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Cameron awarded valve contract

Cameron's Distributed Valves division has been awarded an order for over 1300 WKM® high performance butterfly valves for use in the new Freedom Tower.

BEL Valves appoints

Michael Ridley has been appointed as BEL Valves new Sales & Marketing Director. Mr Ridley will be in charge of developing new global markets for BEL Valves, with an initial focus on BEL Valves’ activities in the Eastern Hemisphere and the Americas.

Thermal-immersion diaphragm valves

Swagelok has launched its thermal-immersion diaphragm valves.

Foreign investment sought

In China, the Yidu Valve Factory benefits from having its own steel foundry, occupying 4000sq/m.

Strahman metal-seated ball valves

Strahman has launched its high performance, trunnion-mounted, metal-seated ball valves that have been specifically designed for severe service applications such as those found in oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, polymer, steam, catalyst, DCU (delayed coking unit) and coal gasification industries.

New Germanischer Lloyd Managing Director

Arthur Stoddart has been offered the position of Managing Director for Germanischer Lloyd's (GL) UK division.

Upgraded Vickers valves

Three series of Eaton’s Vickers directional proportional valves, series KBSDG-3/5, KBFDG-3/5 and KBHDG-5/7/8/10 11, with on-board electronics, are now available with the addition of 4-20mA control command options.

Hemiwedge awarded refinery order

Hemiwedge Industries has announced that its Hemiwedge Valve Corp. (HVC) subsidiary has a new purchase order for approximately USD 370,000 from a major refinery in North Africa.

VRX rotary vane actuators

Tolomatic has released the new VRX rotary vane actuators designed for use in material handling, part feeding and clamping, pick and place operations, cutting and many other industrial automation applications requiring rotary motion.

Compact dual pneumatic valve

Bürkert has launched a dual pneumatic valve designed for use on cramped machinery and environments.