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ValvTechnologies receives export leadership award

ValvTechnologies, Inc., the design and manufacturing of zero-leakage severe service isolation valve solutions, has been recognized by the United States Embassy for leadership in exporting US-made products and services to Chile.

SK awarded contract for Ineos’ Antwerp PDH unit

South Korea's SK Engineering & Construction has been awarded a contract to carry out a front-end engineering and design study for a 750,000 t/yr propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit that UK petrochemical giant Ineos plants to build in Belgium's Antwerp, as part of a larger €3bn (USD 3.37bn) complex.

Rotork actuators supplied to Korean fuel cell PP

Rotork linear actuators have been selected to control the flow of hydrogen gas at a fuel cell power plant in South Korea.

Metso to introduce advanced flow control practices

Metso will showcase its unique valve and service solution offering for the process industries at Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2019, at the George R.

Metso to develop minerals & flow control separately

Metso’s Board of Directors has defined its view on the company’s portfolio strategy and has decided that the businesses under the Minerals and Flow Control segments will be further developed separately from each other.

Mondeo receives American NSF/ANSI 61 certification

Mondeo’s research and development have recently obtained a new and important result: American certification according to Section 8 2071 of the NSF/ANSI 61 and NSF/ANSI 372 – 2016 standards for our Small and Idrja check valve lines in the AISI304+EPDM and AISI316+FPM combinations.

HAS offers an alternate solution to electrification

Localized control for both mobile and industrial applications is now a viable option thanks to the Hybrid Actuation System (HAS).

Australian STP using Rotork intelligent actuators

Rotork intelligent electric actuators are controlling penstock gates at a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Australia. Third generational IQ multi-turn electric actuators have been installed on eight penstock gate valves to control the flow of wastewater entering the STP in Murrumba Downs, a suburb in the country’s state of Queensland.

Butterfly valves for food applications

At the beginning of May 2019, KSB SAS, a member of the KSB Group, launched a new type of liner for its ISORIA butterfly valve type series.

Valve island type 8647 for Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP HA

In addition to the Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP, the newly developed valve island Type 8647 AirLINE SP can be seamlessly integrated into the Siemens SIMATIC ET 200SP HA and the Process Control System 7 (PCS 7).