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One-piece cuts cost

Under contract from a Tier 1 automotive supplier, Minnesota Rubber injection has moulded a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) butterfly valve that regulates heated radiator coolant flow from the engine to the passenger compartment heater core.

Valve trim boosts offshore lifetime

With normal pressure differentials in excess of 400bar, pump recycle valves for offshore methanol injection service generally have a limited life and require continual maintenance.

Ball valve extractor

Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) has announced a 10-year licensing agreement with Appalachian Made Tool Company (AMTC) for the ball valve extractor tool.

Software simplifies valve management

The Leeds Steam, Instrumentation and Control Intelligent Valve Management (IVM) facility, opened by Score Group in June 2002, is the latest IVM centre to be equipped with VITAL technology.

Solenoid expertise in Europe

Pneumatics expert Norgren has introduced its KIP product range of solenoid valves to the European market.

Metso control valves for China

Metso Automation will supply all rotary control valves for the new Chinese petrochemicals complex, to be built by the joint venture China-Shell-Petrochemical Complex (CSPC), which was established between Shell Nanhai BV and China National Offshore Oil Corporation Petrochemicals Investment Ltd.

Flowserve supplies units to Lundbeck

Flowserve Flow Control has provided 1500 Worcester valves and Gestra check valves to pharmaceutical manufacturer Lundbeck.

Arctic gas pipeline

Proponents of a CAD 4 billion pipeline to tap Arctic Canada's vast natural gas reserves may announce they will proceed with the project, Canada's Indian Affairs Minister has said.

Constant volumetric control

The ESE CVC (constant volumetric control) technology is a new system for flow control.

Valves for metal refinery

Burkert Fluid Control Systems, in conjunction with its partner distributor Fine Controls (UK) Ltd, has supplied Johnson Matthey with Profibus and AS-i compatible valves for one of the largest Profibus network systems in the UK