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Meet Valvegeek, created by steam system and flow control specialists Valveforce as a free, quick and easy-to-use question and answer email service on all things valves. Following extensive market research, Valveforce found that the ...
Pentair Valves & Controls has launched the new Anderson Greenwood 5200 pilot-operated pressure relief valve to offer overpressure protection for challenging economizer applications in heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs). The 5200 is ...
Spirax Sarco has helped Northumbrian Water to halve the energy it uses to raise steam at its Bran Sands anaerobic digestion plant. The work has been so successful that the utility company now plans to work with Spirax Sarco and apply the ...
Few would doubt that the global automotive industry is one of the most demanding markets for components. High standards of performance and reliability are expected in extremes of heat and cold, vibration and EM interference. No wonder then ...
The Rotork SVM (Smart Valve Monitoring) system has been selected to provide a networked solution for digital valve monitoring and partial stroke testing on a large scale oilfield installation in the Middle East. The system is designed to ...
Pneumatic positioners match the particular current valve setting with the set point signal as a control value. The control air, as the input quantity, generally corresponds to a unit signal of 0.2 to 1 bar. Positioners are also volume ...
Emerson Process Management announces the appointment of Roel Van Doren as President, Europe. In his new role, Van Doren will be responsible for leading all European sales and marketing activities. He takes over from Bob Sharp, who is ...
ISO 10631 “Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes” This International Standard has been modified according to the accepted DIS comments and has been submitted to ISO for launching Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) vote. ...
AUMA growth in the UK has been supported with the recruitment of Kerry Harris to the new post of Manager for the Southern Region and Head of Internal Sales. The appointment supports the manufacturer and global supplier of electric ...
MetalTek International, a manufacturer and integrator of quality high alloy components with operations in Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and the UK, recently announced the acquisition of Florida based Specialty ...
Tyco Valves & Controls, the leading global manufacturer of valves, actuators and controls announces that it is now called Pentair Valves & Controls. Now part of Pentair Ltd., Pentair Valves & Controls will continue to deliver superior ...
The swift performance capability of the Rotork Type K vane type damper drive has provided the successful retrofit solution to a critical application involving the safe and efficient operation of balanced-draft power generation boilers. ...
Parker Hannifin’s 160 bar and 250 bar hydraulic ‘mill’ cylinders are an established global favourite in hostile environments and arduous applications. Originally designed for use in steel mills, Parker’s mill cylinders are of heavy duty, ...
The time delay between introducing a new product series and updating documentation has been addressed at SIPOS Aktorik. Parts inevitably have to be produced before they can be photographed. A rapid solution initiated by the company’s ...
High efficiency of the production and operational reliability are the key performance indicators for an innovative plant that will be equipped with Metso’s valve and field instrument solutions. Metso has received an order to supply ...
Valves from steam system and flow control specialists Valveforce are playing a key part in the success of a new balloon dipping plant supplied to China by Greenbrook Automations. Valveforce’s Thermal Oil Three-way Pneumatic Control ...
Smith Flow Control has ushered in an affordable way for companies to safely manage valve operations. The EasiDrive portable valve actuator securely and effectively operates valves in power plants, oil refineries, paper mills and chemical ...
Shipham Valves, a subsidiary of Wärtsilä, has completed the development programme for a new range of composite single plate wafer check valves, which were introduced to the market place at the Valve World Exhibition held in Düsseldorf at ...
The 2013 systematic review has been launched on the following European standards of CEN/TC 69 “Industrial valves” EN 26553:1991 “Automatic steam traps – Marking” (exactly identical to ISO 6553:1980) EN 26554:1991 “Flanged automatic ...
During recent months, Metso has received various orders for automated process valves from several customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The automated valves of Metso have been selected for several mid-size projects where customers are ...
Choke and control valve manufacturer Koso Kent Introl has come a long way since it was first founded back in 1967 by Ed Singleton. Ed has long since retired, but the philosophy for quality that he first established is as strong today as it ...
Heap & Partners are continuing with their ambitious growth plans. Managing Director David Millar commented that three quarters of the way through their year, they are 15% up on last year’s record figures. Not bad for an old timer (the ...
Hundreds of Rotork electric actuators are being installed on the Royal Navy’s giant new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, both of which will be 920ft long and weigh in at 65,000 tonnes full displacement. ...
Koso Kent Introl (KKI), one of Yorkshire’s leading engineering firms, has officially opened its new, hitech machining centre at one of its Brighouse factories, representing over £2 million of investment. The new facility, opened by Takashi ...
Rotork is supplying an all-electric valve actuation package encompassing isolating, regulating and modulating actuators with two-wire digital control for the DanTysk offshore wind farm in the North Sea. Almost one hundred Rotork ...
CEN have announced the 2013 systematic review of the following CEN/TC69 standards. EN 558:2008+A1:2011 “Industrial valves - Faceto- face and centre-to-face dimensions of metal valves for use in flanged pipe systems - PN and Class ...
Users of pneumatic valve positioners can now assess the energy efficiency of their valve installations with ABB’s new compressed air calculator app for the Apple iPhone and iPad. Based on the amount of compressed air consumed by ...
EnerMech has completed the first of five acquisitions it has planned for the next six months with the acquisition of Melbourne-based Valve Tech Engineering in a multimillion pound deal. Established over 20 years ago, Valve Tech is a ...
Advanced surface coating company Hardide Coatings has secured EDF Energy as a new customer and has been specified as a cost-effective, high-performance solution to extend the life of the boilerfeed steam valves at Hinkley Point B nuclear ...
Acquisition complements Edgen Murray’s current service to global oil and gas customers by adding valve brands and actuation services with a focus on upstream, refining, petrochemical and power applications. Experienced valve staff and ...
The economics and simplicity of wireless field instruments has allowed many industrial plants to expand the benefits of automation well beyond traditional “wired” control. Wireless technology has created monitoring applications for ...
BVAA new-member Duxvalves is an internationally renowned leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of sophisticated severe application production choke and control valves supporting companies within the oil and gas industry. Its unique ...
CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions®, a leading provider of highly engineered products for fluid handling applications worldwide, has announced the introduction of its new DEPA Nopped S4® Diaphragm for chemical processing applications. ...
ASCO Numatics introduces a solenoid valve manual operator that is removable under pressure, enabling faster, easier commissioning and start-up while preventing inadvertent valve movement during plant operation. It is often considered ...
Following reports of a number of catastrophic failures in service it has come to our attention that sub-standard copies of James Walker Devlon® V-API thermoplastic material are being offered to valve manufacturers and end users. James ...
When Heap & Partners London office received a call for some spare diaphragms it seemed like a normal and fairly unremarkable sales call. However following the usual questions regarding duty, it soon emerged that this was far from normal. ...
Since 1929, electric valve actuators have been used for valve actuation, using both AC and DC volt motors. Motor technology remained virtually unchanged for years until the 1960s, when the evolution of brushless DC (BLDC) motor technology ...
After Emerson Process Management replaced existing valve positioners in the Shanghai Ethylene Cracker Complex (SECCO) with Fisher® FIELDVUE™ DVC6200f digital valve controllers, the SECCO plant gained better control, production efficiency, ...
ISO 4126-11 “Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 11: Performance testing” ISO/TC 185 launched the CD enquiry on this draft standard which is registered under Vienna Agreement, ISO lead, between CEN/TC 69 and ...
Behind each and every successful product lie thousands of hours and probably millions of pounds in research and development. Not surprising then that there is often a queue of unscrupulous businesses waiting to capitalise by producing ...
The ATEX 137 directive sets workplace requirements within the EU for the safety and health protection of workers in potentially explosive environments. According to ATEX, approximately 50 percent of the industries operating in the EU are ...
The 2013 systematic review has been launched on the following European standard of CEN/TC 268 “Cryogenic vessels”: EN 1626:2008 “Cryogenic vessels - Valves for cryogenic service” It’s scope specifies the requirements for the ...
Duxvalves, leading original equipment manufacturer of severe application production choke and control valves, has appointed Bruce Logan to join the team in delivering a world class service to the UK oil and gas industry. Duxvalves ...
Digital Mass Flow Controllers (MFC’s), as typically used in the semiconductor, chemical processing, food and pharmaceutical industries, are designed to both measure and control the flow of various gases and liquids. Applications also occur ...
Control Valve Solutions (CVS) Ltd’s turnover has just exceeded £5million in the second quarter of year four. This has been made possible by the recent move to a much larger facility in Portlethen and staff numbers have increased from 14 to ...
Spirax Sarco has launched its 2013 training brochure, enabling organisations to acquire new skills to reduce energy costs and improve the safety and efficiency of steam plant operations. The full list of courses covers the latest ...
Smith Flow Control (SFC) has introduced its ISOpattern IML intermediate lock with universal mounting. The IML lock uses an operating key to lock the actuator in an open or closed position so that the valve cannot turn - no matter what. No ...
With temperatures dropping as low as -40°C, thousands of multi-flat dwellings in Moscow need heating for a large part of the year. A modernisation programme incorporating SIPOS Aktorik’s electric actuators is updating a district system to ...
Cameron’s European Rapid Response Centre (located at International House, Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom) has new Cameron inventory, immediately available, including WKM® 370 Trunnion Mounted Ball Valves, NEWCO® Carbon Steel and ...
AUMA UK, supplier of modular electric actuators, is raising the profile of its service capabilities for valve control devices. Comprehensive support is provided by the UK organisation for all AUMA and SIPOS Aktorik products plus Siemens ...
Rotork Gears has supplied specialised declutch manual override gearboxes on swift delivery for a damper drive retrofit upgrade project at a large municipal power plant. Twelve ILG-D gearboxes were delivered within four weeks by the ...
A draft technical report on a common approach to proof testing, prCEN/TR 764-8 “Pressure equipment and assemblies – Part 8: Proof test” has been prepared by CEN/TC 54. “Unfired pressure vessels”/WG 55 “Inspection and testing”. It is ...
Last year BVAA formed a Business Development Partnership with NOF Energy. Joanne Leng MBE gives an overview of the organisation’s services and how to make best use of them… NOF Energy, the business development organisation for oil, ...
FprEN 1591-4: 2012 “Flanges and their joints — Part 4: Qualification of personnel competency in the assembly of the bolted connections of critical service pressurized systems” This document (FprEN 1591-4:2012) has been prepared by ...
Mechanical engineering company, EnerMech, is to open a second Norwegian base as part of a £3 million (NOK 27.7 million) investment to grow its Scandinavian business. The new base and workshop in Bergen was selected to be closer to ...
Control Valve Solutions (CVS) Ltd has proven its commitment to environmental responsibilities and accountability by certifying to the internationally recognised ISO14001 standard. Back in 2009 when CVS started to think about ...
ABB has launched 1000 bar gauge (266HSH) and 600 bar differential (266DSH) pressure transmitters, as additions to its widely used 266 range of transmitters. Designed to meet growing demand from the oil and gas industry and power ...
Leading valve manufacturer Crane Fluid Systems has launched a new range of modern and compact differential pressure control valves (DPCVs) with unique features that give cost-saving benefits, reduced energy consumption and a simplified ...
FprEN 13547 “Industrial valves - Copper alloy ball valves” FprEN 1983 “Industrial valves - Steel ball valves Following revisions to both Preliminary Standards approval assessments have been positive, therefore FprEN 13547 will be ...
The BVAA one-day SILs course takes the attendee from the basis of IEC61508, through SIL determination (where do SILs come from and how are they established?) to SIL Assessment including FMEA (failure modes and effect analysis) application ...
ATEX certified series 353 pulse valve is ideally suited to challenging environments in the agricultural, grain, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, wood, plastics and cement industries. ASCO Numatics has introduced a 316L stainless steel ...
Emerson has extended the Fisher® FIELDVUE™ digital valve controller family with the addition of the FIELDVUE DVC6200p PROFIBUS PA digital positioner. The Fisher FIELDVUE DVC6200p digital valve controller is built on Fisher’s highly ...
Commercial Risks are inherent in both day-to-day-business and formal contracts, and managing these risks effectively will reduce liabilities, and improve margins. For a quick assessment of the risk exposure in your business, check out the ...
BVAA Membership continues to grow. Our latest recruits ...
BVAA hats continue to travel the world! This time however only to the north of England. Regular ‘Hatter’ and train fan Graham Lomax is photographed… well where? If you can identify the railway line BVAA will donate £50 to the charity of ...
The untapped power within our young people must be addressed. Speak to almost any employer and they will voice their frustrations that our educational system is not delivering new entrants into employment that have “what it takes”. ...
As well as being an opportunity to officially endorse and organise the Association’s past, present and future business, the BVAA AGM meeting cluster also gives members an opportunity to network, hear reports from the various activity ...
On 21st November 2012, BVAA held another very successful Desktop Exhibition event at KBR, Leatherhead. Fifteen BVAA members exhibited, receiving over 50 guests from the company’s various departments. These events remain popular with valve ...
As part of our Business Development Partnership with NOF Energy, BVAA members formed a key part of a small group who undertook visits to four major oil and gas clients in the Aberdeen area in mid-December. Hosts included Technip, Amec, BG ...
In late November 2012, BVAA had without doubt its most successful Valve World Expo yet. We took the unprecedented step of taking a Group Stand, with several members taking booths around the periphery of a hospitality suite. The results ...
It’s no coincidence that my Comment in this issue reflects the front cover photo, and the subsequent story on page 72. Indeed, there’s so much continual improvement in the British Valve industry at the moment, it’s pretty hard not to talk ...
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