crosby / Tyco on 1st May 2007. To mark the occasion, Geoff was presented with a long service certificate at a ...
Everyone appreciates how important Partial Stroke Testing is for Emergency Shut Down Valves (ESD) and Emergency Vent Valves (ESV) not only for Insurance purposes but mostly for the safety of plant personnel and the plant. Over the ...
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 globally, is well recognized as a leader in providing industrial fluid control solutions for ...
Norgren’s passion is to ensure that its customers are successful. By exploiting the potential of motion and fluid control technologies, Norgren Engineers and Key Account Managers apply their dedicated skillsand resources to fully ...
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. The new valves meet the growing demand for direct acting valves with high reliability and ...
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 products... Rotork has recently successfully defended its intellectual property rights ...
A pioneering range of Pneumatic Actuated Gate Valves, with the sealing performance of a globevalve but the flow characteristics of full bore specification, has been launched by Bestobell. The new tyre-type actuated Emergency Shut Off Gate ...
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 carry out a particular task, to an agreed standard, in a given amount of time and with ...
BVAA held another very successful ‘desktop exhibition’ on 22nd May 2007, this time at AMEC Oil & Gas, London. Ten BVAA member companies exhibited a range of products and services, and were visited by 45 members of AMEC staff and their ...
BVAA are delighted to announce yet more new members, including Siemens Process Instruments, SGS UK, Belleville Springs, Stewart Buchanan, Valley Springs and Black Teknigas, bringing the BVAA membership to a record level of 88 companies. ...
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 ‘training weeks’ yet, with out highest through-put of students since records began. I was ...
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