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New president for Jacobs

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that Craig Martin has been promoted to the position of President effective July 15, 2002.

College gains top industry award

PEDCAT, the training and consultancy subsidiary at Stockton & Billingham College, has become the first organisation in the country to be awarded ‘Centre of Expertise’ (for the PED) status by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Emerson helps to increase production capacity

Eka Chemicals NL - an Akzo Nobel division located at Maastricht, The Netherlands - has successfully increased process uptime and production capacity.

FCX Truflo Rona to the rescue

FCX Truflo Rona, a member of the specialist FCX International flow control group, recently came to the rescue of US engineering company Kvaerner Process.

Hydrogen plant for Louisiana

Air Products & Chemcials Inc. will build and operate a hydrogen facility to support Murphy Oil Corp.'s Louisiana-based hydrocracker.

Actuator Model

ETI Systems announces the availability of the Model VA8 precision electric valve actuator.

Actuators help Shell

Smith Flow Control (SFC) has helped Shell solve a valve-operating dilemma on its new floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) in Nigeria's EA offshore field.

Metallic seal design uses Inconel

Ultra-Flex Garlock Sealing Technologies has introduced a new metallic seal designed to meet the demanding requirements of the semiconductor, ultra-high vacuum, space and nuclear industries.

Rugged control valves for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco is the latest end user to take delivery of high technology Severn Glocon MLT control valves to fulfil especially demanding applications.

China signs west-east pipeline deal

China has signed a deal with foreign oil giants to pipe gas from far western deserts to the eastern metropolis of Shanghai in a USD 20 billion project to sate a thirst for energy and cut use of dirty coal.