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Badger RC200 Meter control valves

Pump Engineering introduces its new Badger RC200 in AISI 316 stainless steel valve with a stainless steel actuator to resist the aggressive environment.

Valves provide hermetic separation

Asco Scientific’s new 110 Series miniature fluid isolation valves are designed to control acids and basic fluids and reagents in applications where the fluid must be completely separated from the valve control mechanism.

Test flow-meter for fire sprinklers

The new Platon Fire Sprinkler flow-meter Model LPCB, from Roxspur Measurement and Control, was developed to meet the requirement for a direct reading flow-meter for use in automatic sprinkler installations, water spray or deluge systems.

Festo and Gemü sign co-op agreement

Automation supplier Festo has signed a cooperation agreement with the process valve manufacturer Gemü.

DuPont awards AVT butterfly valves

DuPont has awarded AVT butterfly valves the P1V code of W92AA.

Asco specialised products

Asco Joucomatic is meeting the requirements of machine builders and OEMs who require specialised products, with a new service that provides solutions in the areas of general automation, medical, biomedical and analytical applications, dust collector applications, packaged control systems and even petrol vending.

Thompson Valves at Kioge 2005

Thompson Valves, part of the specialist valve manufacturing group Truflo International, has showcased its range of Maxseal and IVP products at the 13th Kazakhstan International Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference (KIOGE) in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

New metric strokes for actuators

Haydon Switch & Instrument Inc. announces three new metric strokes of 18mm, 25mm, and 31mm that are now available on the Z26000 captive linear actuators.

SS butterfly valve for exhaust gases

K Controls has developed the Z Series stainless steel butterfly valve for high temperature automotive exhaust gas applications, particularly for engine testing.

Middle East gets new support network

Midland-ACS has strengthened its sales and service network to the oil and gas and petrochemical industries with the appointment of Pioneer Oilfield Enterprises as distributor for the Sultanate of Oman.