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Butterfly and Ball Valves with Positioners Are Not Control Valves
Premature valve failure results from seat erosion under low flow/high pressure drop conditions or when the valve is cavitating or flashing. -
Flowserve to supply Pumps for Seawater Desalination Plant in California
Flowserve will supply pumping systems for the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant located in Carlsbad, Calif. -
Shale Gas in Europe Promises Growth for Pumps
While the UK, Ukraine and Poland are at the forefront of shale gas production, the industry will be affected by uncertain policies of local governments in other countries. -
Emerson opens headquarters for regulator technologies
Emerson opened its $25 million global headquarters for the design, testing and manufacture of regulator technologies, including pressure regulator and relief valve solutions. -
Metso to supply capping valves for batch digesters
Capping valves replace old valves and actuators that needed manual assistance in the chip filling phase at Stora Enso Fine Paper’s Nymölla mill in Sweden. -
Tolomatic achieves USDA-certification for ERD electric actuator
The ERD hygienic design features a round body, smooth edges, stainless-steel construction, welded joints, and a special hygienic bracket to prevent contamination of food processing environment. -
Metso to manage valve spare parts stocking at Oil Refinery
Metso will also provide its On-site Supervising Service at the Gdańsk refinery so as to ensure that daily maintenance and turnaround activities always meet the high standards set by Grupa Lotos. -
How to Select the Best Type and Size of Actuator for Tight Control
Where possible, use a diaphragm actuator sized to meet at least 150% of the maximum thrust or torque requirement. -
Emerson's digital valve controller sales reach 1.5 million
The process industry’s use of Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controller continues to grow as aggregate sales jumped to over 1.5-million shipped worldwide. -
Nordson publishes dispensing guide for Automotive
The 13-page guide has helpful information about how to maximize the use of precision dispensing equipment for adhesives, sealants, oils, and coatings. -
Yokogawa to control Bioethanol Plant in Brazil
Yokogawa will supply a CENTUM VP control system to control plant facilities such as reaction tanks and distillation units, and field instrumentation and equipment including FOUNDATION fieldbus flowmeters, pressure transmitters and control valves. -
Benefits of Using Sliding Stem Valves for Tighter Process Control
Use a sliding stem valve with diaphragm actuator and digital positioner whenever size and process conditions permit. -
India market for Control Valves growing
ARC says economic instability and exchange rate fluctuations caused some uncertainty in 2012 but the market for control valves, actuators, and positioners is still growing. No numbers given. -
Exida certifies Cameron’s TK trunnion mounted ball valves
The certification ensures that the valves meet the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508. -
Metso to supply 4,000 valve controllers to China
Metso will supply standard, intrinsically safe, and explosion-proof valve controllers to Sino-Venezuela Guangdong Petrochemical Company for its heavy crude processing project in Guangdong, China. -
Rotork acquires Renfro Associates
Renfro Associates provides valve automation packages encompassing actuators, gearboxes, instrumentation and fabricated adaptation for flow control applications. -
Rotork acquires GTA Group
GTA Group includes GT Attuatori Srl, GT Attuatori Europe and Max Process, manufacturers of rack and pinion pneumatic valve actuators. -
Rotork Fairchild publishes catalog of pneumatic control products
Catalog covers electro-pneumatic transducers, pressure regulators, pneumatic relays, volume boosters and accessories for process machine tool, robotic and OEM applications. -
Asset Management Systems Increase Reliability and Efficiency
Asset Management Systems Increase Reliability and Efficiency -
Emerson to purchase Virgo Valves and Controls
Virgo will operate within Emerson Process Management’s final controls business, serving customers in the energy and process-related industries.



