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Midland A-2165 pressure relief valves

Midland Manufacturing has designed its new A-2165 Pressure relief valves to reduce the number of Non-Accident Releases (NAR) of ethanol during railcar transportation.

Truflo Rona awarded valve contract

Chicago Bridge & Iron has awarded purchase orders to the specialist manufacturer Truflo Rona to equip the Golden Pass LNG Terminal with a complete package of actuated and manual cryogenic valves.

Rotork actuators for WTP in Mexico

Series W66 ISO 15407-2 valves

Ross Controls® has released its new compact Series W66 ISO 15407-2 line of pneumatic valves.

MPAG changes name

As of 1 August 2007, the MPAG works from the Linde Engineering division of Linde AG became MAPAG Valves GmbH.

Flowserve and Copeland join VMA Board

The Valve Manufactures Association of America (VMA) Board has approved the membership application for Copeland Industries Inc. as a full member and the Flow Solutions Division of Flowseve as a new associate member. Copeland Industries manufactures metal seated ball and plug valves and sells to the power, petrochemical and refining industries.

Wireless Cooperation Team launched

The Fieldbus Foundation (FF), HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), have formed a Wireless Cooperation Team to begin an unprecedented project to collaborate on wireless technology in the manufacturing and process industries.

Metso valves to desalination plants

seawater desalination plantMetso Automation will deliver valves to a seawater desalination plant to be constructed by thermal desalination specialist company SIDEM (Société Internationale de Dessalement).

SASPG International Ltd is launched

A new company, SASPG International Ltd, has been launched as a joint venture between the Sichuan Air Separation Plant Group (SASPG) in China and Severn Flowtech in the UK.

Actuators for FGD plant

Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators have been specified for the new flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) plant at the Ferrybridge ‘C’ Power Station in West Yorkshire, UK.