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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

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Needle type flow control valves

Hydraulic System Products has added to its range of hydraulic valves with the introduction of its new flow control valves.

New HPLC injectors & switching valves

Valco Instruments' new Cheminert Nanovolume HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) injectors and switching valves facilitate high-resolution HPLC in a small scale.

Emerson appoints UK-based Provalve

Emerson has appointed UK-based Provalve as an approved repairer of Fisher products for workshop-based repairs. Provalve, based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, has a wealth of experience in the repair of all types of globe control, safety and relief and isolation valve products, having contracts with a number of blue chip organisations within the petrochemical, refinery, oil and gas, power and general process industries.

Auma draws attention at conference

A specially designed Auma display featuring Profibus technology drew the attention of delegates at the annual UK Profibus Users Exhibition and Conference.

UK: nuclear power plants get go-ahead

The go-ahead has been given for a new wave of UK nuclear power stations. Industry secretary Alistair Darling told MPs nuclear power needed to...

Double flap valves

European Gate Valves (EGV) has completed a number of contracts for the supply of their double flap gate valves for use on roadstone coating plants.

Ares & Zeus series angle seat valve

The new Angle seat valve, from Ares & Zeus, is a 2/2-way pneumatically actuated piston valve for liquids, gases, steam and some aggressive fluids (vacuum services also).

Insertion electromagnetic flowmeters

ABB Instrumentation has introduced the AquaProbe 1 and 2 insertion electromagnetic flowmeters into the US market for clean water applications.

VPI switchbox

Valve-control company Netherlocks has developed a product that provides an indication of the position of all handwheel-operated valves.

SS sample valves

Axium Process has added a range of stainless steel sample valves to its range of hygienic fittings that enables liquid samples to be taken both hygienically and safely.