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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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Voith Group’s robust development & growing orders

In the first six months (October 2020 to the end of March 2021) of the current financial year 2020/2021, the Voith Group continued to develop positively, despite a very challenging market environment partly due to the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BHP awards McDermott marine installation contract

McDermott International, Ltd has been selected by BHP to provide a marine installation campaign for the Shenzi Subsea Multiphase Pumping Project (SSMPP).

Total is transforming and becoming TotalEnergies

At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting, shareholders approved almost unanimously, the resolution to change the company’s name from Total to TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic transformation into a broad energy company in its identity.

Fail-Safe electric actuators in safety applications

Valves used in safety shutdown applications require actuators to perform reliably on demand. In a recorded webinar, Smart Electric Valve Actuators for Critical Fail-Safe Applications, Emerson’s Knut Riegel and Umberto Bianchi share how these actuators are well-suited for emergency shutdown (ESD) applications.

GF Piping Systems celebrates 50th anniversary

GF Piping Systems’ factory in Seewis (Switzerland), celebrates its 50th anniversary as a high-tech plastic valve and actuator manufacturer.

Neles enhances the production of valves in Vantaa

Neles is optimizing its production operations and will commission a new production unit at its valve factory located in Vantaa, Finland.

Wouter Witzel introduces aluminium butterfly valve

Soon to be introduced: the Wouter Witzel aluminium butterfly valve! This butterfly valve will be suitable for all kinds of different applications and is specifically developed to cover the weight saving- and mobile installation needs.

ValvTechnologies appoints Global Marketing Director

ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, has named Juliana Herman as Director of Global Marketing.

Measurement & control of smallest quantities of liquid

The new highly resistant mass flow meters and controllers Type 8756 from Bürkert Fluid Control Systems are based on the Coriolis measuring principle, which determines the mass flow independent of pressure and temperature.

Neptune Energy’s new Digital Twins reduce costs

Neptune Energy has announced the digitisation of five of its operated offshore platforms in the Dutch, Norwegian, and UK North Sea.