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Split-body ball valves contract

C. Melchers GmbH & Co. (Singapore), together with Werner Böhmer GmbH, have completed the contract of supplying fully welded and split-body ball valves for Power Gas Ltd, Singapore’s Tuas Pipeline Project

Kent Introl valves wins contracts

Kent Introl Valves (UK) has been awarded two contracts for the supply of control valves for oil and gas projects off West Africa and in the UK sector of the North Sea.

Intelligent valve actuation

Camcon Technology, the UK inventor and developer of the Camcon binary actuation technology, has given a presentation on Intelligent Valve Actuation (IVA), a technology critical to the development of the camless engine, at the 100th SAE Congress in Detroit, USA.

New LVDT valve position sensors

Macro Sensors (USA), a manufacturer of LVDT-based linear and rotary sensors, gauging probes, support electronics and related instrumentation, is now a vendor for the new LVDT position sensors used on Westinghouse steam turbines.

Intelligent direct drive actuators

Rotork (UK) IQT intelligent direct drive actuators for quarter-turn valves are now available with failsafe options, enabling valve operation during mains power failure.

South Africa: valves for modular reactor facility

Velan (Canada) has been selected for a supply of valves for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) in South Africa.

Retrofit valve actuation

Working with Rotork’s (UK) new specialist retrofit valve actuation, engineers Bahr Pump OU, Rotork’s representative in Estonia, has completed the second part of an unusually demanding project on belt conveyor systems at two of the country’s power stations.

Series PF2A inline air flow sensors

SMC Corp (USA) now offers Series PF2A inline air flow sensors, and a wide range of digital air flow sensors to aid in measuring and controlling air consumption to promote energy savings in pneumatic systems.

New range of pressure relief valves

The latest addition to Sterling Hydraulics’ (UK) range of pressure relief valves is the A04B2*CE.

8290 Actuated globe valve assembly

ASCO, (USA) a manufacturer of solenoid valves, introduces the 8290 Actuated globe valve assembly.