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What is it?: This part of BS EN ISO 28921 specifies requirements for the design, dimensions, material, fabrication and production testing of isolated valves for low temperature applications. It applies to gate, globe, check, ...
Automation Technology (ATI) has introduced an electro-hydraulic control system, adding to its broad range of valve actuators and controls. The product can be directly mounted to a linear or quarter-turn springreturn or double-acting ...
BS ISO 19240:2017 What is it?: This standard specifies requirements for design, dimensions, material, fabrication and production testing of lined metal quarter turn valves (plug valves, butterfly valves, ball valves) and check ...
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, now has a complete range of valves that conform to the API 6A specification for Christmas tree and wellhead applications in the oil and gas sector. For a number of ...
What is it?: This part of ISO 15848 specifies testing procedures for evaluation of external leakage of valve stem seals (or shaft) and body joints of isolating valves and control valves intended for application in volatile air ...
However, open solutions are also gaining in popularity on the market due to their compact design and easy installation. The F31K2 dual inductive sensor with “outdoor” functionality completes the range of Pepperl+Fuchs open solutions. ...
For years, electric utility companies, process plants and gas transmission companies have been experiencing the benefits of new technologies designed to improve decision making, systems safety and operations functionality. However, natural ...
Will Bradley, 21; who this year graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a Media & Communications degree, will help publicise Rubinetterie Bresciane, Valbia and Valpres; the three companies that make up the Bonomi Group. Based ...
In the United States alone, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to increase enforcement of regulations through negotiation of enhanced Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) decrees, with greater emphasis on all industrial ...
BS EN 558:2017 What is it?: This European Standard specifies the “face-to-face” (FTF) and “centre-to-face” (CTF) dimensions for PN and Class designated metal valves used in flanged pipe systems. Why Is it Important?: The ...
This compact, light weight and portable design is very robust and able to meet the demands of a busy maintenance workshop or mobile operation. The Seertu Quicktester™ can be used with plant generated air supplies or with mobile bottled ...
To mark 40 years of UK operations, AUMA UK, the electric valve actuator specialist, have made a number of significant developments to develop facilities and enhance customer support levels. To further support customers, AUMA UK have ...
It’s fair to say most people would associate Steam Plant Engineering (SPE) with boiler installation, service and repair, but are less likely to associate them with the supply and overhaul of industrial valves… Steam Plant Engineering ...
These new, higher demands on natural gas combined cycle power plants are significantly contributing to load swings that alter the dispatch curve of the entire population of generating facilities connected with the electrical grid. ...
Since its opening in 2016, the valves and measurement hub operated by Cameron, a Schlumberger company, continues to deliver exemplary OEM-level service to customers The hub offers an array of specialty services related to the repair, ...
So says Safi Ltd’s MD Steven Cook. Looking at this particular application’s details, you can understand why! The application in question relates to phosphoric acid plants - which are hugely challenging in themselves - but all the more ...
In today’s fast paced life, more and more emphasis is placed on delivery times and the demand for the availability of a wide range of products from stock is constantly increasing. To satisfy this demand, stockists can either increase ...
ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zeroleakage severe service isolation valve solutions, has announced that Cliff Horsburgh has been appointed Regional Director, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Based in Kuala Lumpur in ...
We have made a substantial investment to develop and transfer over to a fully responsive design, supporting mobile, tablet and desktop platforms. We have taken this opportunity to improve user experience and offer further insight into our ...
Last year Versa introduced the D-316 direct acting side ported solenoid valve. This is a range of high flow 3-way valves (3/2), and is a multi-purpose/ universal flow valve that is bubble-tight throughout the operating range. Versa now ...
What is it?: This European/ International Standard specifies the requirements for the attachment of part turn actuators and/ or gearboxes to valves. It specifies mating dimensions for attachment and the dimensions of the actuator/ gear ...
The latest Rotork Gears ABAW AWWA worm gear operators are designed in accordance with AWWA (American Water Works Association) specifications C504 and C517, which are the AWWA design specifications for manually operated butterfly and plug ...
Recent rehabilitation at the drinking Water Treatment Plant #2 in Olathe, Kansas, USA, has included the installation of Rotork IQ3 intelligent electric valve actuators to replace electric actuators from another manufacturer. In the ...
Springtech regularly receive enquiries from valve manufacturers and their maintenance networks requesting an engineering review of springs which are prematurely failing once exposed to in-service working conditions. The criticality of ...
What is it?: This part of BS EN ISO 28921 specifies requirements for the type testing of isolating valves for lowtemperature applications to verify the performance of valves at a low temperature from -50°C down to -196°C. It does not ...
Seetru liquid level gauges are primarily of two types, sight gauges and magnetic float by-pass gauges. Many of the gauges are direct reading though most have optional electronic remote reading systems and computer interfaces. The range ...
The aim of the project is to increase the field’s oil production capacity to 65,000 barrels per day (BPD) from the existing capacity of 22,000 BPD. Awarded by Hyundai Heavy Industries, the order included spring-return pneumatic ...
What is it?: This European/ International Standard specifies the requirements for the attachment of multiturn actuators and/ or gear boxes to valves. It specifies mating dimensions for attachement and the dimensions of the actuator/ ...
With a capacity of up to 400,000 barrels a day, the refinery will process crude oils to manufacture petrol, ultra-low-sulphur diesel and fuel oil for export and to satisfy local demand. One significant order involves the supply of 70 ...
The agreement was officially confirmed at the recent Expoquimia 2017 exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, where Pressure Tech’s regulators were on display in Arcamo’s impressive booth. Arcamo have over 30 years’ experience in the sector ...
Orseal are currently delivering oxygen service valves to Nagarnar - one of India’s largest steel plants. They are also fulfilling a contract for one of the largest EPC contractors in India as part of the upgrade of SAIL’s BF-1 at Rourkela ...
Leengate Valves’ issue 16 catalogue was officially released on the 4th of September and, following an exhaustive effort by all involved, was shipped out to distributors across the length and breadth of the country. Containing an ...
Orseal’s Techseal valves, developed to take on low-cost imports from the Far East by combining premium quality with competitive prices, are BS EN 331:2015 certified. Orseal were the first company in the UK to gain certification to the ...
It is designed for diaphragm valves used for sterile applications in the beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries. A special technical feature of the new MD30-MD202 actuator range is that the actuator housing and the valve bonnet ...
Following on from Leengate Valves’ Brandoni feature back in issue 41 of Valve User magazine, Leengate Valves have continued to increase their stock levels of Brandoni ball and butterfly valves to unprecedented levels. Since the opening ...
What is it?: This European Standard specifies the requirements for cast iron or steel check valves, which are forged, cast or fabricated in straight, angle or oblique pattern with end connections flanged or wafer, butt welding, socket ...
The J+J electric actuator has been associated with most of the world’s biggest plastic valve brands over the years as the actuator’s plastic housing makes it a perfect partner as it corrosion resistant and light in weight. Actuated plastic ...
HH Valves Ltd has recently completed the supply of a significant contract for AMEC Foster Wheeler for our one-piece forged high pressure parallel slide gate valves. AMEC FW approached HH Valves for a high-quality casting with high ...
ElringKlinger Engineered Plastics have been at the forefront of PTFE fluorpolymer technology and other high performance plastics such as PEEK, PFA & PCTFE for over 50 years and during this time have pioneered many new materials and product ...
Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a Crane Co. business, participated in the 2017 Valve World Expo & Conference Asia, September 20-21. Highlighting its dedication to reducing fugitive emissions, Crane showcased several new innovations, including ...
“For the last 10 years we’ve been talking about how technology and the “digital age” have changed everything. But now it’s going to get very real. Right now the business world (is continuing) to have breakthroughs in speech recognition, ...
At their new training facility in Cheshire, AVS has provided Valve Workshops that concentrate on concerns within the power industry, drawing on the expertise of their engineers as well attendees. The next ‘one-day’ workshop will be on the ...
When end users need to decide between pneumatic or electric valve actuation there are many important factors such as cost, speed of operation or physical size to consider. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) or life costs are becoming ...
SMC has refreshed its ZH body ported type vacuum ejector so that it is more compact, lightweight and easy to mount. It also has an improved maximum suction flow rate, improving its overall effectiveness and functionality. SMC, the ...
The UK’s leading independent provider of valve automation products, Actuated Solutions, has hailed the HP Pneumatic actuator range a ‘best buy’ for the general process market, thanks to its high specification and relatively low ...
Induchem Group is a specialist supplier of process equipment, services and engineered solutions to the nuclear industry along with pharmaceutical, oil & gas, biotechnology and chemical industries across the UK and Ireland. Over the last ...
Over 50 years ago, CLIMAX pioneered the portable machine tool industry, with state-of-the-art tools that solve the world’s toughest machining challenges. In 2013, CLIMAX acquired CALDER Testers, and now CLIMAX | CALDER has brought ...
KOSO Kent introl have reached this landmark with a distinguished range of products and services leaving them well-placed for continued growth in the coming years. Although they have had several changes of name and ownership over the ...
This edition of Valve User Magazine sees the first in a series of short articles about using valves or actuators in SIL applications. The articles are written by Paul Reeve who is the BVAA SILs course trainer and a member of the BVAA ...
Since P.K. Saunders invented the original diaphragm valve in 1928, Saunders®, today part of Crane ChemPharma & Energy (a business of Crane Co.), has led the way in providing solutions to industries where flawless operation and resistance ...
Pneumatically operated valves are increasingly being replaced with electric versions and GEMÜ has designed this new actuator as an answer to increasing requirements for motorized valves particularly with the current trend in improved ...
Mokveld Valves BV, expert in engineered valve systems for the worldwide oil & gas markets is the first valve manufacturer in the world to have implemented a Functional Safety Management System for providing critical safety systems up to ...
Precision Polymer Engineering is delighted to confirm the appointment of Lindsey Smithson as the new Operations Manager at Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE). Lindsey is an experienced engineer with a degree in Engineering Science and ...
Midlands-based Ultravalve Ltd is the exclusive UK partner for Vexve; a Finnish Valve manufacturer specialising in District Heating & Cooling Valves. Ultravalve supplied the Vexve Full Bore Steel Ball Valves Flanged PN16 sized from DN80 to ...
Webtec, the Cambridgeshire based specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products has been accredited as an Investors In People at the Standard award level. This is a prestigious global award scheme and the IIP ...
Karl Jenkins retired from his position as Sales Director for Check Valve sales on 26th May 2017. Karl joined Goodwin International in 1983 as Sales Manager and became Sales Director in March 2002. Throughout this time Karl has been an ...
Back in the mid 80’s LB Bentley designed and patented the very first small bore subsea Gate Valves for chemical injection applications on Christmas Trees (XMT’s) and manifolds. Prior to the introduction of the Bentley small bore valves, ...
WSG UK Ltd, a well-established service provider within the worldwide Oil and Gas market, are delighted to announce that on the 27th February 2017 we acquired a majority share of Provalve Ltd, a market leader in the Automated/Industrial ...
The AC Valve Alliance Group is made up of six privately owned, individual companies, each of which is an expert in their own field and built together as jigsaw pieces to form the complete picture. From the early days, over twenty years ...
Shorter production runs and increasingly varied requirements from the same plant: these are the market demands which more and more process plant manufacturers and operators must adjust to. The solution is plant based on the ‘Lego®* ...
Just months after the launch of the HQ005 actuator, the UK’s leading provider of valve automation products, Actuated Solutions, is announcing ATEX approval of its HQ006 electric quarter turn actuator. Comprising high quality electrical ...
Albion Valves Ltd, a leading UK valve supplier to the building services industry, is investing in its export business with specific focus on the Middle East. Albion is creating a dedicated export team and has forged new partnerships ...
Groupe Latty delivers comprehensive sealing solutions for industrial valves and fittings, including the supply of standard and tailored parts as well as qualification and training. The standard-forerunner in the industrial sealing ...
When Edward Ashcroft founded our company in 1852, his mission was to protect the steam-powered industry and its workers by building more sophisticated and reliable instruments. Times have changed. But not our sense of purpose. Ashcroft ...
Under pressure however, in applications subjected to high loads such as valve seat rings for example, the material tends to creep. ElringKlinger has now managed to control the issue of cold flow with a material that combines their unique ...
API 608 is a standard which adds requirements to the standard set by ASME B16.34, thereby offering a product that meets the requirements of the petrochemical, power, oil and gas and water treatment markets. The API 608 range ...
As Hobbs Valve now sit within the newly formed Great British Valve Group (GBVG), the Group’s Chairman Alun Hobbs decided to make a real splash at the Offshore Europe exhibition in Aberdeen. To emphasise the ‘British’ element, Alun ...
Precision Polymer Engineering is pleased to announce that Stefano Arrigoni has joined IDEX Sealing Solutions as the platform’s new Head of R&D. Stefano gained his degree in Chemical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano in 1995. ...
Pepperl+Fuchs are taking to the road to showcase their latest innovations. From November 2017 their team of sales engineers will be travelling throughout the UK and Ireland to bring the exhibition to their customers. With a full set of ...
By virtue of a policy of constant innovation, Groupe Latty, via its Research & Development department, is able to satisfy new requirements and keep pace with changing standards & directives. Whether certifying its customers’ equipment ...
Albion, a leading UK valve supplier to the building services and industrial sectors, has introduced a new line of gas solenoid valves to their product portfolio. The new range is certified to EN 161 standard. Due to the ever changing ...
One of the North-East of Scotland’s most inspirational businessmen and leading employer of apprentices, sadly passed away after a short illness on Wednesday 28th June. Charles Buchan Ritchie formed Score Group in 1982, starting out ...
The BVAA’s campaign to re-skill, up-skill and multi-skill the valve and actuator industry continued over the summer and autumn periods, with a wide range of courses being delivered, but this time at venues across the country. ‘Getting ...
Having completed a number of local challenges for charity such as ‘The Way of the Roses’ and ‘Leeds-Liverpool Canal’, Chris decided to take part in the ultimate challenge; 580 miles of riding (with 65,144ft of uphill climbing) across the ...
The Valve WG’s autumn meeting was held on 4th October 2017 at the hugely impressive BEL Valves facility in Newcastle, and covered topics as diverse as testing, standards, directives, etc. For those unfamiliar with its work, the BVAA ...
That article was mainly focussed on Cohort 1, but over the spring and summer, Cohort 2 of the FLP have been participating in regular sessions. Indeed, by the time this issue of the magazine is published they will be gearing up for their ...
With the valuable assistance of the BVAA Business Development Consultant, Rob Boycott, the BVAA has generated another flurry of ‘Desktop Exhibitions’ over the autumn, this time focussed on the London Contractor scene. Three such events ...
The Association was well represented as usual, taking our usual stand 2D05 for the last time before the show moves to AECC’s new Bucksburn / airport location in 2019. Anecdotally thought by many to be a subdued show over previous ...
A few months ago, I had the absolute pleasure of attending a reunion of my Mechanical Engineering Class – a terrific night’s reminiscing, plus a drink or two taken. Certainly an evening I’d like to repeat! What was startling however ...
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