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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

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DURAPIPE INVESTS IN VALVE AND ACTUATION

Durapipe UK has invested in enhancing its valve and actuation service, within its new purpose-designed head office, to ensure it can continue to provide a complete customer experience from design to installation.

HART- 7 for SD7 valve electronics

Wandfluh’s SD7 electronics can now communicate with the latest generation of HART 7 devices. SD7 electronics are available as an amplifier and a controller version.

GEMÜ has a new approach to service learning

The valve, measurement and control components that GEMÜ produces are important elements of a technical processing plant. Proper installation and maintenance are therefore necessary in order for the plant to operate efficiently and in optimal cycles.

Aker Solutions wins a contract in Brazil

Petrobras has awarded Aker Solutions a contract to provide maintenance and modifications services for nine platforms at oil and gas fields in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.

Rexroth EMC-HD 150 has double speed

Rexroth doubles the speed of EMC-HD 150 and increases the dynamics of powerful movements with new variants of the Plug & Play actuator EMC-HD.

Trelleborg inaugurates new innovation center

Recently, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions inaugurated its newly constructed Innovation Center in Stuttgart, Germany. It houses the business area’s global headquarters, its German headquarters and various global support departments, as well as a significantly extended R&D area and an IoT lab.

JONLOO finishes production of 1500LB globe valves

Recently, JONLOO has finished the production for 1500LB globe valves. The valves were designed with throttling function upon customer's requirement.

New ISA/IEC standard for control system components

The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, developed by the ISA99 committee as American National Standards and adopted globally by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), is designed to provide a flexible framework to address and mitigate current and future security vulnerabilities in industrial automation and control systems (IACS).

AS-Schneider valves now available in Saudi Arabia

Last year, AS-Schneider has signed a cooperation contract with the Saudi Arabian production and distribution company Binzagr.

Val-Matic’s abrasion-resistant ball valve

Val-Matic’s QuadroSphere® Ball Valve has a unique abrasion resistant ball design, which solves the most difficult application problems in various industries.