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Deep Down receives riser isolation valve system order

Deep Down, Inc. (DPDW), a specialist in complex deep-water oil and gas distribution equipment and services, announced that it has received an order from Shell Offshore Inc.

Surging valve markets

Industrial valve sales will exceed USD $64.5 billion worldwide this year. In general, the market is growing at approximately 3-4 percent per year and in most countries is growing at 1 percent higher than GDP (Gross Domestic Products). Where GDP is growing at 2 percent, CFT (Combust, Flow and Treat Product) sales are growing at 3 percent. Where GDP is growing by 7 percent CFT sales are growing by 8 percent.

Victaulic launches new StrengThin 100 Series E125

Victaulic, the manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, announced the launch of the new Victaulic StrengThin 100 Series E125 Installation-Ready butterfly valve, an ideal solution for HVAC applications.

Rotork electric actuators at Chicago water plant

The City of Chicago Department of Water Management specified over 300 Rotork intelligent IQ actuators combined with IW quarter-turn worm gearboxes and over 200 IQT part-turn actuators to replace water hydraulic cylinders at the Eugene Sawyer Water Purification Plant.

Geothermal Power Article

Geothermal energy generation is a growing renewable resource that presents challenges for equipment suppliers in controlling the often-harsh geothermal fluids.

Cortez Subsea prepares mechanically connected pipeline

The team at Cortez is mobilising the Grand Canyon II offshore vessel for its project to lay the first-ever subsea pipeline using mechanical connectors offshore Malaysia.

Northern Endeavour FPSO maintenance contract

GR Engineering Services Limited (GR Engineering) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Upstream Production Solutions (Upstream PS) has entered into an agreement with the Department of Industry, Science, Energy, and Resources of the Australian Government (Department) to provide operations and maintenance services to the Northern Endeavour floating production, storage, and off-take facility.

Licensed process technology from Dow & Johnson Matthey

Dow and Johnson Matthey announced that China-based company, Guangxi Huayi New Material Company Ltd. (Huayi) has selected LP OxoSM SELECTORTM 10 Technology to produce butanol at a new manufacturing facility.

Pegler named a finalist in H&V news awards 2020

Pegler announces that it has been named as a finalist in the prestigious H&V News industry awards, taking place this April.

Valve World visits Japan

A small Valve World-delegation visited Japan in the last week of January. Kiyo Ichikawa (2n from the left) and Atsumi Sato (third from the right) visited a number of valve and stainless steel producers, including Toa Valve Engineering Inc., a manufacturer, sales and maintenance company of various valves mainly for power generation and petrochemical plants.