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Articles published in Issue 23
High Performance Seals Extend DME Fuelled Transport Operations
Dimethyl ether (DME) burns much cleaner than diesel oils, and is also proving to be an economic and effective alternative fuel or fuel additive for ...
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IB series bevel gearboxes manufactured by Rotork Gears: Two sites, four million cubic metres of oil, four hundred and sixty-nine Rotork actuators
These apparently random statistics are all connected with a giant oil storage project in Central China created as part of a key national energy ...
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ISE selects ASCO Numatics
International System EST (ISE) has selected Emerson Industrial Automation to supply control cabinets for a utilities upgrade project at SABIC’s ...
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ISO/DIS 10631 “Metallic butterfly valves for general purposes”
The results of the DIS enquiry on ISO 10631 have been published.
ISO/DIS 10631 was approved for acceptance, with 13 out of 14 P - Member ...
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James Walker expands UK research facilities
James Walker has expanded its research and development capabilities with the opening of a half-million pound, purposebuilt laboratory facility within ...
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Joint BVAA / BSI Actuator WG
On 4th October 2012, the BVAA Actuator WG met again at BVAA HQ under the Chairmanship of Peter Hirst (Rotork). By arrangement with British Standards ...
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Joint Integrity Masterclass
BVAA is working very closely with new member ‘The Academy of Joint Integrity’ to offer Valve User readers a Joint Integrity Masterclass, to be held ...
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Latest revision of the DNV Offshore Standard for Submarine Pipeline Systems, DNV-OS-F101
The third revision of the DNV Offshore Standard for Submarine Pipeline Systems, DNV-OS-F101, is now available providing significant improvements ...
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London 2012 Olympic Games
Adanac had a part to play in the London 2012 Olympic Games when Engineering Director, Neil West was offered a volunteer role. Neil spent time working ...
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Mad Hatters: ‘How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?’
BVAA hats continue to travel the world, sometimes in surprisingly large numbers!
Pictured is a huge team from BEL Valves, bravely doing the Coast ...
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NAMTEC joins Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) has joined the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to better ...
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New Look Valve Meetings
On 5th September 2012, Peter Burnett (Heap & Partners) officiated as Chairman at a new look Valve working group meeting. In addition to the usual ...
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New range of compact leak-free high pressure regulators from Rotork Fairchild
Rotork Fairchild, a member of the Rotork group of flow control companies, has launched a new range of compact high pressure pneumatic regulators for ...
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One-size-fits-all digital positioner from ABB: Adapts at the push of a button
The new PositionMaster EDP300 digital positioner from ABB offers a single control solution to suit any control valve with an air-driven actuator. The ...
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Parker PID-T actuator range: Extends operating life and reduces maintenance costs
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has recently introduced its P1D-T range of actuators available with bore sizes ...
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Parts of BS EN 60079
Explosive atmospheres Part 0: Equipment — General requirements
This British standard was published in September 2012. It is the UK implementation ...
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PD 5500: 2012 ‘Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels’
The latest revision of PD 5500 has been published. It outlines the latest amendments to the specification up to and including those published in ...
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Plant includes leviathan valves
Situated on the coast at Chixi Town, south of Guangzhou in China’s Guangdong Province, the Taishan Nuclear Power Station is expected to be one of the ...
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Polymer manufacturing turns to Rotork for improved control valve performance
The introduction of Rotork CVA all-electric control valve actuation technology has improved the efficiency of the production process for a leading ...
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prEN 14141 “Valves for natural gas transportation in pipelines - Performance requirements and tests”
This preliminary standard was submitted to the CEN enquiry closed on 11 January 2012.
The comments received by CEN/TC 69/WG 9 were discussed and ...
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