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Bruce Power, Swagelok enter into partnership

Bruce Power and Swagelok Southwestern Ontario have entered into an agreement valued at more than USD 1.5M for new valves for Bruce Power’s Life-Extension Program.

AVK Valves introduces a Supa Lock™ range

AVK Valves has announced that it has added a new service connection valve to the Supa Lock™ range. The valve is designed with a Supa Lock™ spigot end and a PRK coupling on the other side, enabling direct connection onto PE pipes.

Festo introduces automated ball valves

With the introduction of this new sanitary valve family, Festo has become the global single-source supplier for control-cabinet-to-pipe automation for utility processes.

CB&I awarded for Afipsky ORE Project

CB&I has announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately USD 460 M by NefteGazIndustriya, LLC, through project developer China National Chemical Engineering Co.

Setpoint IS’ Flowserve distribution area expanded

Setpoint Integrated Solutions (Setpoint IS) has announced the expansion of its distribution contract for Flowserve heritage product lines Durco, Atomac and Automax.

Bardiani Valvolve’s new pressure valve BBZQ

The BBZQ valve is characterized by the thickness of the bodies and the actuator diameters which have been increased so that the valves can be used in processes where pressures of up to 150bar are required.

LK expands range of dual plate check valves

LK expands its range of dual plate check valves that are suitable for demanding applications. These valves have high corrosion protection with its features of vulcanized liner and discs in aluminum bronze with internal parts in Inconel and Monel.

Johan Sverdrup proceed with Phase 2

The Johan Sverdrup partnership has recently decided to proceed with (DG2) Phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup development, awarding FEED contracts to Aker Solutions, Kværner and Siemens.

Goetze products conform to SIL2 & 3 standards

Today, plant operators are seeking to ensure the complete integration of safety instrumented functions (SIF) in the design of their plants.

Fluor’s SMR design certification under review

Fluor Corporation has announced that NuScale Power (NuScale), in which Fluor is the majority investor, has received notice that its design certification application has been accepted for review by the U.