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Midland appoints

Midland Manufacturing, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group and a global player in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment, announces the appointment of David Clugg to the position of Product Manager, effective 1 May 2007.

New vacuum rated micro inert valve

The new vacuum rated LFV Series MIV, from the Lee Company, is a 2-way, normally closed, chemically inert solenoid valve that is suitable for fluidic circuits that will see both positive and negative pressures, such as pump inlet/outlet valves.

Cheminert injectors & switch valves

VICI's new Cheminert Nanovolume HPLC injectors and switching valves bridge the gap between the world of microfluidics and the real world of chemical analysis, facilitating high-resolution HPLC at an unprecedented small scale.

Valves for SABIC polyethylene plant

Metso Automation is currently producing a large shipment of Neles control and on-off valves for the new SABIC (formerly Huntsman) 400,000tpa polyethylene plant in Wilton, UK due to come on stream in late 2007.

Oxy given ultimatum by Amazon leaders

Indigenous communities from the Peruvian Amazon told Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) to clean up its toxic waste from their tropical rainforest or face a major lawsuit.

New KSB brochure

Since the beginning of April of this year, KSB Aktiengesellschaft has a new brochure available on the subject of pumps and valves for use in high-rise and large buildings.

Bi-Mode valve

NLB has introduced the first field-repairable Bi-Mode(TM) valve for rotating ultra-high-pressure (UHP) water jet lances.

New Amot G temperature control valve

The latest version of Amot G temperature control valve being launched at Norshipping 07 has been designed to ease integration into the application by ensuring that when selected, the valve size is the same as the pipe size.

Apollo® 4SG Series

The new Apollo® 4SG Series double check valves and double-check detector assemblies combine a short lay length with consistently low pressure loss and a flat flow curve, making them a suitable design for any piping system.

Festo launches product portfolio

Festo has chosen IWEX 2007 as the venue to announce a major automation initiative for the UK water industry.