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Parker Hannifin launches new catalogue

newsitemThe Fluid Control Division in Europe has introduced its new General Catalogue for Industrial Solenoid Valves for Fluid Control. The complete range of industrial solenoid valves includes 2 and 3 way valves for dry or lubricated air, neutral gases, water, steam, with anti water hammer function, valves for hydraulic oil, high corrosion resistant Stainless Steel valves, oil burner valves, fast switching valves, 3 and 5 way pneumatic distributors for actuation control with pipe mounting, sub-base or Namur interface and electro-pneumatic pressure regulators.

GTT: LNG solution for the Amazon

French marine engineering company GTT is seeking a partnership with Brazil's HRT Participações and federal energy major Petrobras to monetize natural gas produced in remote Amazon fields.

Oilennium™ Introduces ConTrainer™

Oilennium™ Ltd, a Petrofac Training Services (PTS) company, today announced the launch of the ConTrainer™, the first system to offer eLearning modules offshore and in remote locations without requiring access to the internet.

AUMA’s modular credentials secure KazTransOil cont

KazTransOil, the dominant oil transporter for Kazakhstan, has selected AUMA’s modular electric actuators for valve automation at an oil metering skid incorporated into the Almaty terminal.
Responsible for 80% of all oil distributed in Kazakhstan, KazTransOil operates a vast pipeline network totaling over 6,000 km.

SIPOS’ French Fountain Solar Success

SIPOS Aktorik, the manufacturer and global supplier of electric actuators, applied its skills in solar solutions to address water flow requirements for a fountain system at a Parisian Palace. The Palace of St.

Velan signs lucrative valve contract

Velan Inc.'s wholly-owned subsidiary located in Lyon, France, has been awarded an important contract for the supply of nuclear class control globe valves to China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation ("CNEIC") for the two new VVER (The Russian design pressurized water reactor) type nuclear power plants of Tianwan Units 3 and 4.

SIPOS actuators pass stringent utility tests in Sã

SIPOS Aktorik’s electric actuators have announced that they have passed stringent field tests by Brazil’s largest water and wastewater service provider. As a result, the company’s actuation technology is being adopted by Sabesp for extensive valve control applications across the São Paulo region’s residential, commercial and industrial water and sewage services.

The arrival of the ‘EasiDrive’

Smith Flow Control has released what is said to be an affordable tool for companies in the power industry to safely and economically control valve operations. The EasiDrive portable valve actuator securely operates valves in power plants.

Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power chooses Metso

Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power Co. Ltd. has chosen Metso's automation systems for its two greenfield 1000 MW power plant units located in Xiashu Town, Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, China.
Scheduled to start up in the coming summer, the units are the first 1,000 MW units with ultra supercritical technology to be built by Jiangsu Huadian Jurong Power.

Barakah contract win for Pentair

Pentair Valves & Controls has announced the specification of Sempell pressurizer safety relief valve (PSRV) systems at the new Barakah nuclear plant in the United Arab Emirates. The PSRV systems are the first pilot-operated safety relief valves with the ASME NV-Stamp, and will be used in all four planned units at Barakah.