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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.

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.

DuPont plans joint venture in China

DuPont Fluoroproducts is forming a joint venture with Zhonghao New Chemical Material Company and Changshu 3F Fluorochemical to manufacture hydrofluorocarbon blend refrigerants in China.

Extended operating capabilities

Haskel/Butech high-pressure valve, fittings and tubing systems are available with valve packing and stuffing box options extending their standard –73 to +315 C operating temperature range up to –253 to +648 C.

ACHEMA world stage for FCX

Specialist flow control distributor and manufacturer FCX is set to go under the spotlight at ACHEMA 2003.

Wireless process control

At the Hannover Fair in Germany, Parker Hannefin will feature its Bluetooth technology, a new standard for short-range wireless communications and networking.