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Saint-Gobain Seals’ Suwa Site certified for JISQ9100

Saint-Gobain Seals’ manufacturing site in Suwa, Japan, has been JISQ9100 certified for “design, development, and manufacturing of seal products,” an industry-recognized quality management system (QMS) certification for organizations that design, manufacture, install, or service products within the Aviation, Space, and Defense (ASD) sectors.

Valves for one of the largest gas processing plants

In Amur, Russia, one of the largest gas processing plants in the world is currently being built with a planned target capacity for processing of more than 42 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year.

Industrial valves industry feels a decline in demand

While the industrial valves sector was still able to hold its own in the first half of 2020 despite the corona crisis, declining demand is currently making itself felt more strongly at home and abroad.

Digital twinning for reliable valve performance

Clarke Valve, the exclusive manufacturer of the revolutionary Shutter Valve™, uses Digital Twinning to ensure optimal operational and reliability performance for each process application before each unit is completed and ready for installation.

Freudenberg expands its sealing portfolio

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is expanding its sealing portfolio for hygienic systems in the process industry to include two new products: Hygienic Forseal and Hygienic Pressure Seal.

Parker introduces a Steer-by-Wire valve, SBW110

Parker Hannifin, the motion and control technologies company, has launched a mobile directional control valve that can be used in a Steer-by-Wire system for earth-moving equipment and other types of mobile machinery.

Neles expands its presence with 8 channel partners

Neles signed seven new distributor agreements and one agent agreement in South and Central America during the last three quarters of 2020.

Voith participates in EU research project FIThydro

In the European research project “Fish Friendly Innovative Technologies for Hydropower (FIThydro)”, experts are investigating existing hydropower plants at 17 locations in eight countries in cooperation with industrial partners, including Voith.

Oil and gas industry commits to a new framework

In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, major players in the oil and gas industry agreed to report methane emissions with a new, much higher level of transparency.

The new actuator for the oil and gas industry

AUMA’s new TIGRON actuators are designed to meet the exacting requirements of the global oil and gas industry. TIGRON combines the highest level of explosion protection, robust design, outstanding ease of operation, and the latest trends in digitalisation.