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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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Weir Oil & Gas launches SPM EdgeX valve & carbide seat

Weir Oil & Gas, an upstream provider of systematized pressure pumping and pressure control equipment and services, announced the launch of its new SPM® EdgeX™ Valve and Carbide Seat.

New GEMÜ GDR & GSR actuators

GEMÜ is expanding its range of pneumatically operated butterfly valves and ball valves, and will also offer versions with simple GEMÜ GDR or GSR basic actuators in the future.

ControlAir achieves SIL 3 certification

ControlAir LLC, a manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic controls announces that it’s Type 6100 Aluminum and Type 6200 Stainless Steel Large Flow Capacity Volume Boosters were awarded a Certificate of Compliance to IEC 61508 for a SIL 3 safety rating.

PJV awarded two FPSO contracts in Brazil

PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves for the global energy industry, has been awarded two significant FPSO valve contracts for projects in Brazil.

Stork awarded maintenance contract by Shell & Esso

Fluor Corporation announced that Stork, part of Fluor’s Diversified Services segment, was awarded a three-year maintenance contract by NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), a joint venture between Shell and Esso, in the Netherlands.

AUMA Actuators & Anglian Water’s Innovative sign SLA

Since being awarded a sole actuator supply framework in October 2019, AUMA Actuators Limited (AUMA UK), the UK and Ireland electric valve actuation technology company, has worked with Anglian Water to develop a new and unique process to service, maintain and replace a range of actuators throughout the region.

CSA-approval of Bonomi’s Valbia electric actuators

Bonomi North America recently announced CSA approval on all of the company’s Valbia electric actuators, models VB030(M) and above.

ADM & Spiber partner on production of Biobased Polymers

ADM and Spiber Inc. (Spiber) announced an agreement to expand the production of Spiber’s innovative Brewed Protein™ polymers for use in apparel and other consumer products.

ROSS CONTROLS announces safe dual pressure application

ROSS CONTROLS® announces the addition of a Safe Dual Pressure Application for the RSe Series valve. The Externally Monitored Control Reliable 5/2 RSe Series Double Valve, designed and used as a Safe Return valve, can now save pneumatic air when used in dual pressure applications.

Velan awarded major offshore valve contracts in Asia

Velan Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary Velan ABV, located in Lucca, Italy, has been recently awarded important contracts for the supply of multiple packages of actuated and manual valves to MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte.