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H2O Innovation adds projects worth $2.2 M

H2O Innovation Inc. (H2O Innovation) has been awarded two new water and wastewater projects in the United States.

Kinitics Automation’s new KLA05 linear actuator

Kinitics Automation has announced the availability of the first product in the company's line of high‐force, short‐throw linear actuators, the KLA05.

Bernard’s AQ electric actuators in a power plant

In December, Bernard Controls China delivered AQ electric actuators in a thermal power plant in the Sichuan Province, in China.

Egyptian customer visit TZJ for CNC valve groove

Recently, TZJ received a customer from Egypt, who was seeking a CNC valve groove & tip radius grinding machine. The client wanted the engine valve grinding machines for all parts of  their engine valves.

Samson completes FAT of axial control valves

Samson Ringo has completed the FAT and dispatched the first lot of axial control valves to be supplied through the Samson UK office for a gas storage and distributing facility in the United Kingdom.

Statoil awards Johan Sverdrup recovery contract

Statoil has awarded a contract to Alcatel Submarine Networks for Permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) on the Johan Sverdrup field.

WVC USA adopts Kaizen system

Weir Valves & Controls USA Inc. (WVC USA) always had a safety-centric culture. However, a year ago the management implemented a system, which was designed to capitalize on their employee’s passion for safety and empower them to implement change.

Malema’s new BCV-980 control valve

Malema has introduced a new pinch valve - BCV-980. It is a panel mounted pinch valve for high-purity, single-use applications.

FLR awarded contract by Shell Penguins

Fluor Corporation (FLR) has been awarded a contract by Shell for the engineering, procurement and fabrication of Shell’s Penguins floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea.

Hydrox family expanded with a valve actuator

Vexve introduced the Hydrox-actuator in 2014. Vexve’s hydraulic actuators are particularly suitable for controlling valves in the challenging conditions of underground remote networks.