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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.

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.