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Orbinox PNEUTON actuator for complex applications

Do you have complex and challenging automation needs? For this damper automation application, Orbinox PNEUTON™ engineering team has provided customised logic, comprising an EL-O-MATIC ‘E’ series double acting pneumatic actuator fitted with a DVC6200 positioner, Fisher 377 trip valve and a 67CFR filter-regulator.

WIG location in Harrisonburg

Wolseley Industrial Group, one of the nation’s largest distributors of industrial products and services, expanded its presence in Virginia with the opening of a new location in Harrisonburg, which will serve customers in Shenandoah, Rockingham, Page, Madison, Culpepper and Greene counties.

Knife gate valves for Olympic dam project

The Olympic Dam Mine is a large poly-metallic underground mine located in South Australia, 550 km NNW of Adelaide. It is the fourth largest copper deposit and the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world, although copper is the largest contributor to total revenue.

Herose introduces ball valve type 15225

To extend the range of products in their ENERGY sector, Herose have supplemented the ball valves offering by an additional compact version.

Numatics G3 Series, 580 Series platforms expanded

ASCO has announced that its Numatics G3 Series and Numatics 580 Series electronic platforms have been expanded to control up to 128 solenoid valves on a single valve manifold assembly.

MD30-MD202 actuator for diaphragm valves

September 2017 will see KSB’s Luxembourg subsidiary SISTO Armaturen S.A. launch a new double-acting or single-acting pneumatic actuator.

Neway ball valve is API641 certified

Neway three ball valves have passed API 641 type test successfully under the witness of the third party in July, 2017. The valves have been widely applied in petroleum, petrochemical industry for controlling volatile organic compound and other poisonous, harmful working condition.

Bumi Armada, LUKOIL signs USD134M contract

Bumi Armada Berhad’s, wholly owned subsidiary Bumi Armada Caspian LLC has signed a supplementary agreement with LUKOIL-Nizhnevolzhskneft LLC Supplementary Agreement for additional Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) scope.

Tolomatic integrated servo motor with PROFINET

The Tolomatic ACSI integrated servo/motor/controller is now available with PROFINET Industrial Ethernet protocol, allowing engineers to design easy-to-use and cost-effective electric actuator solutions for single-axis applications.

Innovative gearbox provides vital subsea maintenance fu

Rotork Gears has designed and manufactured an innovative gearbox to provide a key function in subsea valve intervention systems used for diver-less applications in the offshore oil and gas industry.