News

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New catalogue for ABB

ABB has released an updated version of its Assist Direct Instrumentation Catalogue.

Oman: power and water

Tractebel Electricity & Gas International will design, build, own, operate and maintain a water and power project in Oman.

Bronze safety relief valves

Spence Engineering Company Inc., of Walden, New York, announces its Figure 31 Bronze Series Safety Relief Valves

Bonetti chooses HITMA

Since 1 July 2004 HITMA's Process Control division and the Italian firm Cesare Bonetti SpA have been workng together.

Indonesia: LNG project

BP Plc and its partners plan to sign up liquefied natural gas customers by August in the USA and South Korea, allowing them to go ahead with a USD 5 billion project in Indonesia.

Strahman acquisition

Strahman Valves Inc. (Florham Park, NJ, USA) has announced the acquisition of MG Process Valves (France).

Profibus valve actuation for water control

Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators with Profibus DP open control system connectivity are helping Wessex Water to improve the sewage treatment regime and protect the popular tourist beaches on the UK's Somerset coast at Highbridge.

Blacoh prevents clogging

Blacoh announces that its Flow-Thru Sentinel diaphragm seals prevent the dead-leg effect common in most piping systems and provide the ideal solution for viscous or thick slurries which clog appendage-type diaphragm seals.

Sudan: Dodsal wins contract

The Dubai-headquartered Indian firm Dodsal Group has secured three contracts in Sudan, covering all engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) activities in the oil sector.

Electro-hydraulic solution to valve problem

A heavy-duty Rotork EH electro-hydraulic linear actuator has solved an expensive and repetitive valve operating problem at the Entergy Willowglen power station in Mississippi USA.