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AquaGlobe bite ball valves for water saving

AquaGlobe bite ball valves are designed and proven to reduce water spillage. In order to release the water flow the animal is forced to take the valve into its mouth.

McCallum Enterprises awards contract to Voith

McCallum Enterprises Inc. awarded Voith with a contract to update its governor control system and exciter components at Derby Dam in Connecticut.

Toshiba to start construction of biomass power plant

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation announced that its consolidated subsidiary, SIGMA POWER Ariake Corporation held a ground-breaking ceremony recently, prior to starting the building of a biomass power plant in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture.

Substantial growth for pressure relief valves market

According to the research study, the global pressure relief valves market is estimated to witness noteworthy growth during the forecast period, owing to factors such as rising demand from pharmaceutical and chemical, oil and gas, and power generation industries.

NWPX awarded steel pipe contract

Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX), the engineered welded steel pipe products for the water transmission market, was selected by Oscar Renda Contracting to supply pipe for Reach 4C through Reach 8 of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project.

Wouter Witzel butterfly valves for potable water

Wouter Witzel Butterfly Valves are destined for a potable water requirement. It’s been a busy end to the week for its workshop technicians with multiple contracts in various stages of the build.

PVDF diaphragm valve in industrial piping systems

Diaphragm valves consist of a valve body, a diaphragm, and a "weir" or saddle upon which the diaphragm closes the valve. While diaphragm valves usually come in two-port forms, they can also come with three ports and even more.

Festo launches 2 new product lines at Assembly 2019

Festo showcased the company’s two newest product lines the Simplified Motion Series and CPX-AP-I remote I/O. Festo also displayed such automation solutions as its kit-based servo press, lines of electric drives and actuators, intelligent pneumatics, and adaptive gripper at Assembly 2019, Donald E.

International Valve Design Challenge 2019

simulationHub’s Autonomous Valve CFD brings a unique engineering design problem for all keen designers. The International Valve Design Challenge 2019 will offer an opportunity to use the power of simulationHub's upfront CFD platform to tap into accurate fluid flow insights and come up with innovative and improved high-performance valve designs.

DNV GL awards AiP certificates to HHI

DNV GL awarded Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) approval in principle (AiP) certificates for its "Standard FPSO (model name: Hi-PROS)" design.