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Bundor offering new PTFE lined butterfly valves

PTFE butterfly valves have historically received bad press due to the perception that they leak.

McDermott bags EPCI subsea tieback contract

McDermott International, Inc. (MDR) announced a sizeable contract award by PEMEX Exploración y Producción for subsea pipeline flowline installation in support of its Ayatsil field, located 50 miles northwest of Ciudad del Carmen in the Bay of Campeche offshore Mexico.

FOYO’s ceramic valves for corrosive lime slurry

Lime is used by a large majority of the chemical process industries in either a powder or liquid form.

ASCO valve manifolds with zoned safety capability

Emerson has introduced zoned safety capability to its ASCO Numatics™ Series 501 and Series 502 valve manifolds, thereby providing a wider range of assemblies with this functionality.

Trelleborg breaks ground on new UK Hyperbaric facility

Trelleborg’s offshore facility based in Skelmersdale, UK, broke ground on its new 630m² / 2,066ft² testing facility that will house two state-of-the-art hyperbaric test chambers.

AUMA Profinet actuators for wastewater treatment plant

AUMA has supplied electric actuators with Profinet communications for a modernisation project at a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Måløv, Denmark.

Valcor acquires rights on CU Services products

Valcor Engineering, a designer and manufacturer of solenoid valves and flow control components for liquids and gases, is proud to announce they have acquired the rights to manufacture and sell CU Services products.

Chromatic, RMT Valvomeccanica to collaborate

Chromatic Industries LLC, and RMT Valvomeccanica has entered into an exclusive joint collaboration.

ENER•G® ball valves for wastewater applications

Val-Matic’s Ener•G ® Rubber Seated Ball Valve is used for surge control and energy savings in municipal and industrial water and wastewater applications.

Metso wins a recognition from Petrobras

Petrobras has recognized Metso for its valve solutions, including its valve installation and maintenance services. The company evaluates its suppliers on criteria such as quality, adherence to deadlines, management, HSE, compliance and integrity.