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Manifold mounted valve regulator

Festo has launched a fieldbus-controlled proportional valve regulator that mounts directly on a valve manifold, resulting in control flexibility.

Knife gate valve for slurries

ITT has introduces the Fabri-Valve SV1, a knife gate valve that integrates Guillotine Gate technology.

Diagnostics centre monitors 1000 valves

Emerson Process Management has announced that the Solberg & Andersen and Emerson diagnostics center in Norway is now remotely monitoring over 1000 control valves on North Sea.

Curtiss-Wright appointments

US-based Curtiss-Wright Corp. has announced the promotion of David J Linton, President of the corporation's Flow Control segment, and David C Adams, President of the Motion Control segment, to the newly created positions of Co-Chief Operating Officers.

Valves with floating ball design

Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT) has introduced API 3000 and 6000 Class Ball Valves.

KCI publishes Armaturen Welt

KCI Publishing has just launched “Armaturen Welt”, a German language publication focusing on German speaking countries.

Cross Phoenix IQT

Cross Manufacturing has introduced the Cross Phoenix IQT, an in-line automatic backwashing filter incorporating intelligent valve actuation technologies.

Pressure vacuum breakers

Apollo Valves is now offering a new series of pressure vacuum breakers (PVB) featuring a modular check valve design.

Solenoid valve coil enclosure

Parker Fluid Control Division has announced the release of a grommet coil enclosure for its Series 204 and 304 solenoid valve lines.

Noliac piezo bender

Noliac has developed a 21mm x 7mm x 2.5mm piezo bender with a blocking force of 8.5N and a high displacement of +/- 62um.