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ValvTech achieved Safety Milestone

ValvTechnologies Europe, the leading service provider for control, safety relief, parallel slide gate and manual valves across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, has announced its achievement of five-year safety milestone without a lost-time injury.

ChemPharma showcases FKX 9000

Crane ChemPharma & Energy has announced its participation in the Offshore Mediterranean Conference & Expo, March 29–31.

EDF signs agreement with Simmons

Simmons Edeco has announced that it has entered into a framework agreement with EDF Energy to maintain its gas storage facilities in Cheshire, England.

Flowserve release Performance!Nxt

Flowserve has announced the latest release of Performance!Nxt, the industry's foremost control valve sizing, selection and project management software.

Piezo actuators for cryogenic environments

Cryogenic environments below −150 °C have tough requirements on materials and equipment in general working under those conditions.

WSG acquired Provalve

WSG UK Ltd, a well-established service provider within the worldwide oil and gas market, has announced the acquisition of Provalve Ltd, a market leader in the automated/industrial valve repair sector.

Stork extends valve service in Belgium

Stork has extended its valve services product line in Belgium by continuing the valve repair activities of Furmanite GSG’s former Belgium operations.

Precise filling of lithium-ion batteries

In the energy storage market, lithium-ion batteries are considered to be a cost-effective solution. Owing to its high energy density, lithium-ion technology is seen as a highly efficient electrochemical store and is therefore also used for new applications, such as actuator technology in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Canyon constructs Gas Gathering and Processing in Oklah

Canyon Midstream Partners II, LLC (“CMP2”) has announced the commencement of construction of a new natural gas processing facility in Woodward County, Oklahoma (the “Redcliff Plant”) and an extensive gas gathering system in Woodward, Dewey, Blaine and Canadian counties, Oklahoma (the “Redcliff Gathering System”).

CONVAL® 10.0 available!

At the Valve World Expo in November/December 2016 in Düsseldorf, FIRST presented a new version of CONVAL® 10.0. Following an intensive development and test phase, CONVAL® 10 offers, in addition to updating the calculations to the latest standards and the implementation of further standards and procedures, extensive functional extensions in many of the available modules.