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BERNARD CONTROLS opens Moscow and Dubai offices

BERNARD CONTROLS continues its international growth thanks to key local positions in strategic oil & gas regions: Russia and the Middle East.

BERNARD CONTROLS opens a new Office in Moscow, which is dedicated to business requests and projects in Russia and in the whole Russian-speaking area.

Trouble free sealing in API-6A and 6D gate valves

The Indian offshore valve manufacturer Shreeraj Industries offers a full range of ANSI class 150 to 2500 sizes from 50mm to 600mm with either Flange or Butt-weld ends.Shreeraj Industries manufactures these through-conduit designed gate valves with minimum pressure drop for the oil and gas sector. Seats are fully protected and seals can be replaced online and be repacked while under pressure.

2 sites, 4MCM of oil, 469 Rotork actuators

 These apparently random statistics are all connected with a giant oil storage project in Central China created as part of a key national energy programme to provide crude oil reserves for national and commercial consumption.

Polymer manufacturing turns to Rotork

The introduction of Rotork CVA all-electric control valve actuation technology has improved the efficiency of the production process for Samos Polymers, a leading polymer manufacturing company in Australia. The company wanted to automate the manually operated temperature control of water supplied to the condenser as part of the water/glycol separation process during the manufacture of polyester polyol.

Two more Ramform Titan-Class vessels for Norwegian

 Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) has exercised its options to order another two Ramform Titan-class vessels at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

New Emerson plant will shorten lead times

Emerson Process Management’s newest production facility in Hungary was officially opened on 20th September 2012.

New Bifold Group Valve World FREE app

Bifold, official partner of the Marussia F1™ Team, introduces the New Bifold Group Valve World FREE AppWith Bifold where you can submit bespoke bids faster and with greater clarity, obtain immediate 3D images and offer clients reduced lead times.

Hobbs Valve gain Fugitive Emissions Test ISO 15848

 The innovative Hobbs Valve TVT range of Triple Offset Butterfly Valves has successfully passed the Fugitive Emissions test requirements of International Standard ISO 15848-1:2006.

ASCO introduces new manual operator

ASCO Numatics introduce a solenoid valve manual operator that is removable under pressure, enabling faster, easier commissioning and start-up while preventing inadvertent valve movement during plant operation.

Hobbs Valve 300% capacity expansion

 Another era is dawning for Hobbs Valve with an extensive investment in the expansion of their manufacturing operation based in South Wales.