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The inspection of oil and gas assets could be revolutionised following the signing of a three year agreement with global engineering consultancy Arup and EnerMech’s specialist inspection division MInteg. AIM, a digitised inspection ...
A critical component in maintaining a facility’s productivity, safety and profitability is to ensure that every valve is operating at peak efficiency while meeting relevant safety requirements. With the Trevitest™ system, TEAM has the ...
Preparations are well under way for Advanced Valve Solutions, who are taking part in a bicycle ride, from Sheerness in Kent to Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, just south of Weston-Super-Mare. The idea of ‘Chase The Sun’ is to start cycling ...
The third edition of Industrial Valve Summit (IVS), the most important international Exhibition and Conference on valve and flow control technologies, promoted by Confindustria Bergamo and Ente Fiera Promoberg and held in Bergamo on May ...
Exhibitor invitations have been sent out and interested companies can now register as exhibitors at the international No. 1 exhibition for industrial valves and fittings, VALVE WORLD EXPO Düsseldorf. 1 to 3 December 2020 will see the ...
Alco Valves Group Ltd, part of the international engineering firm Graco, have enhanced its testing capabilities with the official opening of their valve fire testing facility. The introduction of the new facility demonstrates Alco’s ...
Flexitallic has been at the forefront of innovation for more than 100 years and is dedicated to understanding and overcoming sealing challenges faced in the field by providing solutions that protect its customers’ assets while delivering ...
Equipment manufacturer commonality is a key feature at any operating oil & gas asset for all types of mechanical equipment, whether it be pumps, turbines, valves or actuation. Manufacturer / model commonality enables interchange; promoting ...
ValvTechnologies, Inc. the global leader in the design and manufacturing of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, announced today that it has met the requirements of American Petroleum Institute (API) 641 through third ...
Hobbs Valve recently supplied a number of large double block and bleed valves to a UK brewery. After the valves were installed, the brewery issued the following report highlighting how our product range has solved a number of issues they ...
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, as part of its global focus on factory automation, has added an expanded range of network connectivity options to its valve platforms with the addition of an easy to ...
Langley Alloys prides itself as being #thehomeofsuperduplex on account of our invention of the original super duplex stainless steel, Ferralium 255. However, the breadth and depth of our nickel alloy stockholding has been consistently ...
Yorkshire based valve manufacturer Brooksbank Valves Ltd, recently made the journey across the Atlantic to take part in Valve World, Houston; attending the two-day conference and expo event. Over 3000 people and over 300 exhibitors ...
Oxford Flow, the pressure regulation equipment specialist for the gas, water and industrial process industries, announces the success of its gas pressure regulator field trials with gas distribution company SGN, which distributes natural ...
Lining a metal butterfly valve with a thermoplastic material, typically a fluorocarbon, means that media does not come into contact with any metal parts. This is particularly useful where corrosive liquids are being handled – for example, ...
The Engineered Materials Group of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, as part of its extensive portfolio of materials and products offers coatings of the ParCoat® family specifically developed ...
Emerson Automation Solutions launched multiple NEW products at this year’s Valve World Americas Expo & Conference, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, from June 19-20. Emerson launched its NEW Bettis XTE 3000 ...
Valve-Gears are a stockist and supplier of gearboxes, to the international valve and actuator industry. There is uncompromising reliability in the products Valve-Gears (part of the Valve-Kits Group Limited) offer from our mounting ...
Over the past decade Leengate Valves have seen spectacular growth as the UK’s leading valve wholesaler - this growth has promoted impressive expansion across all departments; including the addition of two large warehouses and the unveiling ...
This innocuous looking logo denotes approval to EC Directive 1935/2004 or MOCA for materials in contact with food. Any valves that carry foodstuffs or convey air or gas into foodstuffs, should carry this to prove that they have been ...
EnerMech are looking to recruit up to four apprentice engineers into their UK business who will have opportunities to work internationally as they progress up the career ladder. The Aberdeen-headquartered mechanical and electrical ...
ValvTechnologies, Inc., the global leader in the design and manufacturing of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, is pleased to announce it has signed a representative agreement with Gestra UK Limited, a leading provider ...
Demonstrating their proactive approach to environmental performance and to staff health and safety, Orseal are now accredited to both ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. Following the company’s rapid transition to the latest version of ISO 9001:2015, ...
What is it?: This part of ISO 4126 specifies general requirements for safety valves irrespective of the fluid for which they are designed. It is applicable to safety valves having a flow diameter of 4 mm and above which are for use at ...
For nearly 45 years AVA has established itself as a leading stockiest for the supply of Industrial Valves according to the latest DIN and ASME standards within Europe. As a long standing trading partner of major companies within the ...
Muller Coax are the original designers and manufacturers of coaxial valves having established the company and product in 1960, and are established in many industry sectors supplying valves to many diversified blue chip companies and ...
Webtec, a specialist manufacturer of hydraulic measurement and control products has announced the formation of Webtec (Europe) GmbH, a new company located in Leverkusen, near Düsseldorf. The strategic focus of the new company is to ...
Corrosion resistant polymer liners for metal valves have been successfully used by the oil and gas industries for many years. The main reasons for the success of these options is due to the extension of valve life and increase ...
For decades Score Group plc’s apprentice valve technicians have competed in the Scottish Engineering Craft Competition and the company has now sponsored the prestigious event for over ten years. This year saw the annual competition being ...
The Yorkshire-based company, Albion Valves (UK) Ltd, has extended its range of hydronic balancing valves with the introduction of a fixed orifice double regulating valve (FODRV). The new ART 255 combines two core system components into ...
Based on a proprietary and patented crosslinking system that has been developed specifically for the chemical processing industry, DuPont™ Kalrez® Spectrum™ 7275 seals exhibit minimal swelling and improved retention of physical properties ...
The new J4CS series of electric actuators from the innovative European manufacturer J+J is now available from stock at Hydravalve, who are the only official UK and Ireland distributor for J+J. With its unrivalled and patent pending ...
AIV-Europe, a master distributor of valves and actuators to the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Water, Waste Water and Pulp & Paper industries, has recently increased its stock position by 50%! The company’s Cambridge, UK location is ...
Actuation Valve release basic on/off range of AV-LITE™ quarter turn electric valve actuators as part of a wider development of the AV Actuators® brand with further products set to follow later this year. The initial off ering provides ...
Webtec has appointed Matthew Woodhead as UK Sales Engineer to cover the South East and West, West Midlands, Wales and parts of the North West. Matthew has worked in the hydraulics industry for over 23 years and brings with him a wealth of ...
Broder Metals Group Ltd is a specialist steel distributor, based in Sheffield. Our stock range includes Alloys 400, 625, 660, 718, and 825, as well as cold drawn grades (316 and F55) and specialist steels (UNS R30035 – MP35N™ & 35N™, and ...
Over the last 40 years, HSP has become one of the UK’s largest valve distributors to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. The company has announced plans to expand its capability with the opening of a new valve automation ...
What is it?: This document specifies the requirements for bursting disc safety devices. It includes the requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection, testing, certification, marking, and packaging. Why is it important?: The ...
Rotork intelligent electric actuators are controlling penstock gates at a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Australia. Third generational IQ multi-turn electric actuators have been installed on eight penstock gate valves to control the ...
Severn Glocon Group is extending its range of triple offset butterfly valves with a new solution that avoids galvanic corrosion in saline applications, without compromising firesafe capability. The OCT®SW innovation was driven by ...
Albion Valves (UK) Ltd, a leading supplier of valves to the industrial and building services markets in the UK have opened a sister company, Albion Valves (International) Ltd. Albion Valves (International) Ltd will be providing valves ...
On June 26th Rick Faircloth was awarded a Citation of Appreciation award from API. This award is API’s version of a lifetime achievement award. Presenting the award was Mr. Erik Milito, API Director of Upstream and he had the following ...
Almost ready for shipping and filling back orders is the Small Smart Actuator from The Smart Actuator Company. The first model in this small range will operate between 0 to 30Nm and for orders placed in the first 26 weeks will come with ...
Corrosion Resistant Materials is proud to support the British Valve Industry and its supply chain with a wide range of Nickel, Stainless, Low Alloy, Duplex, Super Duplex, Titanium and Aluminium Bronze materials in bar, sheet, plate, pipe ...
Blood plasma is an essential resource in the production of life-saving medicines and are in high demand on the global markets. To make more efficient use of this valuable commodity, Biotest AG developed a new large-scale plant for plasma ...
In general usage, the term “verification” is often mixed up with “calibration”. In contrast to calibration, where the deviation of a measured value is determined and certified from a standard, verification goes well beyond that and is ...
What is it?: This document provides basic requirements for piston type pneumatic linear actuators for industrial valves, both double acting and single acting, used for on-off and modulating control duties. It includes criteria, method ...
The LATTY E48Z11LY1700 elastomer seals are intended to be used in semi-dynamic or static applications such as nuclear power plants, pumps, industrial valves, compressors, motors, actuators, bolted assemblies, pressurized devices and ...
The worldwide introduction of wind, solar power and other renewables create an increasingly flexible demand on gas fired power stations to balance the grid. To operate in a reliable, quick, modulating and start/stop regime, some ...
HSP Valves has become a world-leading supplier of valves to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries since its formation in 1978. The company’s success is based on its independence, expertise and market leading products. Over the ...
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has unveiled a series of newly developed clamp seals that ensure rapid and extremely secure tube connections in food and beverage production machines that are required to operate on a continuous ...
What is it?: This document specifies the requirements for the mandatory and optional markings of general purpose industrial valves. It defines the method of applying the markings, on the body, on a flange, on an identification plate or any ...
Flow of both oil and gas requires precise actuation of valves under extreme conditions – very high, very low temperatures, in arid or high rainfall environments, in remote situations in deserts or arctic tundra, while rebuffing the ...
At the beginning of May 2019, KSB SAS, a member of the KSB Group, launched a new type of liner for its ISORIA butterfly valve type series. It is manufactured from hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) and certified in accordance ...
What is it?: The following International Standards have completed their 5 year review. The UK voted to confirm except ISO 6554 where the vote was abstain due to lack of national expertise. The majority decision of the members of ISO TC153 ...
Rob Bartlett writes, ‘This was our first visit to IVS, and what a welcome surprise it turned out to be! The show had a fantastic atmosphere and attendance, with nearly 11,000 visitors over the - entirely sensible - two-days. Other expo ...
‘Cameron Flow Control Technology (UK) Limited supports the powered and manual automation demands of valves servicing the energy and industrial markets. With a portfolio of proven and innovative actuation, manual gear and accessory ...
‘Backed by an extensive partner supplier network, our multi-brand approach coupled with unrivalled product knowledge and rapid delivery services, ensures that when you work with ERIKS you always get what you want, when you need it most. ...
‘Buxton Special Alloys is a UK Stockholder and Machinist of Stainless Steel, Duplex, Super Duplex and Nickel Alloys. We have more than 25 years of experience across numerous market sectors including oil and gas, marine, aerospace, ...
‘Flexitallic is the market leader in the manufacture and supply of static sealing solutions, delivering high quality industrial gaskets on a global scale. Committed to our mission of “Making the world safer and cleaner through engineered ...
‘A market leading stockholder and manufacturer of petrochemical grade bolting supplied competitively and on-time. SFC also manufacture high integrity machined components in accordance with client drawing and specification. SFC is ...
‘Qualtec Control Limited specialise in the overhaul, repair and refurbishment of Industrial Valves and related ancillary equipment, serving a range of industries including power generation, chemicals and petroleum. The company was first ...
‘For over 20 years, we have been globally recognised for our specialist precision engineering and problem solving capabilities. From new product development to highly complex and bespoke parts, our reputation for ensuring the exact ...
‘Broder Metals Group provides a diverse mix of metals and metal products with world-class customer service to our core markets: valve, pump and fastener manufacturing, oil & gas industrybased precision machining and general engineering ...
In the 7 days from 30th May 2019, BVAA held THREE Desktop Exhibition events at SNC-Lavalin in Epsom, Wood in Aberdeen and finally SNC-Lavalin in Bristol, with 36, 82 and 50+ attendances respectively. We make that a possible 6,384 ...
It wouldn’t be a BVAA Conference without the obligatory golf day, and our conference venue Formby Hall really does have the most fabulous course. Blessed with the usual brilliant good weather, the golf was challenging on a very dry, ...
If you weren’t there, you missed arguably the best BVAA Spring Conference line up we’ve had in some years! Papers delivered covered topics as diverse as the Apprenticeship Levy delivered by Chris Selby of Cquence Consulting, (did you ...
On 10th / 11th June, BVAA hosted the Induction Day and first personal development (PD) session for the latest group of valve industry professionals to undertake the BVAA Future Leaders Programme (FLP). However Cohort 4 will be the ...
A short while ago myself and some senior members of the BVAA had an exploratory chat with a very large company on the potential for them to consider joining the Association. For me, it was spookily familiar to most membership ...
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