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New SIPOS service brochure

A new brochure from SIPOS Aktorik provides comprehensive details of the company’s service and support for its variable speed actuation technology.

New solenoid valve lines

Parker Fluid Control Division, manufacturers of the Skinner and Gold Ring lines of solenoid valves and the Sinclair Collins line of process control valves, has released its new Series 204 and 304 solenoid valve lines with tab coil.

Kornsey retires

Spain: hydrogen plant

Technip has been awarded by CEPSA a lumpsum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, worth EUR 60 million, for a hydrogen plant to be built at the Huelva refinery, Spain.

ETV100 linear actuators

The new ET Electrothrust range of ETV100 linear actuators from Parker Electromechanical is derived from the proven ET100 electric cylinder and uses the same basic design in combination with higher performance key components.

Series 6000 butterfly valves ANSI 150

Danfoss Flomatic Corp. has introduced their Kwik-Close(TM) Series 6000 Wafer style butterfly valves ANSI 150.

WirelessHART(tm) technology online

A detailed technical overview on WirelessHART(tm) technology, the new wireless communication standard for process measurement and control applications, is now available for viewing at the HART® Communication Foundation (HCF) website (www.hartcomm.org).

Smart positioning with HART protocols

UK-based manufacturer Midland-ACS, has developed a control system capable of operating in the harsh environment of gas turbine heat recovery systems destined for the Al Shaheen oil field in Qatar.

India Marketing Committee established

The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the establishment of an India marketing committee.