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Schroeder raises the bar with a new valve

Schroeder Valves is offering a new type of valve for pressures from 140 to 250 bar - the Schroeder Intermediate Pressure Valve (SIP).

Rotork pneumatic actuators on Canadian well pads

Over 80 Rotork CP, GP, and RC200 pneumatic actuators have been installed on well pads in Alberta, Canada, where they will be part of an in situ steam, assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil sand extraction project.

AUMA wins major tank farm order

Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has won the largest order in the company’s history, to supply a total of 2,756 explosion-proof electric actuators for the HES Hartel Tank Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

CIRCOR completes expansion in Weihai

Continuing to drive its strategy of increasing local product availability and support in China and the Asia-Pacific market, CIRCOR has opened for business at its expanded 6,000 sqm plant in the city of Weihai, Shandong province.

DHB Valves and CGIS enter a new partnership

2020 started with a bang for CGIS. In efforts to expand its brand further into Central and Eastern Canada, and with the end goal of giving customers that same, customer-centric service they see in the West, it joined forces with the like-minded valve repair shop DHB Valves! CGIS is a highly reputable valve distributor headquartered in Vancouver, BC that specializes in Severe Service Valves (SSVs).

MSS publishes revised standard for SP-111-2020

The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry announces that SP-111-2020, Gray-Iron, and Ductile-Iron Tapping Sleeves, has been revised and published by MSS.

ROSS Controls partners with TraceParts

ROSS Controls, the manufacturer of pneumatic valves, controls systems, and safety products for the fluid power industry, has partnered with TraceParts to publish its 3D product catalog.

Spool valve NG4 with enhanced corrosion protection

The proven flange spool valves for the modular valve construction have been extended with execution for use in very corrosive environments.

TFT releases new high rise kits

TFT has introduced all-new High Rise Kits that help eliminate cumbersome hose line setups and allow for easy visibility of the supply pressure at the standpipe.

Air Products and Topsoe sign global alliance agreement

Air Products (APD), the industrial gases and megaproject development company, and Haldor Topsoe, the high-performance catalysts, and proprietary technology for the chemical and refining industries, announced the signing of a global Alliance Agreement.