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Successful first year for new Rotork Centre

In January 2008 Rotork Fluid Systems opened a new training centre at the head office in Lucca, Italy with the aim of offering enhanced support to customers and providing improved training programmes for the Rotork worldwide organisation.

SPM receives award

Subhash Projects & Marketing Ltd (SPM) has been awarded the Annual Enertia Awards 2008 for Excellence in Project Management in the Hydro Power Sector for the development and efficient operation of the eco-friendly 20MW Kabini Hydropower Project, the second largest private sector mini hydel scheme in Karnataka, India.

Picma actuator awarded patent

Physik Instrumente (PI) has received a US patent for its Picma multilayer piezo-ceramic actuators.

Auma actuation training

Auma UK has produced a comprehensive actuation training package. Produced by an experienced member of the company’s workforce, tailored courses cover actuator specifics and maintenance issues.

Crane acquires Krombach

Crane Energy Flow Solutions has purchased all of the capital stock of the Krombach Group.

Rotork supplies Saudi airport

Almabani General Contractors will use Rotork IQPro intelligent electric actuators for an expansion project at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Sipos actuator manual

Sipos Aktorik has produced a short-form instruction manual for its high performance, variable speed actuators.

VT 3-way air operated valve

The new Tescom VT 3-way air operated valve, in stainless steel or brass body construction, provides high cycle life with pressure ratings of 10,000psi and 6000psi respectively.

NICIE actuators

Power Jacks has designed an electric linear actuator unit to be used in a machine designed to carry out reactor core inspections at nuclear power stations.

UAE: crude oil pipeline project

China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and International Petroleum Investment Co. of Abu Dhabi have signed all the documents of the EPC contract for the Abu Dhabi crude oil pipeline project in Abu Dhabi.