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KLINGER South Africa’s valve refurbishment program

After years of leadership in valve and gasket development and production, KLINGER was ready for a new challenge: could they offer their customers refurbishment services, thereby closing the entire product life cycle? KLINGER South Africa rose to the occasion, becoming one of the few leading valve distributors in South Africa to achieve refurbishment certification.

Eni launches biomass treatment plant in Gela

Eni’s new BTU (Biomass Treatment Unit) plant has begun production and was tested a few days ago. It will enable the Eni biorefinery in Gela to use up to 100% of the biomass from used cooking oil and fats from fish and meat processing produced in Sicily (therefore not in competition with the food chain) to create a zero-kilometer circular economy model for the production of biodiesel, bio-naphtha, bioLPG, and bio-jet.

Pfeiffer’s new product

The Type 1a Valve in DN 200 is the largest PTFE control valve. The valve is mainly used in the chemical industry to control the flow rate of extremely corrosive liquids and gases in the chlorine manufacturing process, for example.

Ball Valves offer high reliability in tough application

Nor-Cal Products' manually and pneumatically operated ball valves are an excellent choice for use in MOCVD, CVD, and Epi processing environments.

HYDAC releases LM06W control valve

HYDAC is pleased to announce the introduction of the LM06W series of manually operated poppet valves. The series has several benefits to the user, which include: Push to operate, spring return; Normally closed poppet valve; Leak tight even at high pressures; Robust simple operation; and Use for emergency pilot apply/release for safe equipment operation.

Intellisys IQ+ throttling butterfly valves

Intellisys IQ+ Throttling Butterfly Valves are now available with a new generation J-Lock actuation for optimal control and reliability.

Subsea Actuator ready for Port Dickinson project

Paladon Systems is pleased to announce that it is ready to ship a SUBSEA Actuator, Model HYS-118M-201-DA-SUB50-HW, to Malaysia, for Port Dickinson Project by Hengyuan Refining Company Berhad.

GEK TERNA Group awards contract to MAN Energy Solutions

Greek Construction Company, TERNA S.A., a 100% subsidiary of the GEK TERNA Group, has awarded MAN Energy Solutions the contract for the engineering of and supplying services to, an LNG truck-loading infrastructure project.

Circor Pipeline Engineering announces app for operators

Circor International announces CircorSmart, a free mobile app designed for use by operators of a variety of Circor Pipeline Engineering products.

McWane Plant & Industrial acquires Tri-Seal Valve Line

McWane Plant & Industrial (MPI) has acquired the Tri-Seal Valve product line, including the widely-specified Quarter-Flex family of high-performance industrial butterfly valves.