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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.

Long-life gland packing for control valves

Fugitive emissions from hard-working control valves can now be cut to well below 50ppm with the new Supagraf® Control gland packing from James Walker, claims the company.

Hydraulics lifting of anchors

Hydraulic technology has been used in the laying of a 80km string of subsea pipeline anchors off Australia's NW coast.

Bayer in China

Bayer MaterialScience will invest EUR 2.1 billion worldwide by 2006 to modernise and expand its plants and facilities.

Valve installation kits

Bell & Gossett®, a unit of ITT Industries, has introduced new Valve Installation Kits that help improve HVAC system operating performance.

Rapid assembly valves

Parker Instrumentation has launched a range of high-pressure hand valves that feature the company's MPI(tm) end connections.

More machining time for manifolds

Custom Fluidpower has achieved 25% more machining time through PEPS CadCam in the design and manufacture of hydraulic manifolds.