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Asahi/America, a thermoplastic fluid flow technologies company, has redesigned their website. The new site offers engineers, designers, installers and plant managers a wealth of technical and product information encompassing the entire Asahi/America family of products including valves, actuators, piping systems and high purity products.

The DEME group has recently won numerous assignments for large, energy-related projects from different companies. The assignments will be executed for oil and gas companies and businesses working within the renewable energy sector and represent a total value of EUR 250M.

Actuated ball and butterfly valves are required for a diverse range of applications. These can vary widely in specification from simple, compact and light spring return pneumatic actuators on quarter turn ball valves for vent sealing on road transport vessels, to more complex pneumatic systems with several control interlock stages incorporating pilot operated manual reset valves, pressure sensing relays, pneumatic temperature switches, solenoid valves and associated air preparation equipment for a potentially hazardous environment application where ATEX certification, corrosion resistance and system reliability were essential .

Qatar Shell awarded a service contract to Metso supporting an earlier delivery of valves and intelligent positioners to the Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City. Jointly developed by Qatar Petroleum and Shell, Pearl GTL is the largest GTL plant in the world and the largest energy project in the state of Qatar.

Italian company F.lli Scapin Snc has developed a brand-new and unique set of portable actuators for controlling valves, penstocks and sluice gates. These actuators, built with light alloys and mounting last-generation engines and components, are battery- or engine-operated.

SIPOS Aktorik will confirm its actuation support for the Asian market with booths at Valve World Expo and Power-Gen Asia.  Retrofitting plants to improve energy efficiency, enhance output and reliability, decrease emissions and extend lifespan is a major Asian power industry automation trend supported by SIPOS.

Air Liquide has just signed a long-term contract with BASF to supply carbon monoxide to its MDI production unit located in Antwerp, Belgium. MDI (Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate) is one of the initial components of polyurethane, which is used to manufacture high resilience foam seating, durable elastomeric wheels, high performance adhesives, etc.

Qatar Petroleum – Qatar Petrochemical Company partnership (QP-QAPCO) has selected Bechtel to provide project management services for construction of the Al Sejeel mega-petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan, Qatar.

BERNARD CONTROLS, a specialist in electric actuation and control technologies, brings you effective support at each stage of your project. The French sales team, headed by Mr Sébastien Grateloup, is available on the whole French territory to determine the most appropriate technology according to your application.

SaviCorp unveiled its newly upgraded DynoValve at the Automechanika Exhibition in Dubai. Serge Monros, founder and CEO/CTO, SaviCorp, and Victor Chu, president, SaviCorp, announced the launch of the DynoValve at the Dubai Automechanika exhibition by DynoGreen Tech, SaviCorp's new exclusive middle-eastern distributor, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Savvy Green.