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BSS includes Ballofix range

BSS has enhanced its product portfolio to include the latest offering from Broen Valves, Ballofix press ball valves for crimp systems.

Emerson named top supplier in 28 categories

Emerson Process Management has been voted supplier of the best process management technologies in a record 28 automation categories in the 11th annual Control magazine Readers' Choice Awards.

Emergency shut-off valves

The AMOT Controls 4261/4262 range of diesel engine emergency intake air shutoff valves has been extended up to a 10” size, allowing the company's SpeedTrap engine runaway prevention system to protect the latest larger engine designs.

Valve-position monitoring

IFM Electronic offers a large range of inductive proximity switches for valve-position monitoring applications.

Feeder sorts without looking

Elscint Automation has developed a special type of vibratory bowl feeder for the segregating of assembled and semi-assembled radiator valves without the need of a costly vision system.

Joint operation in India

BG, India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Reliance Industries have agreed to jointly operate the Panna-Mukta and Tapti oil and gas fields, ending a row over who would manage the highly-profitable fields.

Stainless valves for Conoco

FCX Thompson Valves has secured a contract to supply its Maxseal and IVP products to Conoco's Belanak FPSO.

Qatar GTL

Sasol and Qatar Petroleum have awarded a USD 675 million EPC contract to Technip-Coflexip of Italy for the construction of the world’s largest and most advanced natural gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant.

Modulating pilot control valve

Farris Engineering, a division of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control, has introduced a higher-pressure model of its PCM Modulating Pilot Control for the Series 3800 pilot operated pressure relief valves.

Pinch valves allow quick tubing changes

Designed for use with disposable tube sets, Acro's Model 955 and 958 panel-mounting solenoid pinch valves include a manual override feature for easy tubing loading.