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Safety relief valve

Witt Gas Techniques has enhanced its range of gas safety relief valves by introducing the new SV809 and SV810 models to vent excess gas pressures up to 100bar in storage tanks, receivers, vessels, pipelines and other gas storage systems used in a wide variety of industries.

Brazil: CTMP plant

Andritz and Klabin has signed a Letter of Intent under which Andritz will supply on an EPC basis the complete CTMP (Chemi-Thermo Mechanical Pulping) plant for the new board production line to be installed at the Klabin Monte Alegre mill in Telêmaco Borba, Paraná, Brazil.

Spirax Sarco automating equipment

Ragus Sugars plans to install Spirax Sarco automating equipment throughout its refinery.

LS04 pneumatic solenoid valve range

The new LS04 range of pneumatic solenoid valves from Bosch Rexroth are 10.8mm wide and weigh 30g.

NSSL is on the look out for people

NSSL Ltd (formerly Neco Schubert and Salzer Ltd), manufacturer and exporter of industrial and pipeline valves as per API/BS/DIN Standards (Gate/Globe/Check/Ball valves) in India, is looking for sales representative/agents/distributors & stockists from all over the world.

HTR Series actuator

The latest HTR Series hydraulic rack and pinion rotary actuators from Parker Hannifin are suitable for use in production systems including those used in the mining, off-shore, power generation, automotive, commercial marine and metals processing sectors.

FPSO digital automation awarded

Emerson Process Management has announced that it has been awarded a contract from Bergesen Worldwide offshore for supplying a safety and automation system, process instrumentation, and fiscal metering system for the FPSO BW Enterprise.

High flow pilot valve range expanded

Asco Joucomatic has expanded its range of high flow pilot valves for critical applications, including Safety instrumented systems, with a new range of 0.25’’ - 0.5’’ Series 327 poppet valves.

Shell enters bid to acquire BlackRock

Shell Canada Ltd and BlackRock Ventures Inc. have announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Shell Canada will make an all-cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of BlackRock by way of a take-over bid.

Remote Control actuators at Achema

At the recent Achema 2006 show, 15 May - 20 May 2006 at Frankfurt, Germany, Remote Control presented its RC240, RCT220SR, RC280SRQ,and RC230SR actuators.