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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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CORTEC’s new back pressure valve

CORTEC participated this week at LSU’s PERTT Lab in Baton Rouge, La., in a flow loop test of its new Back Pressure Valve design.

Paladon actuators to the UK for Ilkestone & Dudley Gas

Paladon Systems is ready to release a batch of Pneumatic Spring to Close Actuators Model PNS-1-314-SRC10B-HW. These Actuators will be installed on 3”/150 Valves in the UK for the Ilkeston Project (for Cadent Gas) and the SPS Dudley Gas to Grid (for National Grid).

SGS opens new valve servicing facility in Manchester

For over 25 years, SGS has been a trusted supplier of valve refurbishment, inspection, and testing services. Originating through the links with the on- and offshore oil and gas markets through a base in Immingham on the South Humber bank, the services have steadily expanded and now encompass a facility in Manchester.

Featured Story – Focus on trends and tech disruption

The flow control industry, the valve and actuation sector included, has been performing above industry average, according to McKinsey. In a report from 2019, the consultancy warned that the sector needs to focus on leveraging global trends and/or technology disruption to uphold its abovepar performance.

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Neste is aiming for 100% renewable electricity use

Neste is committed to reaching carbon neutrality in its production by 2035. As part of this effort, Neste aims for 100% renewable electricity use globally by 2023.

Chesterton opens production facility in Sweden

A.W. Chesterton Company, the equipment sealing and reliability company has opened a production facility in Sweden for compression packing used on pumps and valves.

PSS Industrial Group announces entry into PVF market

PSS Industrial Group, a service provider and value-added distributor supplying a diverse base of customers in the energy and industrial industries has announced its entry into the pipe, valve, and fittings (PVF) market to expand the extensive product lines currently offered through its distribution network.

The first project in Italy of smart district heating

An innovative project of a monitoring system for the district heating networks of the Municipality of Mantua was implemented by Sei, a company of the Tea SpA Group, manager of the service together with Sfera Energy Solutions, a company specialized in products, plant engineering, and services for district heating/cooling and renewable energy.

ValvTechnologies, Severn form a strategic partnership

ValvTechnologies and Severn Glocon have reached a partnership agreement that will see collaboration between two of the world’s leading engineering and manufacturing companies specializing in innovative, high-end, severe service valves.