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Ninety litre poppet valve

Integrated Hydraulics has extended its range of bidirectional poppet valves with the introduction of a new 90ltr valve.

John Crane earns the spotlight

The durability and performance provided by John Crane mechanical seals has been proven during a recent scheduled maintenance shut down at a paper plant in Canada.

Rotork acquires Remote Control

Rotork Fluid Systems has announced the acquisition of Remote Control Sweden (RCS).

CPE solenoid valve enhancement

Festo's CPE solenoid valve now comes with aluminum manifolds and M8 solenoid connections.

132 Side seal cartridge check valve

Smart Products Inc. has introduced its new 132 Side seal cartridge check valve. Used in liquid and air applications, this micro check valve incorporates a cylinder-shaped design with external sealing o-rings.

Belimo electric actuators

Spirax Sarco Inc. has released its Belimo electric actuators as an option in their product lineup.

Cycle Gard® control valves

Danfoss Flomatic Corp. has introduced their new Cycle Gard® Constant pressure pump control valves family.

Flowserve Valtek® StealthT

Flowserve Corp., a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, has announced the release of Flowserve Valtek® StealthT, a patented gaseous noise trim that reduces sound pressure levels in the most demanding applications.

Tyco contract at bioethanol plant

Tyco Flow Control will supply valve and control packages to the British Sugar bioethanol production plant at Wissington, using Foundation Fieldbus and AS-Interface communications in hazardous areas.

Stainless spool valves

ASCO Numatics has expanded its range of pilot valves for the process industry with the introduction of the 1/2in stainless steel 316L version of the Series 553 Spool valve.