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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

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DynaQuip unveils valve and actuator brochure

DynaQuip Controls (St Clair, Missouri) has introduced its latest brochure.

FCx Ubel & Ventil gains tougher accreditation

FCx Ubel & Ventil has become one of the first organisations within the FCX International group of flow control companies to secure accreditation to the new ISO 9000 Revision 2000 standards.

Adanac achieves PED certification

Adanac Valve Specialities has recently achieved certification by the BSI to design, manufacture and modify forged, cast and fabricated standard and special purpose valves, manifolds and piping in accordance with the PED.

Asco Joucomatic launches pneumatics catalogue

Asco Joucomatic has launched its UK Short Form Pneumatics Catalogue to help customers select from its range of pneumatic control and air service equipment.

Check valves have integral leak-tight end fittings

The full range of Circle Seal Controls check valves is now available from Circor Instrumentation with integral Hoke "Gyrolok" end fittings, giving extended valve life and safety combined with economy while eliminating a possible system leak path.

Swagelok: simplified maintenance

Swagelok Company has introduced the Swagelok 6DB Series Blow Down Valve, constructed of 316 stainless steel.

Technip wins hydrogen contract

ÖMV has awarded Technip a contract for the lump sum turnkey supply of a hydrogen production unit for the Schwechat Refinery, near Vienna.

Foster Wheeler wins Nigerian project

Foster Wheeler Ltd. has announced that its subsidiaries in the UK and Nigeria have been awarded a USD 20 million, front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL) for a gas-to-liquids (GTL) project.

Swagelok DR series radial diaphragm valve

Swagelok Company has introduced a DR series radial diaphragm valve with a fluoropolymer (modified PTFE) body to complement its broad line of radial diaphragm valve products.

On-site lock re-coding for valve interlocks

Smith Flow Control has introduced a new series of valve interlocks made of stainless steel.