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MRC Global celebrating its 100th year in business

On February 15, 1921, McJunkin Supply Company was founded in the hills of West Virginia, and over the next 100 years, companies from around the world would be established and grow into what is now known as MRC Global.

GEMÜ honoured as Global Market Leader for the 5th time

WirtschaftsWoche has awarded the owner-managed valve specialist GEMÜ the WirtschaftsWoche quality seal "Global Market Leader – Champion 2021" for what is already the fifth time in a row.

Supply of N-Stamp ball valves to NPP in the USA

Ringo Válvulas is proud to announce the completion of the design, manufacturing, inspection, and test of the first contract of ASME III N-Stamp nuclear valves to be supplied through Curtiss Wright to a nuclear power plant in the USA.

Warren Controls announces HVAC/BAC control valves

Warren Controls, a manufacturer of control valves and specialty fluid handling products, announces its two and three-way electrically actuated HVAC/BAC control valves, designed for domestic use and to assist in the transport of low-pressure steam or hot/cold water within a building for temperature regulation.

Genebre safety valves certified by TÜV Rheinland

Genebre Safety Valves (www.genebre.es), the company in valves and accessories for the control of fluids and high-quality taps, have obtained the Certification by the Authorized Control Organization TÜV Rheinland.

Sealing solutions for fluid power components

Hydraulic applications are challenging for seals. Not only must the hydraulic seals prevent leakage of fluid and ingress of external media, but they must also withstand high pressures, extreme temperatures, and transverse forces within the application.

Baker Hughes & C3 AI collaborate with Petronas

Baker Hughes and C3 AI have announced an artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration with PETRONAS, the global energy, and solutions company from Malaysia, to apply joint BakerHughesC3.ai (BHC3) technology across the company’s strategic digital transformation programs.

PNEUTON™ controls for offshore application

PNEUTON™ engineering team has recently completed the 3D model for its next contract. This 10#300 ball valve has been automated with a DVG ‘QTPS’ series scotch yoke single acting pneumatic actuator c/w a closed-loop breather system and fitted with a WESTLOCK Valve Position Monitor.

ARMATURY Group supplies valves to Polish gas network

ARMATURY Group is intensively involved in the supply of valves manufactured to increase the Polish gas network to ensure independence on gas sources and to increase transported quantity both in Poland and by transit transmission to other customers in other European countries.

GEMÜ Tugela double-eccentric butterfly valve

GEMÜ, the valve specialist, offers a wafer version of the GEMÜ R470 Tugela series in nominal sizes of DN 50 to DN 600 with immediate effect.