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Linear actuators enable automated maintenance

INMOCO’s Diakont DA series linear actuators are ideal for space-restricted applications, while the integral servo motor makes installation a single step process.

Summit Valve and Controls to represent Bray

Summit Valve and Controls has been appointed as the new exclusive distributor for Bray Controls in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

AVK’s valve installation tracker for gas valves

The AVK Valve Installation Tracker allows users to track their assets,  providing data of each valve installed, and gives the opportunity to review the quality of the installation.

Sempell to supply equipment to nuclear plant

Sempell was recently awarded the contract for the supply of equipment to Fangchenggang Nuclear Power Plant unit 3 and 4 in China.

Festo’s heavy-duty quarter turn actuator

Festo’s DFPD-HD is designed on the scotch-yoke principle. With torque ratings of 9,000 to 32,000 Nm, it guarantees reliable control of high-volume media flows making it ideal for the automation of large ball valves, butterfly valves and air dampers used in power plants and the chemical industry.

Hunt Valve’s valve gets recognition

Hunt Valve’s proportional poppet descale valve was named a 2016 Product of the Year Finalist by Plant Engineering magazine.

APCO SRA minimises damage to fluid pump systems

Dezurik’s APCO Surge Relief Angle Valve (SRA) was engineered to limit potential damage to pump systems. The valve limits the surge pressure magnitude commonly associated with sudden pump shutdown in fluid piping systems.

SMC showcases its extensive range of valves

SMC, a specialist in pneumatic and electrical automation technology recently turned the spotlight on its robust range of components and accessories at this year’s Valve World Expo 2016.

Ampo Poyam Valves to provide valves for ENNORE LNG

Indian Oil Corporation and the EPCs Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch have recently entrusted AMPO POYAM VALVES with the design and manufacture of more than 1500 highly engineered valves for ENNORE LNG plant, located in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

Developments in axial valve design

Axial valve design has been used with success over the past twenty years. However, UK based Goodwin International Ltd and German based Noreva GmbH have taken the opportunity to develop this further. This article looks at the past, present and future of axial valve design.