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Rotork wins valve actuation contract in China

Rotork has been selected to supply valve actuators throughout the largest and most significant gas industry distribution project ever planned in China.

Piezo valve keeps its cool

Asco Scientific has a Piezotronic proportional valve for medical and analytical applications where it is imperative that no heat transfer takes place from the valve to the fluid, a condition that could otherwise spoil the accuracy of the process.

Control valve trim

Emerson Process Management has introduced the 1", 1-1/2" & 4" trim sizes of their Fisher NotchFlo DST control valve trim that prevents the cavitation and clearance-flow problems typical to high-pressure liquid applications within the power generation industry, in oilfield production use, and in refinery recirculation and letdown services.

Flexi-Drive for hard to reach valves

Smith Flow Control has launched an enhanced version of its Flexi-Drive cable-driven remote valve operator.

CB&I acquisition

CB&I has acquired certain assets of Petrofac Inc., the US subsidiary of Petrofac Limited, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company serving the hydrocarbon processing industry.

Strong, temperature-resistant seals

Parker Hannifin’s Seal Group now offers sealing products in carboxylated HNBR, a material that combines the temperature resistance of highly saturated nitrile (HNBR) with the durability of carboxylated nitrile (XNBR).

Two-piece ball valve

Parker Instrumentation has launched a ball valve range made of 316 stainless steel.

High-pressure valves extend operation

Haskel/Butech high-pressure valves, fittings and tubing systems are available with valve packing and stuffing box options.

Flow control for compressed natural gas

FCX Thompson Valves has launched two flow-control products for applications involving compressed natural gas and compressed air

Worcester and Norbro achieve SIL 3

Worcester valves and Norbro actuators from Flowserve Flow Control have received third-party approval to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) rating 3 from BASEEFA under the IEC616508 safety systems standard.