News

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New Gasket International website

Gasket International, a manufacturer of seats, balls and sealing components for valves, has launched its new website.

Rotork ROMpak actuators range

The new Rotork ROMpak range of electric actuators offer the marine industry a solution for the operation of quarter-turn valves and dampers, with a comprehensive choice of control, instrumentation and diagnostic options.

Rotork appoints UK distributor

Rotork Fluid Systems has appointed Pegler & Louden as the company’s exclusive UK stockist and distributor for the Remote Control product range of pneumatic valve actuators and accessories.

New Badger Meter technical book

Badger Meter Europa GmbH, a manufacturer of flowmeters and small control valves, presents under the title ”Flow Metering, Controlling, Batching, Monitoring and Recording” a new technical book for all users of flow measurement & control technology.

IPT Needle valves

Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) has introduced high-pressure needle valves. These valves feature a non-rotating stem to prevent galling and scoring, and are engineered to deliver operation at working pressures up to 60,000psi in temperatures ranging from -100 to 450F.

Valve order for Saudi Olefin project

Emerson has announced that it has received a contract for the installation of technologically-advanced Fisher® control valves at the Saudi Kayan petrochemical complex at Al Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia.

Valve actuator retrofit kits

Boston Aircontrols Inc has released a full line of valve actuator retrofit kits that can replace faulty or antiquated electronic and pneumatic actuators without any interruption of service.

Tyco completes KCS acquisition

Tyco Flow Control has completed the acquisition of Kings Control Services Ltd (KCS), in a step to further expand its global service operations.

Sipos receives installation contract

Sipos has received a contract to install 200 actuators / valves at E.ON’s Franken 1 power plant in Nuremberg-Gebersdorf, Germany.

B&B valve reduces skid size

Test Automation & Controls has constructed a chemical injection skid designed to operate at 1000bar to withstand the pressures required for operations in the Tahiti field’s deep, sub-salt reservoirs.