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Badger Meter introduces SEVA

Badger Meter introduces the SEVA (Smart Electric Valve Actuator), which has been designed to reflect a cost-sensitive solution that has best-in-class features within the electrical actuator market.

ZVI awarded patent for Reed Valve Module

Zahroof Valves, Inc. (ZVI) announced that the company's Reed Valve Module and Valve Assembly have been granted U.S. Patent No.

TechnipFMC awarded contract by Woodside

TechnipFMC (FTI) has been awarded a contract by Woodside to upgrade the Pluto Platform Offshore for water treatment, located offshore Western Australia.

SAMSON acquires Visual Processes

SAMSON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT has acquired the Israeli start-up Visual Processes Ltd. and with the start of ACHEMA, SAMSON will offer its customers the technologically advanced predictive monitoring and diagnostic tool SAM GUARD based on Precognize.

Electronic marshalling for pneumatic systems

Pneumatic systems are an essential part of many process plants, but these machines are often stand-alone and are not connected back to the process control architecture.

Equinor awards contract to Odfjell

Equinor has awarded Odfjell a contract for drilling two times three production wells for the Fram and Askeladd licences by using the Deepsea Atlantic rig.

Ceramic ball valves for coal applications

In metallurgical plant, the medium may be very aggressive, abrasive and corrosive, if coal powder is contained in the fluid.

3-A certification for tubular heat exchanger

Tetra Pak has confirmed that its new tubular heat exchanger with P2P (Product to Product) technology now has 3-A certification.

Petrofac to support Husky’s project off China

Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services (EPS) East division has secured a project support and engineering services contract with Husky Oil China Ltd.

Wood wins FEED contract in East Africa

Wood has been awarded the initial phase of a front-end engineering design contract (FEED) by Tullow Kenya BV for the design of the proposed Lokichar to Lamu crude oil pipeline project located in Kenya.