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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).

Foundation Fieldbus guide

A new pocket guide from the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) is now available in Europe from American Technical Publishers.

Emerson wins Petrobras project

Emerson Process Management has won a USD 7 million automation project from Petrobras.

Singapore pharma plant

Foster Wheeler has won an EPC contract for Phase 2 of Schering-Plough’s active pharmaceutical ingredient plant (MPP2) in Tuas, Singapore.

Air Liquide for Shell

Air Liquide has signed a contract to supply the Shell Oil Products Anacortes, Washington refinery site with hydrogen.

LINC chemical metering pump

YZ Systems has introduced a new series of high-durability and high-pressure pneumatically actuated pumps.

In-line filter assembly

Sealant in-line material filter assemblies remove lumps and particulates from adhesives and sealants and insure the delivery of free-flowing, homogeneous material to the dispense valve.

Excess flow valves

The enhanced Circle Seal XVH range of excess flow valves from Circor provides increased versatility, application flexibility and reliability in automatically preventing uncontrolled release of system fluid by closing leak-tight when flow exceeds a predetermined rate.

RPV opens new office

RPV has opened a new office and warehouse in Mildenhall, Suffolk, UK.