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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

Jordan introduces ISO/DIN connections

Jordan Valve’s Steriflow Sanitary Product line continues to grow with the release of ISO and DIN sanitary connections on the MK95, MK96, MK97, and MK98 valves.

BSS ball valves in control

BSS Flow Control Solutions has developed a range of Quarter Turn Ball Valves in a wide variety of materials, ranging from bronze, carbon and stainless steel, to more exotic designs in titanium, hastolloy and monel.

PAS to modernise propylene oxide plant

Plant Automation Services Inc. (PAS) has received an automation contract from Contech Control Services Inc. for the complete automation and control systems modernisation of a propylene oxide plant owned by the Lyondell Chemical Company in Bayport, Texas.

Portable power for valves

Smith Flow Control Ltd has introduced easi-drive, a portable valve operating system where valve size, pressure rating or work environmental conditions would normally demand a permanent dedicated actuator or would require a work crew.

Synergy Technologies targets fuel cell market

Synergy Technologies Corp. says it plans to enter the fuel cell market by "aggressively pursuing joint ventures and strategic partnerships".

PPL’s Susquehanna reactor returns to service

PPL’s Unit 2 reactor at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick, Pennsylvania, returned to service following the unit’s 10th planned refuelling and inspection outage.

AlasCan Groups wins conceptual engineering work

The North American Natural Gas Pipeline Group (NANGPG), a consortium of ExxonMobil, BP and Phillips, has awarded a conceptual engineering contract for a multi-billion dollar pipeline.