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Curtiss-Wright CEO receives 2021 Wash100 award

Executive Mosaic announced that Lynn Bamford, president, and CEO of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award.

Samson Pfeiffer expands its portfolio

PFEIFFER Chemie-Armaturenbau GmbH now manufactures DN 125 and DN 150 valve sizes of its Type 26d Ball Valve. These new valve sizes extend the series and provide a competitive alternative in this product segment.

Valtorc’s launches SS explosion-proof solenoid valves

Valtorc International has introduced into the marketplace its high-performance all stainless steel explosion-proof solenoid valves.

SAMSON launches web store in Germany

On 15 March 2021, SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT launches a new web store for B2B customers in Germany. The products offered at webshop.samsongroup.com include devices, such as valves, actuators, valve accessories, self-operated regulators, as well as spare parts.

Significant oil discovery in the North Sea

Equinor and partners Vår Energi, Idemitsu Petroleum, and Neptune Energy have made the biggest discovery so far this year on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

Rotork provides electric actuation technology at WTPs

Rotork IQ and IQT actuators have been ordered to be fitted on several water treatment plants in New Zealand. The Matamata (home of Hobbiton in the Lord of the Rings movies) Piako District Council, of New Zealand’s North Island, has chosen to upgrade multiple sites from pneumatic to electric actuators.

BHDT enters into a cooperation agreement with SVI

Austrian manufacturer BHDT (Böhler Hochdrucktechnik) has entered into a cooperation agreement with Southeast Valves Inc. (SVI) to offer customers in the United States and Canada faster service support on BHDT products.

Rolls-Royce signs MoU with Fermi Energia

Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of affordable, compact nuclear power stations, known as small modular reactors (SMR), in Estonia.

MRC Global appoints Rob Saltiel as CEO

MRC Global Inc. the global distributor based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings and related products and services to the energy industry, has appointed Rob Saltiel as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the company's board of directors, succeeding Andrew Lane, who previously announced his retirement plans.

Dezurik adds HN1000S machine to Sartell facility

DeZURIK recently added a new Niigata HN1000S Horizontal Machining Center to its Sartell facility. The new machining center will be used to bore 14-30” Eccentric Plug Valve Bodies.