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Choke valve trim

Severn Glocon has introduced a new choke valve trim specifically designed to cope with the significant pressure drop inherent in wellhead start-up, whilst also providing minimum flow restriction during production.

Automated stream switch valve system

Parker Instrumentation’s new R-max valve system for automated stream switching in gas and liquid analysis applications employs surface-mounting techniques to reduce the size of control systems for process analysers and gas chromatographs.

New electro-pneumatic valve family

Festo is showing its new VTSA electro-pneumatic valve family at MTEC 2006.

TPED approval for 3N needle valves

Swagelok Co. has received Transportation Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED) approval (Directive 99/36/EC) for its 3N severe-service union-bonnet series needle valve.

New miniature servo actuator range

Harmonic Drive has launched a new range of miniature servo actuators that feature a fully integrated construction, comprising a mini or super-mini Harmonic Drive gear box, a DC servo motor and a feedback device.

Twelve-million cycles completed

In a little over 8 years seven Worcester Envirosafe ball valves and Norbro pneumatic actuators have completed no less than 12 million cycles on a demanding application at a Middlesbrough based fine chemicals manufacturer.

KSB appoints

The Supervisory Board of the pumps and valves manufacturer KSB has appointed Mr Heinz-Jürgen Otto (56) to the Board of Management.

Cryogenic valve order for British Gas

Leeds Valve Co. Ltd has recently manufactured fifty cryogenic butterfly valves for British Gas.

GEMÜ instrumentation at Interkama 2006

New GEMÜ instrumentation enables integration of pneumatic and electric valves used in all areas of modern process control systems.

GEMÜ valves for water and chemical

New GEMÜ valve systems have a modular design which provides users with multi-functional solutions from a single source for all applications in water treatment, distribution and disposal.