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Exeeco wins framework agreement extension

Exeeco has been awarded a three-year extension to its Framework Agreement with British Energy for the supply of Rotork valve actuation products and the service and repair of all makes of electric, hydraulic and pneumatic valve actuators at its nine UK power stations.

Austral 2150 flanged end ball valves

Austral Powerflo Solutions has launched their 2150 series flanged end ball valves, which are suitable for plant automation and process control industries.

Model 7758A flame/detonation arrester

Groth Corp., a global manufacturing pressure/vacuum relief valves, deflagration and detonation flame arresters, blanket gas regulators, and other low pressure relief products, has released the new Model 7758A Detonation and deflagration flame arrester factory mutual approval for NEC group C & D vapors and ATEX certification for IEC explosion groups IIB3, IIB2, IIB1 and IIA.

J LL Leach wins Festo award

J. Ll. Leach has won Fetso’s prestigious “Premier Stockist of the Year” award for outstanding performance in 2008.

Areva Certified Supplier award

During a ceremony held in Washington DC on Thursday 4 June, Lewis Kling, Flowserve President and CEO, accepted the “Areva Certified Supplier” award and seal of approval.

Rotork GPSA actuator upgrade

The Rotork GPSA electric, explosion-proof, process control actuator is now available in linear and rotary actions and features an integral process controller, nonintrusive set-up and calibration, local controls, manual override, continuous modulation, diagnostics, programmable output characterization, and input signal dampening.

800ES gas non-return valve tested

Witt Gasetechnik GmbH’s 800ES gas non-return valve has recently been tested by the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Germany for burn-out safety up to 240bar with oxygen.

Kaifeng trial production begins

China Valves Technology Inc. has announced that the Company's newly established production facility at its Henan Kaifeng High Pressure Valve Co. Ltd “Kaifeng Valve” subsidiary began trial production at the beginning of June 2009.

GEMÜ 532 valve updated

The GEMÜ 512 valve type has been updated and is now available with newly developed globe valve bodies.

SSV series stream selector system

Swagelok’s new SSV series stream selector system delivers a representative sample from multiple sample streams to a single analyzer.