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Containment for hydrocarbon samples

Parker Instrumentation has launched a range of stainless steel sampling cylinders, conforming to the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED).

Non-electrical pneumatic products

Asco Joucomatic has launched pneumatic products for use in potentially explosive gaseous and dust-laden atmospheres.

Sampling valves on offer

AJG Waters now offers a wider range of valves to suit process sampling requirements, whether for viscous slurries, higher temperature duties, non-viscous products or toxic products.

Saudi Arabia: AUMA awarded water project

A contract has been awarded to Al Rafid to supply a 400km water pipeline and AUMA actuators to provide over 250 part-turn worm gearboxes for butterfly valves.

Valves for flow control

Pump Engineering introduces Badger metre control valves.

Actuators provide linear motion

The EMA linear actuator range from Power Jacks has been developed to provide linear motion for low- to medium-duty applications with loads up to 10kN.

Saudi Arabia: contract award

A consortium has been awarded a Project Management Services (PMS) contract by Saudi Aramco of Saudi Arabia.

Rugged enclosures for process instruments

Parker Instrumentation, has launched a range of rugged enclosures for field-mounted process instruments.

Fitting systems for laboratory instrumentation

Flangeless Omni-Lok™ fittings from Bio-Chem Valve/Omnifit are designed to connect to shallow ¼”-28 UNF PTFE ports, such as those in solenoid valves.

Manifold mountable pivot valves

Bio-Chem Valve introduces the 079H series pivot valve, which is a manifold-mountable isolation valve.