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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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Capital Valves honoured by the Queen

The Capital Valves Group has been honoured by Her Majesty the Queen in this year’s Awards for Enterprise in the International Trade category 2006.

Norgren forms fluid control group

Norgren has announced that it is combining the brands of FAS, Webber, Buschjost and KIP to form the new Norgren fluid control group.

New edition of Solutions newsletter

The ninth edition of Auma UK’s electronic newsletter entitled “Solutions” has been produced.

Auma electrical actuators contract

Auma has secured a contract to supply its electrical actuators to a new combined cycle power plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Curtiss-Wright acquires Enpro Systems

Curtiss-Wright Corp. has announced that it has acquired the assets of Enpro Systems Ltd of Channelview, Texas for USD 17.5 million.

Atos ex-proof stainless steel valves

The peculiar design of the Atos original ex-proof valve is now also available in stainless steel execution for hazardous and corrosive environments.

CPFT forms alliance

Crane Process Flow Technologies (CPFT) has formed a manufacturing alliance with UK pharmaceutical fabricator, Axium.

New pneumatic valve & actuator system

Omega Engineering’s new BVP80 and BVP70 ball valves feature a ball valve, an actuator designed to meet the torque requirements of the valve, and a mounting system that assures alignment and rigidity.

Brazil: coking plant

Brazilian steel producer Usiminas is to invest BRE 743.5 million this year to upgrade its production infrastructure.

Rising plug valve

Parker Instrumentation has developed a new rising-plug style valve for process instrumentation applications.