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EH electro-hydraulic valve actuators

Rotork’s new EH electro-hydraulic range of heavy-duty valve actuators (EH) has proved to be a success in water and waste treatment plants.

South Pars sea water valve contract

Shipham Valves has successfully supplied swing check and gate valves in nickel aluminium bronze materials for the sea water fire fighting ring main on the on-shore phases 6, 7 and 8 of the giant South Pars gas field development in Iran.

Filter regulators

Thompson Valves has introduced the Maxseal IFR3 and IFR4 stainless steel filter regulators to sit alongside its solenoid valves, pilot valves and spool valves.

Poppet directional control valves

Integrated Hydraulics has introduced its new Poppet type two-port, two-way directional control valves for 160ltrs/min systems.

Canada: sulphur recovery unit

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that their Canadian subsidiary company has received a contract from North West Upgrading Inc. to prepare a process design package for a sulphur recovery unit at North West Upgrading’s proposed upgrader.

Zwick triple offset butterfly valve

Zwick has introduced its new Triple offset butterfly valve.

KT Hydraulics replaces guard-valves

KT Hydraulics has completed a contract for Isle of Man Water to replace the guard-valves and associated operating systems at its Clypse reservoir on the island.

Coils for controlling solenoid valves

At Achema 2006, 15 May 2006 – 19 May 2006, Frankfurt Germany, Parker Lucifer will publicly demonstrate a new generation of coils for controlling solenoid valves in hazardous environments with the use of encapsulation technologies.

Amot gas-turbine fuel control valve

The new Amot 8402 gas turbine fuel control valve has been developed for metering on industrial or aero-derivative turbines and can be combined with the Model 4420 fuel shutoff valve.

CCV doubles size

Cooper Cameron Valves (CCV) has finalized the acquisition of Dresser’s on/off flow control segment and is rapidly integrating the new people, products and services that will propel the company into its second decade.