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Floating ball valves

Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) has released its Floating ball valves onto the market.

Flowserve ValveSight

Flowserve Corp. has launched its Flowserve ValveSight, an asset management solution for integrated control valves and automated quarter-turn valve packages.

Costa Rica: geothermal power plant

Ormat Technologies has signed a contract with Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economica (BCIE) for the supply, supervision of installation, start-up and testing of Las Pailas Geothermal Plant, a new geothermal power plant that is to be constructed in Las Pailas Field, Costa Rica.

Sunbelt to distribute Hemiwedge® valves

Shumate Industries has announced that its Hemiwedge Valve Corp. (HVC) division has entered into an agreement with Sunbelt Supply to represent and distribute the Hemiwedge® Cartridge valve to its Texas customers.

Rising stem ball valves

Further to the Nether Seal web news dated 7 October 2008 Nether Seal has been successful in designing and manufacturing large size Rising stem ball valves for high pressure service.

SIPOS solar actuation gains popularity

SIPOS Aktorik’s integrated solar actuation solution, launched two years ago, is proving popular with users in challenging power supply locations.

Auma actuators enchance Esholt

Auma has supplied actuators with enhanced functionality to Yorkshire Water as part of a prestigious second phase upgrade of Esholt WwTW.

Cryogenic ball valve orders

Valbart Srl has received large orders for its cryogenic ball valves in 2008. Supplied both in the split body and top entry design, the valves are suitable for temperatures down to -196C, which is the liquefaction temperature of Nitrogen.

Tyco invests further in nuclear power

Tyco Flow Control, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd has purchased an 118,000 sq/ft facility in Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA.

HVC awarded valve order

Shumate Industries has announced that its Hemiwedge Valve Corp. (HVC) subsidiary has been awarded an order for USD 200,000 from MPO, an oilfield services company based in SE Asia, for delivery by April 2009.