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New dispense valve

The new Sealant Equipment and Engineering model 2200-806 high volume heated tip-seal material dispense valve is designed to deliver low to high viscosity heated materials at a high flow rate.

Position sensors for steam turbines

Macro Sensors (USA), has been named a GE SQE- (Supplier Quality Engineering) approved vendor for LVRT (Linear Variable Reluctance Transformer) position sensors used on General Electric’s steam turbines.

Norway: modules and platform modifications

Hydro (Norway) has awarded Vetco Aibel (Norway) AS a contract for construction of two modules and platform modifications on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea.

New SBR technology

The seaside town of Charmouth in West Dorset (UK) is the location of the first treatment works to install a ABJ sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system developed by ITT Sanitaire incorporating Auma Sipos actuator technology.

Actuator prices drop

Firgelli Automations (USA) has broken the USD 100 price barrier with its new line of linear actuators.

Pumps and valves for power station

Starting in 2006, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Frankenthal (Germany), will deliver pumps and valves intended for the 1,600MW Unit 3 of the Olkiluoto nuclear power station, situated some 240km to the NE of Helsinki, Finland.

Norway: Statfjord late life approved

Plans for Statoil’s Statfjord late life and Tampen Link pipeline projects in the North Sea were given the green light by the Norwegian Storting (parliament).

ValveWatch® system

Crane Valve Services (USA) has reported that its new open-flow ValveWatch® ESD valve monitoring system has been used successfully in the North Sea to help oil and gas platform production.

Autronic actuator

German located NATO kerosene pipeline will be equipped with ATEX certified actuators from Autronic Reglersysteme (Germany ) this year.

50th anniversary of Bettis® actuator

Emerson Process Management (USA) has announced that it recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Bettis® brand of pneumatic, hydraulic, gas/hydraulic and electric valve actuators.