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Marwin introduces new metal-seated ball valve

Marwin Valve introduces its new metal-seated ball valve for the chemical, oil, gas, petrochemical and pulp and paper and mining industries.

17th Annual Titanium Conference

The 17th Annual Titanium Conference and Exhibition will be held September 30-October 2, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

52nd Sea Horse Institute Conference

The 52nd Sea Horse Institute, a marine corrosion conference, will be held August 13-16, 2001 in Myrtle Beach South Carolina, USA.

Spence introduces new control valves

Spence Engineering Company, Inc., Walden, New York, announces the new Kombat K4 Series control valves, designed to accommodate higher capacity applications.

IdaTech sells fuel cell system for field tests

IdaTech has announced the delivery and successful testing of a 3kw fuel cell system for the Research and Development Division of Electricite de France (EDF).

CorrOcean acquires HMC-Corlab bv

CorrOcean ASA has reached an agreement to acquire HMC-Corlab bv with retrospectrive legislation on the 1st of January 2001.

GM fuel cell powered vehicles set records

General Motors set a number of international records for vehicles powered by fuel cells in a 24-hour endurance run at the company's desert proving grounds, exposing the vehicle to record heat in the process.

400 amp multi-function weld power supply

Arc Machines introduces the Arc Machines Model 415, a versatile welding automation control and power supply system.

Rotork valve actuators

Rotork valve actuators unlock filtration cost savings for the UK's largest recycled newsprint manufacturer.

BP ordered to fix well-valve problem

After tests of safety valves on wells at the Prudhoe Bay oil field revealed high failure rates, state regulators have ordered BP Exploration Alaska to boost inspections there