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Danish companies to upgrade wastewater facilities

Danish water companies have recently planned to help upgrade the wastewater treatment plant, Glenbard Wastewater Facility, in Chicago, USA.

Schlumberger gets Transocean contracts

Cameron, a Schlumberger company, has announced the signing of two 10-year pressure control equipment management service contracts on behalf of Transocean valued at greater than USD 350M.

Tongzhou DN1800 regulating unit gets acceptance

The Tongzhou DN1800 regulating valve unit in Beijing section of the Tongzhou production of the South to North Water Transfer Project recently successfully completed an online installation and debugging, and the work has been accepted by the user.

APC Valves’ NRS POST INDICATOR VALVE (PIV)

APC Valves’ pipe valve & hydrant UL/FM series resilient wedge gate valves are available in Non- Rising Stem (NRS) with Indicator Post Flange (PIV), non-rising stem with AWWA style stuffing box, and Outside Screw and Yoke (OS&Y) with Handwheel.

Andritz gets USD 6.82M award from Reclamation

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a USD 6.82M contract to Andritz Hydro Corp. of Charlotte, North Carolina, for the modernization and overhaul of the last three original pressure relief valves at Hoover Dam.

FLOWSERVE at MUG-AUG Valve User’s Group Conference

Flowserve has extended its continuous participation in the MUG/AUG Valve User’s Group Conference, January 9 through 13, 2017.

Two valve operation brands merged to form Sofis

Netherlocks and Smith Flow Control have combined to form Sofis, bringing about a more diversified organisation with a wider portfolio of valve safety and operation products.

BERNARD CONTROLS equips French navy submarines

Launched 18 years ago, the Barracuda program represents a six submarines modernization project worth over several billions euros.

Parcol opens new valve service center in Italy

Parcol has recently opened a new service center specialized in control valve maintenance in Italy. The center, located in Arconate (MI) at CVB Valves Srl (a Parcol Group company) premises, will have a key role in supporting the maintenance services for power plants, refineries, chemical and petrochemical industries located in Italy, for all those activities required during shutdowns and for long-term maintenance programs.

Flomatic’s innovative 80S6CLVFD pump check valve

Flomatic Corporation has introduced a new Model 80S6CL-VFD, submersible pump check valve for use with variable-frequency drive (VFD) control submersible pumps.