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Software for valve mounting kits

Rotork Valvekits is the first specialist valve mounting kit manufacturer to develop and introduce a bespoke CAD software program to optimise design, production and delivery for virtually all of its range of kits.

Control valves help boilers save money

Spirax Sarco stainless-steel control valves are at the heart of a money-saving system that enables boilers to run on tallow instead of fuel oil.

Diverter valve takes control

The R04H3 is a normally open, spool type with vent to close diverter valve.

Lukoil and Gazprom sign strategic pact

Lukoil and Gazprom have signed a general strategic partnership agreement.

Safety for actuated valves

Whenever valves are actuated by means of pneumatic, hydraulic or electrical power sources, Smith Flow Control can supply key-exchange interlocks which can be easily integrated into the actuator operation.

CB&I win Chinese contract

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV has won a contract from Shanghai Ethylene Cracker Complex for a low-temperature liquids storage facility in the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park in Caojing, China.

FCT meets critical standards

FCT (Flow Control Technologies), the French pipeline ball valve manufacturer serving the oil and gas industry, has qualified for SIL (Safety Integrity Level) 3 or 4, IEC 61508 and European PED module H1 certifications.

Qatar to supply LNG to Philippines?

Energy Secretary Vincent S. Perez has revealed that Qatar has expressed keen interest to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Philippines in the near future.

Far Eastern hydro

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will invite the governments of China and Burma to jointly develop a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric scheme on the Salween River in Tak province.

Thermoset receives TUV approval

Advanced Valve Technologies of Thanet Reach, Kent, UK have gained high recognition from the TUV in Germany.