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Patrick Higgins joins Asahi/America as BDM

Asahi/America, Inc., the thermoplastic fluid flow technology company, is pleased to announce the addition of Patrick Higgins to its business development team.

Mark of quality for food sector sealing materials

Dichtomatik Ltd, the authorized UK distributor of food and beverage related products manufactured by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, comes with two sealing materials with high purity levels that are ideal for food industry applications, as well as those in the pharmaceutical sector.

EMR’s dedicated organisation on digital transformation

Emerson (EMR) announced that it has established a dedicated organisation focused on digital transformation technologies and programmes.

Emerson’s new personalised digital experience

Emerson‘s new personalised digital experience, MyEmerson, accelerates digital transformation by connecting people and technology through streamlined work processes and better collaboration.

WIN begins construction of second plant in Bengaluru

Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN) performed a ground-breaking ceremony for the new plant in Aerospace Special Economic Zone at Devanahalli.

Cañadón León: thriving on winds from the Andes

The Argentine power provider YPF Luz hopes to produce 400 MW of renewable energy by 2020. Of that total, 122 MW are expected from the Cañadón León Wind project, which is currently under development. With Norwegian multinational Equinor now signed on for a 50% stake, the project appears to be picking up speed.

Johnson Matthey awarded methanol technology contract

Johnson Matthey has been awarded a contract by Methanex to supply a licence for a 5,000 mtpd ATR methanol technology flowsheet, including associated engineering, proprietary equipment, and catalyst supply.

Fisher Gx control valve and actuator system

The Fisher™ GX is a revolutionary, compact control valve and actuator system, designed to control a wide range of process gases, vapors, and fluids.

EL-O-MATIC actuators and InterApp butterfly valves

ORBINOX’s InterApp Butterfly Valves automated with EL-O-MATIC Actuators for a recent project on a chlorine plant. Chlorine can be manufactured by electrolysis of a sodium chloride solution (brine).

OCV’s new global strategy, organizational restructuring

For more than 65 years, OCV Control Valves has been in designing and manufacturing hydraulically operated, diaphragm actuated, automatic control valves.