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Val-Matic gets ISO 9001:2015 certification

Val-Matic has been approved for ISO 9001:2015 quality management system standard. Val-Matic has been ISO registered since 2006.

ZFV provides stainless steel butterfly valves

ZFV provides a stainless steel triple offset butterfly valve, which is a 12in class 150 stainless steel butterfly valve, double flange end with worm gear operator.

MHPS receives a major EPC contract

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has received a full-turnkey order for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 5,300MW natural-gas-fired power plant project planned by a joint venture between Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited, one of Thailand's largest independent power producers (IPP) and Mitsui & Co.

Valve actuators improve production efficiency

Rapid and reliable actuation of gate valves is becoming more and more critical to liquid and gas handling applications as industries face the twin demands of production automation and pressure to produce without production interruptions for maintenance.

Aker Solutions wins Petrobras services contract

Aker Solutions won a contract to provide maintenance and modifications services for three platforms at Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil, expanding its business in a key international market.

Bernard Controls introduces electric actuators

BERNARD CONTROLS has introduced its fully new AT range of multi-turn electric actuators. This completely new range has been designed to address customers’ need for solutions combining performance, user-friendliness and competitiveness in the power and water industries.

Continental Unit awards contract to LSTS

Continental Energy Corporation has announced that its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Kilang Kaltim Continental (KKC), has awarded a contract to the Lone Star Technical Solutions Group (LSTS) of League City, Texas, for front-end engineering, design, and other services for KKC's Maloy Refinery.

InterApp supplies resilient butterfly valves

InterApp can supply Orbinox DESPONIA series resilient seated butterfly valve technology with PEEK™ coated discs, in sizes DN25 (1″) – DN1400 (56″).

Gavin Sherwood is base manager at SIMMONS EDECO

SIMMONS EDECO has appointed Gavin Sherwood to the position of Base Manager – Denmark. In new his role, Sherwood oversees all aspects of operations, marketing and financial management of the company’s new base in Denmark, which was established to support its growing customer base.

Single-use valve for HAMILTON-C2/C3/C6

Hamilton Medical introduces new product (PN 160176), which completes the portfolio of single-use expiratory valve sets, which are now available for all Hamilton medical ventilators (C2/C3/C6).