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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.

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Rotork CVA assists improved anti-freezing

Rotork’s innovative CVA electric control valve actuators can assist the natural gas industry to eliminate the problem of freezing in pipelines and equipment.

Gas hydrate formation is a potentially serious problem in natural gas flow lines in every area, from the production well through to customer delivery.

Freudenberg-NOK builds customised valves from FFKM

A major fluid-handling company approached Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit (Freudenberg-NOK) for a complex valve sealing solution. The required innovation needed to withstand extremely aggressive environmental conditions while meeting a strict size specification.

MMA awarded 2 PSV contracts with INPEX

Mermaid Marine Australia (MMA) received a Letter of Intent in February to commence detailed design for two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), which had the potential to lead to the award of a long-term material contract.

New website for valve industry

A new website designed solely for the valve industry was launched. Valveconnect.com solely targets stocks of valves and spares and combines two very useful features.

It acts as a sales platform to list and sell any stock item, and is equipped with excellent search functionality.

Danos Selects Port of Iberia for New Fabrication Facili

newsitemDanos president and CEO Hank Danos announced the company’s selection of the Port of Iberia for a new USD 23.2M fabrication facility, which will create 100 new direct jobs.

Metso to supply valve solutions to Saudi Aramco

Metso has received a large order to be delivered to Saudi Aramco’s petroleum refining and petrochemical production complex currently under construction. The order includes a considerable number and wide range of Metso’s Neles rotary and globe valves and Jamesbury valves, including control, on-off and safety valves.

New Sales Manager for Rotork BV

Rotork has appointed a new Sales Manager for its activities in The Netherlands, an important centre for Rotork business around the world. Based at the offices of Rotork BV in Rotterdam, Geerten ten Katen is now responsible for the further development of sales of Rotork electric and fluid power actuators, control networks, valve gearboxes and accessories.

Hydraquip Improves Mobile Equipment Design

Hydraquip provides custom solutions that can reduce the size of connection to hydraulic reservoir using a low profile ball valve (BVALP) from DMIC. This BVALP not only reduces the size of the connection, it also decreases leakage points by eliminating NPT or o-rings.

CGI expands partnership with oil & gas industry

CGI signed an agreement to operate and further develop an IT system that manages oil and gas activities on the Norwegian continental shelf and internationally. The agreement with Exploration and Production Information Management Association (EPIM) has a total value of EUR 9M over four years.

Foster Wheeler to supply CFB Boiler Islands to HEI

A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler’s Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by Harbin Electric International (HEI) for the design and supply of two circulating fluidised-bed (CFB) boiler islands and flue gas scrubbers for HIDRO-GEN Energy Import, Export, Distribution and Trading, a subsidiary of Kolin Group of Companies.