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Kinetrol solves scotch yoke actuator reliability issues

A southeastern chemical company had reliability issues with the leading brand of scotch yoke actuators. The actuators were mounted on 12" top entry ball valves that sent process reactor off-gas to a dryer for processing.

VAL-MATIC QUADROSPHERE®

Val-Matic’s QuadroSphere® Ball Valve, with over 20 years of proven experience, solves the most difficult application problems in many industries such as Oil & Gas Pipelines, Marine, Refining, Geothermal, Power, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Mining/Steel.

Trelleborg inaugurates new seals & profiles facility

Trelleborg’s seals & profiles operation inaugurated a newly constructed manufacturing facility in Aurora, Ohio, to manufacture high-performance sealing profiles, such as building facade seals, automotive cable protectors, and fuel tank straps, road and bridge expansion joint seals, as well as other critical sealing components.

SCI to Merge with Anvil International

Anvil International a designer, manufacturer, and provider of high-quality products that connect and support piping systems, and Smith-Cooper International (SCI), a designer and provider of branded, high-quality pipes, valves, and fittings, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge.

Emerson introduces a new manifold product

Emerson introduced a new manifold product family for its Rosemount pressure transmitters. Manifolds shut off or equalize pressure at the transmitter, and also provide the critical mounting mechanisms required in many installations.

VALVE WORLD EXPO 2020: A Journey to Data Utopia

Thanks to digitalization and industry 4.0, valve manufacturers can look forward to a promising future. A future with extremely decreasing defect rates, higher cost savings and most importantly improved competitiveness.

Trelleborg to showcase high integrity sealing solutions

Innovative solutions for high-integrity sealing applications developed by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions are to be showcased at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.

ARMATURY Group Produces Valves up to -196°C

ARMATURY Group has expanded its product portfolio with a new line of cryogenic ball valves. The development of these special valves, which can be exposed to temperatures up to -196°C, took less than three years.

Bechtel, Fluor respond for Rio Grande LNG EPC deals

NextDecade Corporation announced today that it has received bid packages from each of Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc.

SDV cryogenic ball valves for LNG service

MIR Valve has delivered a new order of Cryogenic SDV Actuated Ball Valves for LNG service for Petronas MLNG Plant, Onshore Malaysia and it is actively pursuing the LNG market in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East regions.