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High flow pilot valve range expanded

Asco Joucomatic has expanded its range of high flow pilot valves for critical applications, including Safety instrumented systems, with a new range of 0.25’’ - 0.5’’ Series 327 poppet valves.

Shell enters bid to acquire BlackRock

Shell Canada Ltd and BlackRock Ventures Inc. have announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Shell Canada will make an all-cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of BlackRock by way of a take-over bid.

Remote Control actuators at Achema

At the recent Achema 2006 show, 15 May - 20 May 2006 at Frankfurt, Germany, Remote Control presented its RC240, RCT220SR, RC280SRQ,and RC230SR actuators.

IQT valve actuator

The introduction of the Profibus-enabled Rotork IQT valve actuators on a filter bed automation upgrade for UK-based Yorkshire Water has facilitated the installation of a highly economical and efficient control network.

RC200 series

The new RC200 (Remote Control pneumatic and hydraulic actuator) from Remote Control are based on the well-known Scotch Yoke principle.

Ludlow-Rensselaer valves available

New Ludlow-Rensselaer valves, exclusive to Patterson Pump, feature the Ludlow-pioneered double wedging design of locking gates, which operate easier under pressure and with less wear.

New SMC 2 and 3 port solenoid valves

The new SMC Series VCH range offers process industry and PET machine builders both 2 and 3 port, pilot operated solenoid valves, with high pressure performance.

Online gear and actuator products

Harmonic Drive, a European manufacturer of precision gears and actuators, has launched a new version of its website.

Asco micro 10 rocker isolation valve

Asco has introduced its new line of Micro 10 rocker isolation valves.

New M-2x motorised linear actuators

Nanopositioning firm PI has introduced the M-2x series of high precision, motorised linear actuators for applications requiring high resolution, moving force and speed.