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Alco Valves Group announces new XC Range

The Alco Valves Group Ltd has announced that its XC range of double block and bleed valves is now qualified to SHELL MESC specification MESC SPE 77/300 witnessed by Lloyd’s.

KBJ to provide EPC services

KBJ, a joint venture partnership comprising Kiewit Energy Group Inc., Black & Veatch Construction, Inc., and JGC US Projects, LLC has been selected by Jordan Cove LNG to engineer and construct an LNG export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Orbinox aluminum bronze valves automated

Orbinox’s nickel aluminium bronze ball valves and InterApp resilient seated butterfly valves have been automated with BETTIS™ CBB series single acting scotch yoke pneumatic actuators and PNEUTON™ engineered 316L stainless steel control panel, populated with the project specified instrumentation.

IFAZ supplies valves of DN800

IFAZ has completed production of products for an enterprise working in the water supply sector in Ukraine. The 4 gate valves with a diameter of 800mm were shipped to the customer after acceptance testing.

A.P.I’s AISI 316L SS valve series

A.P.I. presents its new Stainless Steel spool valves Series AX1. The body and the end caps of these valves are manufactured in AISI 316L Stainless Steel, the spool in hard anodized aluminium, the distancers in Fortron 114L4 polymer, while the seals are in hydrogene nitrile butadine rubber (HNBR).

Ampo Poyam Valves to supply 750 valves

Saudi Aramco has relied on AMPO POYAM VALVES for the design and manufacture of 750 highly engineered valves for the various plants that the oil & gas company has in Saudi Arabia.

AR Controls’ valves for demanding applications

AR Controls has successfully supplied and maintained large installed bases of DeZurik KSV severe-service knife gate valves on the Zambian Copper Belt in demanding tailings applications.

Tecnatom to supply valves to Electronuclear

Eletronuclear, the company that operates the Angra 1 nuclear power plant (Brazil), has awarded Tecnatom do Brasil a contract for the supply of butterfly valves to its Brazilian facility.

SIMMONS EDECO’s European expansion

SIMMONS EDECO has expanded and enhanced its European operations base in Great Yarmouth, England. To better serve its growing customer base, SIMMONS EDECO has taken a number of significant steps during recent months.

Samson Ringo releases new technical bulletin

Samson Ringo has released its new technical bulletin related to the ANCV series axial nozzle check valves. Selection of the right non return during the design of a plant is a key factor to avoid valve slam and produce high pressure peaks involving the installation and surroundings to be endangered.