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Digitally actuated control valves

Spence Engineering Co. Inc., of Walden, NY, announces its new DigiBoss cage guided control valve with digital electronic actuator.

New AVT website

Advanced Valve Technologies (AVT) has launched its new website at www.advalve.com.

New pneumatic ISO valve terminal system

The CD26-PL is a new pneumatic ISO valve terminal system from Rexroth.

Production site expansion

The technology group Linde AG has invested EUR 12.5 million in expanding component production for its Material Handling business segment (fork lifts and warehouse equipment) at the Ballenstedt site in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Germany: gas pipeline through the Baltic

Gazprom, BASF AG and E.ON AG have signed a basic agreement on the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline (NEGP) through the Baltic sea.

New needle valves

Swagelok® Co. extends its product portfolio with the introduction of its new GU series needle valves for use in general utility service applications.

New Bio-Chek™ In-line check valves

Bio-Chem valve has developed non-metallic, self-sealing in-line check valves for handling low volume, low flow transfers.

Asepco’s new Hydrodynamic sampler

Asepco has developed the new Hydrodynamic sampler according to customer feedback concerning temperature control and sample systems.

VTP-2000 ball valve

Velan Inc., a manufacturer industrial valves for a broad range of industrial applications, has introduced the VTP-2000 three-piece ball valve: a fully-rated three-piece ball valve designed for in-line maintenance.

Ukraine: oil refinery and pipeline completion

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has instructed the Fuel and Energy Ministry to draft and submit for consideration business plans for construction of an oil refinery and completion of construction of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline to Plock (Poland) by December 2005.