News

Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

If you wish to include your news items and press releases in our publication, email newsletter or on our website and email newsletter, please feel free to contact the editor.

Solving dispensing problems

Digitrol of Swansea has specified shut off valves and manifolds from Burkert Fluid Control Systems for a new range of cleaning chemical dispensing machines it is re-engineering for one of its customers.

Control valve market

The world-wide control valve market, which totalled almost USD 3 billion in 2002, will reach almost USD 3.5 billion by the end of 2007, expanding at a cumulative annual growth rate of just over 3%, according to a new study.

Dixon Valve & Coupling

A complete range of pneumatic and electrically actuated direct-mounted brass and stainless steel ball valves is now available from Dixon Valve & Coupling Company, in models ranging from ½” to 3” in size.

TotalFinaElf contract

Technip-Coflexip has won a contract from TotalFinaElf for the design and construction of a gasoline hydrotreating unit for its refinery at Antwerp, Belgium.

Collar-mount solenoid valves and pumps

In response to industry demand for smaller, more reliable components for fluid handling equipment, Bio-Chem Valve has introduced a new line of manifold-mountable, inert solenoid pumps and valves.

Electric hydrostatic actuator shows intelligence

The EHA intelligent electric hydrostatic actuator combines an integral linear and pressure transducer and is controlled by a variable frequency drive.

Valve actuators take on offshore duties

Rotork is supplying heavy-duty electric and pneumatic actuators and two-wire control systems for onshore and offshore petroleum projects in Mexico.

Software upgrade

F.I.R.S.T. GmbH (Germany) has enriched its CONVAL® Release 6.0 software with new features, functions and calculation modules.

Leeds completes VITAL link

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

Dutch company reorganises

Econosto Nederland BV has fully integrated its business groups Algemene Industrie (General Industry) and Econosto Holland Valves (chemical and petrochemical) under the name of Algemene en (Petro) Chemische Industrie (General and (Petro)chemical Industry).