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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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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.

Foundation of AUMA Iberia

AUMA is continuing to expand its global sales and service network. The foundation of AUMA Iberia S.L.U. has strengthened the group’s presence on the Iberian Peninsula.

ExOne opens metal 3D printing adoption center in Europe

The ExOne Company has opened a Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center at its European headquarters in Gersthofen, Germany. Eric Bader, Managing Director of ExOne GmbH, says the launch of ExOne's Metal 3D Printing Adoption Center is driven by increased interest by European manufacturers in metal binder jet 3D printing.

Rotork provides electric actuators at Johan Sverdrup

Rotork has been selected as the sole provider of intelligent electric actuators for one of the largest offshore development projects on the Norwegian continental shelf, Johan Sverdrup.

Kevin O’Rourke joins Carboline

Carboline is pleased to announce that Kevin O’Rourke joined the Carboline executive team as Vice President of Operations.

RPE introduces 6th Series Connect’eedy solenoid valves

RPE is pleased to introduce its 6th Series Connect’eedy. This new style of manifold has been designed to offer a quick assembly and installation in a compact size and with excellent performance.

Rotary actuator for offshore industry achieves success

The SA-H3 rotary actuator is adapted specifically for customer requirements, regardless of the existing interfaces, flanges, or standards.

New solenoid valve series

Noise insulation and heat recovery in plant components and machines lead to increased ambient and media temperatures during operation.