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New PFA manifold

Eastern Plastics (EPI) is now manufacturing manifolds from perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) material.

Valves for nuclear power applications

Swagelok Co. now offers commercial grade fittings, valves and other fluid system components for nuclear power applications that are N and NPT certified by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Rotork represents GB at triathlon

In October 2005, Mr Gordon Croucher, UK Sales Office Supervisor at valve actuation company Rotork, swapped collar and tie for a GB race suit when he represented Great Britain at the Age Group World Triathlon Championships in Hawaii, USA.

Canada: hydrogen plant

Air Products has announced that its subsidiary, Air Products Canada Ltd, will construct a 105 million standard-cubic-feet-per-day hydrogen production plant to serve several customers in the Alberta Heartlands industrial corridor and the Petro-Canada refinery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

New process valves

Asco Joucomatic’s new 256 – 356 series of 1/8” process valves offer a service life of up to 20 million cycles on a wide range of fluids and gases.

New butterfly valve

Tyco Valves and Controls has further expanded its range of valves for hygienic applications with the introduction of the new Keystone F250D double block and bleed butterfly valve (BFV).

Austria: pumped storage power unit

VA Tech Hydro has received an order for a pumped storage power unit at the hydro power plant Hintermuhr in the province of Salzburg, Austria.

Diverter valves

Rota Val has designed and produced twelve new diverter valves for a major French pharmaceutical company.

Ball valve order

Melchers GmbH & Co. (Singapore), together with Werner Böhmer GmbH, have been awarded the full contract for supplying fully welded and split-body ball valves to the gas network supplying gas to the Keppel Merlimau Cogen Plant in Singapore.

Fasteners fix and seal in one

APM’s new, patented, pre-assembled self-sealing fasteners provide both fastening and sealing integrity in a single unit.