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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.

VAX valve

Assured Automation has announced a new line of VAX valves for applications that require fast actuation, and strict durability and reliability.

Valve actuation upgrade complete

Rotork IQ and IQT range intelligent electric valve actuators have been installed as part of a multi-million pound upgrade and modernisation programme awarded to Interserve Project Services at one of the Severn Trent Water Treatment Works.

EH5 electric actuator

KZCO Inc., a manufacturer of motorized ball and butterfly valves for 32 years, has introduced their new EH5 electric actuator.