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Tyco jumps on indoor ski slope project

Tyco Flow Control supplied valve technology for the recently opened Chill Factore, the UK's biggest indoor, real-snow Alpine ski village (590ft long and 328ft wide at the base).

SVP-3 solenoid valves

Omega Engineering's new SVP-3 solenoid valves feature a NAMUR interface and are suitable for piloting quarter-turn actuators on ball and butterfly valves.

Esholt WWTW upgrades with AUMA

AUMA electric actuators have been selected to be retrofitted at Yorkshire Water’s Esholt wastewater treatment works (WWTW) in the UK as part of a rebuild project.

Badger Valve control valves

Badger Valves’ new Control valves are suited for control of medium- and low-flow applications.

Vogel Software expands

VSX – Vogel Software (VSX) has enhanced its personnel capacities with a number of new employees.

Type 567 butterfly valve extended

GF Piping Systems has announced that the Type 567 butterfly valve has been extended in size range to include 10in and 12in.

EL-sizing program

Hoerbiger-Origa has launched a new sizing program to assist design engineers with selecting electric linear actuators for specific applications.

Deep drawn stainless steel valves

Lübeck-based company Mankenberg GmbH produces industrial valves from various stainless steels and other materials, such as titanium, by deep drawing with a High Grade unit assembly system.

Geothermal power plants in India

Bhilwara Energy is planning to set up 200MW geothermal power plants in India at an investment of around INR 2500 crore in the next 4 to 5 years.

StatoilHydro facility earns award

The StatoilHydro Ormen Lange natural gas processing plant in Aukra, Norway, has been selected by HART® Communication Foundation as recipient of the 2007 HART Plant of the Year Award.