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3500 submersible flowmakers installed

Landia has completed the installation of its 3500th submersible flowmaker for use in homogenising settled sewage and returning activated sludge in the anoxic treatment of wastewater during denitrification.

New TapcoEnpro GM

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control (CWFC) has announced that Mr Juan M Gomez has been named general manager of TapcoEnpro International, a CWFC business unit.

Power-Gen Asia 2006

PennWell Corp., the organizer of Power-Gen Asia 2006, has announced the line-up of industrial leaders at the Opening Ceremony of Power-Gen Asia 2006, scheduled for 5 - 7 September 2006 at the Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong. A high-level conference and exhibition will immediately follow the Opening Ceremony.

Tyco and Pepperl + Fuchs sign alliance

Tyco Valves and Controls and Pepperl + Fuchs have signed a strategic alliance to work closely to promote valve automation packages through their core products and services

New control system & globe valve

Burkert's new Type 8630 control system is a digitally fired positioning unit that provides on-off and continuous functionality.

UAE valve actuation contract awarded

Rotork has won the contract to supply valve actuators and two-wire digital control systems for the TAKREER Inter-Refineries Pipeline Project, a major new network linking the refineries at Sas-Al-Nakl and Ruwais in the UAE.

DN5 Series hydraulic solenoid valve

The new DN5 Series hydraulic solenoid valve from Midland-ACS is designed specifically for severe offshore environments.

Tyco supports/supplies Namur valves

In a joint agreement covering 16 different countries Tyco now supplies and supports Norgren's range of Namur valves and other fluid power products globally.

EFD.Lab CAD-integrated CFD Software

EFD.Lab’s new CAD-integrated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software saved time in the design of a flush valve by enabling Johnson Design engineers to solve design problems using software rather than hardware prototypes.

New steam equipment source

Thorite has extended its comprehensive stocks of process system products to include a wide range of control and consumable components for use in steam systems.