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Solenoid valves are easily reconfigured

SMC's (Milton Keynes, UK) new compact solenoid valves, series SV1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000, have been designed to provide fast and simple reconfiguration of valve islands.

Valve test package runs without shutdown

ICS Triplex has developed a hard- and software package for checking safety and shutdown valves without disrupting production in petrochemical and other critical safety plants.

Trinidad and Tobago banks on gas

Trinidad and Tobago is to intensify its industrial development and exports based on natural gas.

PCC Flow relocates

PCC Flow Technologies has relocated its primary manufacturing of the Technova plastomer lined products to the PCC European Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in Campina, Romania.

Actuators have variable speed control

MaxJac is a new line of compact actuators from Thomson Micron (NY, USA) that deliver variable speed control for thrust applications.

Stainless valve hinders vandalism

Stainless-steel V-Safe Safety specialist Castell Iso-Lok has introduced a stainless-steel version of its V-Safe valve cover, offering greater safety and security.

Alstom wins Brazilian contract

The Brazilian subsidiary of France's Alstom Power will supply all the equipment for three small-scale hydroelectric projects that the Brazilian subsidiary of Canada's Brascan will build in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul and Parana states under the terms of a USD 17.4 million contract.

Kenya offshore awards

Pancontinental Oil and Gas NL (Australia) has reached agreement with the government of Kenya for the award of three large, prospective, shallow water, onshore/offshore blocks.

Russian company to develop Iraqi oilfield

Iraq has invited Russian oil company Zarubezhneft to help develop a large oilfield in southern Iraq.

Tyco FloCheck valves

The range of FloCheck non-return valves is especially suited for oil, gas, process and water applications, where reliable non-return protection is critical to the process.