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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.

IMI STI launches a new smart HART positioner

IMI STI has launched a new high-precision, digital-pneumatic compact valve controller. Designed to be mounted on actuators to control the opening and closing of a valve, the FasTrak Compact (FTC) positioner can replace a conventional positioner and offers dynamic performance and high flow precision control (Cv=0,3) for almost all applications (Power, Petrochemical and Oil&Gas).

MIPL has a new address

McWane India Private Limited (MIPL) has moved to a new facility in Coimbatore, India. The new facility is home to the entire MIPL operation including the services division, sales support services, IT services, global helpdesk, design services, global supply chain, technology, and the valve and Aquamesh manufacturing and tooling division.

ROSS Controls new counterbalance control valves

ROSS Controls® has introduced a new high-pressure counterbalance control valve assembly for press metal forming applications.

Roxtec’s pipe seals for aluminium structures

Roxtec has extended its range of plastic pipe seals to meet the demand for high quality light-weight aluminium solutions in the marine and offshore sector.

T-T Flow new knife gate valve

T-T Flow announced the launch of its new Knife Gate Valve, specially designed for waste water and sewage applications. Due to the advanced technology, features include a bi-directional sealing - designed to seal irrespectively of flow direction, a stainless-steel non-rising spindle that is resistant to corrosive liquids and full-bore to allow high flow rates with a low pressure drop.

ACCIONA begins construction on NSWTTP

ACCIONA has begun construction of a new CAD 700M wastewater treatment plant that will service more than 200,000 residents and two First Nation communities in North Shore, part of the metropolitan area of Vancouver.

New servo press actuators with load cell

IAI Industrial robots have launched a new range of servo actuators with an integrated load cell: ServoPress actuators. The actuator is composed of a 230V servomotors with absolute encoder, a ball screw spindle and a rod with a load sensor.