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Alba appoints Alstom Power

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has appointed Alstom Power as their EPC Contractor for the power-station portion of the Line 5 Project.

Relief valve handles low pressures

Circle Seal L500 Series low pressure relief valves from Circor Instrumentation have been developed to overcome the traditional inefficiencies that are said to be common with today's typical low pressure devices.

Expro group awarded Kristin contract

International oilfield service company, Expro International Group PLC has been awarded a contract by Aker Kværner to design, manufacture, test and qualify Open Water Lubricator Valves for Kristin, Statoil¹s flagship HP/HT subsea development.

Crane acquisition

Crane Co has announced the acquisition of NH Valves, a Newman Hattersley Canada Ltd company, by Crane Canada, a Crane Co. company.

Valve range includes specialised designs

New from UK Process Valves is the Fluval API600 range of gate, globe and check valves.

Pressure regulator for diving

FCX Thompson Valves has launched a brand new pressure regulator developed primarily for the diving and medical breathing air markets.

HART Plant of the Year

The HART® Communication Foundation (HCF) is seeking candidates for the 2003 HART Plant of the Year.

Compressed air products

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

Kitz DJ Series wins WRAS approval

Kitz Corporation has achieved approval by the UK Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) for the Kitz ductile iron body DJ series butterfly valves for use on potable water applications.

Ten times longer cycle life

For over 40 years, Springer co-ax inc© has provided compact and low-profile straight-through solenoid valves to industrial and commercial customers.