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XYR 6000 valve position sensor

Honeywell has announced that it has added the XYR 6000 valve position sensor to its Onewireless industrial wireless portfolio.

Solar project in Sahara Desert

A 20 company consortium have announced plans for a pioneering USD 550 billion project to build solar farms in the Sahara desert that will help power European households.

Valve World 2010 Steering Committee Meeting

valve world 2010 steering committeeAs already mentioned in the editorial for this year’s June issue during ACHEMA 2009, the Valve World 2010 Steering Committee meeting also took place on Tuesday 12 May.

Rotork actuators reliable for over a decade

For over a decade, Rotork IQ actuators have proved reliable at The Cardiff Bay Barrage in Wales.

New SJV plant

Shengjiang Valve Co. Ltd (SJV) has announced that it has opened its third plant with 68.000m2 in Wenzhou, China, and is going to start overall operation at the end of 2009, mainly producing large size valves.

Casted metal seated trunnion ball valves

 metal seated trunnion ball valvesWuzhou Valve and SJV have announced that they are fabricating casted metal seated trunnion ball valves DN 1250 PN 53 (Wuzhou Valve) and DN1400 PN66 (SJV), under the guidance of its designer Mr Alain Verdelet (D2FC energy valves SAS, France).

Locking mechanism for valves

Air & Hydraulics Systems has announced that all butterfly valves, diaphragm valves and “S4” type ball valves will now be supplied with a locking mechanism at no extra charge.

Leeds Valve assists JEC

Leeds Valve has announced that it is assisting the Jersey Electricity Co. (JEC) in a major programme of upgrades at its single oil-fired power station to further enhance the reliability of electricity supply across the island of Jersey.

Grupo Compas valve order

Grupo Compas, based in Barcelona Spain, has been awarded a contract to supply forged and cast gate and ball valves in super duplex (forged A182 F53, A182 F55 and cast grades A890 Gr. 5A and A890 Gr. 6A).

Larox knife gate valves

Larox Flowsys has launched a new series of valves to supplement the pinch valve family.