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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.

Marc De Kerf (BASF) wins European Maintenance Manager

Marc De Kerf, Global expert asset and maintenance management at BASF’s petrochemical division, has been awarded the prestigious European Maintenance Manager Award, at a very well attended award ceremony during the Euromaintenance 4.

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.

Clearford to supply wastewater treatment plant

Clearford Water Systems Inc. (Clearford) has signed a contract to supply an advanced wastewater treatment facility for the new one-million-square-foot YOW1 Warehouse that will be constructed in Ottawa.

MOL makes an investment decision on polyol project

MOL has reached another important milestone in its flagship strategic chemical project and entered into engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions for the implementation of the entire polyether polyol complex.