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Clarkson man-safe line blind valves

The new Clarkson man-safe line blind is now available as part of Tyco Flow Control wide selection of knife gate and slurry valves.

IMC invests

International Motion Control (IMC) is to invest two million pounds at its Midlands-based manufacturing facility.

1st Valve World Asia Steering Committee meeting

The upcoming Valve World Asia Conference, which will be held in Shanghai on 17 and 18 October 2007, has received a good number of papers proposals on control valves.

Parker helps Tyco reduce TUTU size

Parker Instrumentation's valves, manifolds and tube fittings have helped Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions to build compact Topside Umbilical Termination Units (TUTUs) for a North African offshore project.

PRA regulator

Plast-O-Matic Valves' new Series PRA pneumatically controlled pressure regulator, also known as a pressure-reducing valve, maintains a constant downstream pressure from 5 to 125PSI with a high accuracy over varying flowrates.

Eclipse actuators

The new Eclipse actuators system, from Halogen Valve Systems, closes toxic gas valves on 150lbs and ton cylinders in less than one second when activated by remote sensors.

Vietnam: power station

Following a request by the Ministry of Industry and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the Australian coal miner Ensham Resources (Brisbane, Queensland) has agreed to increase the capacity of a planned power station in the Mekong Delta from 1000MW to 3600MW and the investment in the project from USD 1 billion to USD 4 billion.

S10 valve available in one-quarter

A compact directional pneumatic valve that can operate as two independent valves in a single body (or in conjunction with a manifold) is now available in a new size.

AA 4000 Series flanged ball valve

The new Assured Automation (AA) 4000 Series (150 or 300 ANSI) flanged ball valve is available in full port or standard port design.

Storm Industries secures JV partner

Storm Industries Inc., a private diversified holding company with interests in manufacturing and real estate, has secured a joint venture partnership with a valve manufacturer based in China, to create a new trading company.