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Linear voice coil assembly

BEI Kimco Magnetics Division has released a fully enclosed linear voice coil assembly with internal bearings.

CB&I awarded agreement

CBI/ST Limited, a subsidiary of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., has been awarded a three-year contract by the Alliance Refining Company Limited (ARC) of Rayong Province, Thailand to maintain its refineries and associated marine terminals at its North and South Production Units.

BJ PPS awarded contract

BJ Process and Pipeline Services (BJ PPS) today announced that it has been awarded a major contract by BP Pipelines Vietnam B. V. and BP Exploration Operating Company Limited

Schlumberger wins two prizes

Two Schlumberger technologies, the latest-generation electric flow control valve and an ultra-lightweight cement system, have been awarded the prestigious Hart E&P 2002 Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation.

OneSteel appoints sales manager

OneSteel Piping Systems, Australia, has confirmed Razmick Priantz as the National Sales & Marketing Manager Valves for the Valves & Actuation division of the company.

Stainless Valve Co. wins award

In March 2002 Stainless Valve Co. received the Editor's Choice Award from the Process Engineering Magazine.

Pressure-indicating sensor film

Sensor Products Inc. (East Hanover, New Jersey, USA) has produced a thin sensor film that, by changing colour, reveals stress distribution and magnitude between any two surfaces that come in contact.

SPX acquires Daniel Valve

SPX Corporation has announced that its Valves and Controls business has acquired Daniel Valve Company from Emerson Electric.

Nanhai petrochemical project

Major construction work is expected to start in early 2003 on the Nanhai Petrochemical complex, which is located on Daya Bay near Hong Kong.

Hungarian contract for Linde

Linde AG, Wiesbaden, has been awarded by the Hungarian petrochemical company Tiszai Vegyi Kombinát Rt. (TVK) a contract worth approximately EUR 160 million for an ethylene plant at Tiszaújváros in the NE of Hungary.