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Cutting maintenance time and costs

The 847Q lugged butterfly valve is the latest addition to the 800 Series of Teflon-seated valves from Tomoe Valve.

Pinch valves with magnetic position sensing

Acro Associates' pneumatically operated Pinch valves, Model 932, are available with the only sensing technology developed specifically for use in pinch valves, Magnetic Position Sensing (MPS).

Manifold to monitor and control electrolyte flow

Burkert Fluid Control Systems has supplied manifolds, sensors and valves to Paralloy (UK) to control the delivery of liquid electrolyte to two electro-chemical machining (ECM) units that are used to machine internal bore profiles in cast nickel alloy furnace tubes produced at the company plant at Billingham.

Spanish nuclear modernisation

Westinghouse Electric Company will supply AIE Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo in Spain with turbine and reactor control systems, based on OVATION digital technology, for the Almaraz nuclear units 1 & 2.

Parker launches one-piece manifold

Parker Instrumentation has launched a range of one-piece double-block-and-bleed manifolds designed to reduce the size and weight of process monitoring instrumentation installations.

Liquid analysis on low power

Vaporisation of liquid samples for analysis through a gas analyser is provided by the GO Regulator MV-1 miniature vaporiser, now available from CIRCOR Instrumentation.

Caprolactam upgrade

DSM Nanjing Chemical Company Ltd (DNCC) has awarded Aker Kvaerner the revamp of the Caprolactam plant at its site in Nanjing (Dachang district), China.

Chemical education

One of the most comprehensive educational conference programmes available to chemical process industries professionals will take place at the 50th edition of the Chem Show, 18–20 November 2003, at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in New York City.

Complete vessel seal service

A working agreement has been established between mechanical seals manufacturer Flowserve's Flow Solutions Division, and Pump-Tec UK, which specialises in the service and repair of rotating machinery.

KSB expands into Belgium and France

In July this year, the KSB Group acquired two service operations: EITB (Entreprise Industrielle de Travaux et de Bobinages) in France and MSOS (Mechanical Services on Site) in Belgium.