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Certified pneumatic products

Asco Joucomatic has introduced a range of non-electrical, ATEX certified pneumatic products, designed to offer users and OEMs in all industry types a single source supply for the widest range of ATEX certified solenoids, enclosures and automation products for use in potentially explosive gaseous and dust laden atmospheres.

Ball valves with high-flow option

Parker Instrumentation is adding a 25mm version to its Hi Pro instrumentation ball valve family.

Pedal power

Gordon Croucher, UK Sales Office Supervisor at valve actuation specialist Rotork, has, with Rotork’s sponsorship, embarked on a programme to raise thousands of pounds of local and national charities.

Hi-Tec Spray teams up with solar energy company

Hi-Tec Spray Ltd, a UK coating specialist, has been chosen to design, build and install equipment for a manufacturer of solar power generation systems.

Redundant fieldbus power

The FPS200 is the latest fieldbus power supply conditioning system from Hawke, and it is now fully approved by the Fieldbus Foundation in Austin, TX.

Flotek supplies oil company in Russia

Flotek Industries Inc. has been awarded contract for 400 Petrovalve assemblies for a major oil company operating in Russia.

Order for award-winning machining centre

DMG has just received the first UK order for its award-winning DMC60S-FD CNC machining centre to manufacture manifold valves in exotic metals for the petrochemical industry.

ACCU-VENT Automatic Degassing Valves

ACCU-VENT Automatic Degassing Valves are designed to automatically vent gases and vapours that are commonly released from chemicals such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide or sulhuric acid.

Bulgaria: wastewater plant

Mott MacDonald has been awarded a contract to act as technical advisors by the Bulgarian government to develop a new wastewater treatment plant and related sewerage infrastructure in Haskovo, Bulgaria.

Miniature pressure gauge save space

Beswick has released a new miniature 0-15 PSIG pressure gauge.