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Fieldbus Foundation General Assembly

The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the speakers for its 2007 General Assembly, to be held in Houston, Texas, USA, on 22nd and 23rd February.

Actuated valves for Marine Terminal

Midland-ACS was chosen to design, engineer, manufacture and commission actuated valves for the BTC pipeline's Ceyhan Marine Terminal in addition to four of its pumping stations.

Ares valves improve wave fountain

Ares Angle seat valves were selected for improving the Long Beach Wave Fountain because of their high cycle-life, durability and reliability, and compact assembly.

Seals protect exhaust gas EGR valves

Busak + Shamban now offers three solutions for sealing in EGR (exhaust gas recirculating) valves used in diesel engines.

FF student scholarships announced

Fieldbus Foundation has announced the 2007 recipients of the James O Gray Fieldbus Foundation Educational Scholarship.

Rotork actuators for BTC oil pipeline

A total of nearly five hundred Rotork IQ and IQT intelligent electric valve actuators have been installed on the BTC (Baku–Thilisi–Ceyhan) oil pipeline.

Rotork IQ Pro electric valve actuator

Rotork's new IQ Pro electric valve actuator includes a data logging feature that enables users to monitor valve performance, forecast when valve maintenance might be required and scheduled, and manage assets for maximum productivity.

Gazprom has control of Sakhalin-2

Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly has wrested control of the country's largest single foreign investment from Shell, taking a majority stake in the Sakhalin-2 project for USD 7.45 billion in a deal that consolidates the Kremlin's command over national energy resources.

New Plast-O-Matic TRVDT relief valve

Plast-O-Matic Valves' new series TRVDT three-port, in-line relief valve is suitable for systems requiring minimal footprint or where the use of a piping tee is not practical.

Encoder feedback linear actuators

Servotechnic's Haydon size 8 hybrid linear actuators are now available with encoder feedback.