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Webtec announce facelift for valves

Webtec Products Ltd have updated the design of the 180 series of high-pressure oil-hydraulic directional control valves, due to be available from June 2012.

New line of cast iron rotary airlock valves

ACS Valves introduces a new line of cast iron rotary airlock valves designed to provide to general industry the same primary process optimization benefits typically associated with high-end, specialty-application valve designs.

CRANE announce speaker series at ACHEMA

CRANE is pleased to announce the introduction of its ACHEMA Speaker Series, a sequence of white paper presentations presented by four CRANE representatives throughout the 2012 ACHEMA Congress (Frankfurt, Germany, June 18-22).

Severn acquires Leeds Valve

Engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has taken over butterfly valve manufacturer Leeds Valve for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition complements and adds a new dimension to Severn Glocon Group’s global business in valve engineering, manufacture and supply.

“Technically leakproof” bellows valves

With very dangerous media, even the minimal ISO FE-Series leak rate can be too high. In cases like these, you can, however, use tried and tested AS-Schneider bellows valves.To move the valve stem upwards and downwards on a leak-free basis, a multi-layer, metal bellow is used that is firmly attached on the one side to the stem and on the other side is firmly welded to the housing.

AS-Schneider’s VariAS-Block

AS-Schneider developed the VariAS-Block to replace the assembly concept that has applied up to now with a compact manifold. The VariAS-Block is part of the one-piece forged Block & Bleed module for primary shut-off of pressure tapping units with which the valve is mounted directly on the tank or the process piping.

Eagle Rock announces TX facility startup

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. announced the successful startup of its previously announced state-of-the-art 60 MMcf/d cryogenic processing facility in Hemphill County, Texas, in the heart of the prolific Granite Wash play (the "Woodall Plant").

New VICI Valco Universal Valve Actuator

VICI Valco’s new Universal Valve Actuator permits the use of a single motor and control software to operate virtually any Valco or Cheminert rotary valve, both two position and multiposition.

OMEGA introduces SV-10

OMEGA introduces its SV-10 Series solenoid valves for corrosive applications that use only plastic or elastomeric materials: PVC for the body, Buna-N, EPDM, and FKM for isolating and main diaphragms, and a fully epoxy-encapsulated pilot solenoid actuator.

ISO FE-Series: new valve technology

With its new ISO FE-Series, AS-Schneider has developed a new valve technology that complies with the highest ISO15848-1 tightness class “A”.