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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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Hex Valve gauge catalogue

Hex Valve has published a free 36-page catalogue with detailed technical specifications on its primary, gauge, and block & bleed instrument valves.

ABB realigns organisation

ABB is transforming its world-wide enterprise around customer groups, aiming to boost growth by helping its customers become more successful in a business environment of accelerating globalisation, deregulation, consolidation and e-business.

New appointments at Weir

The Weir Group has appointed two new directors at subsidiary companies.

New Leslie brochure

Leslie Controls Inc., a division of Circor International, has recently issued an updated Product Digest.

Chemical zone in Shanghai

A world-class chemical industrial zone will emerge in the south of Shanghai.

EPL boosts spending

Energy Partners Ltd, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in New Orleans, has approved a 2001 exploration and development expenditure programme totalling USD 120 million.

St Jude heart valve

St Jude Medical Inc. has launched two new mechanical heart valve products for valve implant procedures.

Circor acquires Rockwood Swendeman

Circor International has acquired Rockwood Swendeman of Scarborough, Maine.

AEP to build emission controls

American Electric Power will begin construction of new emission control systems at two of its power plants in West Virginia.

Flexible graphite: the debate continues

The warnings given out about the existence and consequences of using low-quality graphite foils, especially in gasket manufacture, has received widespread support throughout industry.