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Arca Regler delivers anti-surge valves

In 2016, Arca Flow Controls in Houston, Texas, the US subsidiary of Arca Regler GmbH, Germany, received an order in the US for the delivery of several large anti-surge control valves.

TAQA awards Schlumberger EPCIC contract

OneSubsea has announced the award of an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for a subsea multiphase boosting system by TAQA, for the Otter field in the UK North Sea.

WITTENSTEIN linear actuators for high throughput

WITTENSTEIN cyber motor has launched a new series of linear actuators designed with an integrated ball screw for use in highly dynamic positioning axes.

DNV GL Flowbus Compact Hydraulic Actuator

Flowbus has obtained type approval certificate of compact electro hydraulic actuator in offshore units awarded by the independent certification body DNV GL.

ABO has new distribution center in Germany

Due to a rising demand for quality industrial valves from users in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, ABO management has decided to establish a distribution center in western Germany.

Valve assemblies with 50 PSI close-off pressure

Belimo butterfly valve range has expanded to include competitively priced assemblies for applications that require 50 psi close-off pressure.

Control Southern to sell Pentair products

Effective July 5, 2017, Control Southern Inc. has been named by Emerson as the official Southeast representative of most products acquired during Emerson’s recent acquisition of the Valves & Controls business unit of Pentair.

Hafner Pneumatik’s 316L cylinder valve combo

Hafner Pneumatik has introduced new cylinder-valve-combinations, which are entirely made from A4 stainless steel. The unit consists of cylinder according to ISO 15552 (also possible with ISO 21287 compact cylinders), pilot valve with NAMUR-interface, and cylinder-valve combination plate, which can be fitted to the cylinder with banjo-screws, offering a NAMUR-interface towards the pilot valve.

Maersk Oil awards contract to SIMMONS EDECO

The contract requires SIMMONS EDECO to provide scheduled and unscheduled wellhead maintenance services for all Maersk Oil offshore wells in the Danish North Sea.

Spartan is representative for Pentair Valves

Following Emerson’s recent acquisition of the Valves & Controls business unit of Pentair plc, Spartan Controls Ltd., Emerson’s local business partner, has been named the exclusive representative for most of the acquired brands in Western Canada.