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Twin Seal double block & bleed valve

Transmark Fcx’s new Twin Seal valve is an alternative to the traditional two valves system with one double-seated bubble-tight valve.

New Transmark FCX corporate identity

Transmark FCX has revealed its new corporate identity.

System upgrade for nuclear station

Nuclear Valve Solutions team completed a major system upgrade for the Cooper Nuclear Power Station in Brownville, Nebraska.

New 130SP Series

Bio-Chem and Omnifit introduce its new 130SP Series with PTFE body, PTFE diaphragm pumps and Perfluoroelastomer check valves.

Rotork pipeline shutdown actuators

Rotork Fluid System has built Rotork’s largest ever pneumatic actuator, for delivery to a pipeline project in Thailand.

IR thermometer

A new handheld, infra-red temperature measurement device from Micro Epsilon (UK) enables engineers to measure the surface temperature of objects down to 13mm.

OmniSeal seals

Saint-Gobain performance plastics OmniSeal materials have now been qualified to Norsok M710.

Special product co-ordinator

Ashton Seals has announced the return of Jon Thornton to the company as special products co-ordinator.

New ball valves

Truflo Rona, part of the Truflo International group of flow control manufacturers, has developed a new generation of trunnion mounted double eccentric ball valves.

Offshore valve maintenance contract

Centrica has awarded Aker Kvaerner’s Engineering Services business a contract for the recertification of pressure safety valves for its operations based out of Morecambe Bay, UK.