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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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Contactless & precise new flowmeter by GEMÜ

GEMÜ, the valves, measurement and control systems manufacturer, introduces the new GEMÜ 3040 ultrasonic flowmeter. The unit can be used to determine conductive and non-conductive volumetric flows of liquids in a contactless process.

PVI Valves launches new 3-piece ball valves

PVI Valves, founded in 1849, has been designing and manufacturing valves since 1929. The company claims to be the only European valve manufacturer to produce DN8 to DN3000 on one site.

Hit valve approved by C4Gas

Italian provider of engineered valve solutions Hit Valve announced that it has recently concluded the registration approval renewal by C4Gas, France.

Broen updates in Poland and US

GPEC, based in Gdańsk, is one of the largest district heating companies in Poland. The company has used the Broen Ballomax trunnion mounted ball valves for many years, but have now been supplied with DN200 to DN700 valves promising a more energy efficient district heating distribution.

Air Products and Binhua sign contract in China

Air Products has announced a new signed contract with Shandong Binhua New Material Co., Ltd. (Binhua) for long-term gas supply in support of Binhua’s flagship chemical project.

Anvil/SCI acquire ABZ and Quadrant Valve brands

Anvil and Smith-Cooper International (Anvil/SCI), a portfolio company of Tailwind Capital, announced in early January the acquisition of the ABZ and Quadrant Valve brands from parent company Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.

Iain Conn joins Oxford Flow board

Oxford Flow, the flow control equipment specialist for oil, gas, water and industrial process industries, has announced the appointment of Iain Conn as non-executive director as the company embarks on further growth and diversification.

Rotork launches intelligent asset management system

Rotork has launched a programme of advanced analytics for the management of intelligent flow control assets. Intelligent Asset Management is a cloud-based asset management system for intelligent actuators and the flow control equipment they operate.

RAYS Supercritical Power Plant Valves

The valves supplied by RAYS to a supercritical power plant in Thailand have been successfully delivered. Prior to this project, the Thailand power plant owners all used European imported power plant valves for the key position of supercritical high temperature and high pressure.

TechnipFMC’s all-electric robotic valve controller

TechnipFMC is delivering subsea solutions by providing the innovations of tomorrow, including advancing the electrification of the field.