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New design for big slurry knife gate valves

The traditional actuator’s tower design usually works well with slurry knife gate valves. But only as long as the valve is small enough.

YFL L port ball valves exported to Canada

Repeat orders of YFL’s L port three-way ball valves from an old customer in Canada are finished and ready for shipment to Vancouver to be installed on the ship of Royal Canadian Navy.

Asia Pacific’s sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant

Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities are working to install Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream ANITA™ Mox treatment plant this year.

Cryogenic valves for Sinopec’s Henan LNG storage center

Tens of thousands of AMPO POYAM cryogenic valves are installed in the most important LNG facilities in China and Henan province will not be an exception.

Swagelok GB series ball valve

Swagelok the solutions provider of fluid system products, assemblies, and related services has announced the release of the full-bore, bidirectional flow capable Swagelok® GB series ball valve.

Ultra-high performance comes as standard

Witt presents a completely new generation of gas non-return valves. The company is setting a new standard with previously unattained performance.

Wolseley & Union Tech sign valve distribution agreement

Wolseley Industrial Group, a division of Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, and Union Tech, has signed an agreement for the exclusive distribution of Union Tech’s severe-service metal-seated ball valves (MSBV) and rising-stem ball valves (RSBV) throughout the Western US.

Vydraulics acquires Doedijns Group International

The Belgium/Dutch Vydraulics Group has acquired Doedijns Group International. Doedijns: specialist in system solutions in the field of hydraulics and supplier of high quality hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical control components.

New standard for phosphate surface protective coatings

The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry is pleased to announce the publication of the new Standard Practice SP-157-2020, Quality Standard for Phosphate Surface Protective Coatings for Valves, Fittings, and Related Steel Piping Components.

MRC announces retirement plan for President & CEO

MRC Global Inc. (MRC), the global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings and other infrastructure products and services to the energy industry, announced the retirement plan for MRC Global's president and chief executive officer.