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Two-way rotary tube selector valve

Two-Way Rotary Tube Selector Valve from Nu-Con (Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA) diverts or converges the flow of pneumatically conveyed powders and pellets in dilute and dense phase pressure and temperature ratings and is less susceptible to wear than flexible-hose designs.

Greater Glasgow Solution

Rotork electric valve actuators have been used throughout a GBP 55 million new build project procured by West of Scotland Water Authority (now Scottish Water) under the Private Finance Initiative to introduce the most up-to-date waste treatment technologies for the benefit of the Greater Glasgow area.

Pinch valves to control aggressive liquids

Bio-Chem Valve has designed a range of inert, wide aperture, non-sticking pinch valves for the precise control of liquid and gas flow in medical and analytical equipment.

Goro nickel-cobalt project in New Caledonia

The company Goro Nickel, of the Canadian group INCO, has signed a contract with Technip-Coflexip in association with the American group Bechtel, for the engineering, project management, procurement of equipment and materials and construction of a nickel-cobalt production complex at Goro, in the south of New Caledonia.

Stainless flow control valves

New series of directional flow control valves The Lee Company's new miniature 375 Series and 500 Series Directional Flow Control Valves are made entirely of stainless steel.

LC Series 15mm linear actuator

HSI, a specialist in motor miniaturisation, has taken its technology of manufacturing electric motors to another level.

Decentralised control for valve system

A new serial data transmission system allows easy and flexible installation of multiples of valve islands, when used in conjunction with SMC's newly launched SV valve system.

Severn Glocon in PED and ISO double

Severn Glocon has announced it is the first organisation in Britain to achieve PED/PER compliance, linked with an approval ISO 9001 2000 Quality Management System.

Long Island fuel cells

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) will begin the installation of 17 Plug Power Inc. fuel cells at several locations on Long Island this summer.

Oregon ethanol plant

A farmer-owned co-operative, Oregon Trail Ethanol Coalition LLC, is planning to enter the ethanol market with the construction of a corn-based fuel ethanol plant.