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Flowserve ships valve for Westinghouse AP1000® pla

newsitemFlowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for global infrastructure markets, announced it has shipped the first of several main steam isolation valves (MSIVs) to the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, located in the Zhejiang Province of China.

ValvTechnologies and MetalTek partner to supply pl

ValvTechnologies in partnership with MetalTek Energy Products, have supplied Slovenian based, Nuklearna elektrarna Krško, d.

Canyon Engineering develops 3-port, 2 position val

Canyon Engineering Products has also developed and qualified a 3-port, 2 position valve. This valve is used for 3000psi hydraulic systems with 6.

Bio-Chem Fluidics’ new mini-valves control low flo

Bio-Chem Fluidics' new range of 038T Isolation Mini-Valves provides a completely inert, non-metallic path for highly aggressive and/ or high purity fluids.

AUMA is approved actuator contractor for Mochovce

AUMA’s ability to supply products to meet the requirements of inside and outside containment was key to the company achieving approved actuator contractor status for Mochovce NPP in Slovakia.

SIPOS selected for flood defence solution

SIPOS Aktorik’s electric actuators have been included in a dam enhancement scheme designed to protect the township of Captains Flat, 60km South East of Canberra in Australia.

VICI Valco’s UHPLC injectors, actuators

VICI Valco’s says that its Cheminert C72 ultra-high pressure UHPLC injectors, switching valves, and selectors are ideal for high speed, high throughput techniques which demand a valve and fitting system that minimize internal volume and eliminate dead volume.

Metso automates greenfield plant in Turkey

Metso has signed an agreement with AGE ENERJİ Yatırımları AŞ, one of Turkey's major energy companies, to automate a greenfield combined-cycle power plant in Denizli, Turkey. The 205.5 MW greenfield power plant fueled by natural gas is scheduled to start up by the end of 2012.

Canyon rotary valves for aircrafts

Canyon Engineering Products (CEP) has developed a line of manual rotary select valves which enable aircraft operators to isolate hydraulic pressure from specific systems, to permit ground maintenance of aircraft.

MRC announces first quarter results

newsitemMRC Global Inc. announced its first quarter 2012 financial results. Sales of USD 1.383 billion were up 39% from USD 992 million in the first quarter of 2011.