Actuation

News related to suppliers  of actuators (electric, hydraulic, pneumatic), product launches and technical articles.

Steam safety for solar power

Steam safety for solar power

Tyco has announced that its specialist Dewrance valves are providing steam control for the new generation of commercial solar power plants in southern Europe and the USA.

52nd Sea Horse Institute Conference

The 52nd Sea Horse Institute, a marine corrosion conference, will be held August 13-16, 2001 in Myrtle Beach South Carolina, USA.

CorrOcean acquires HMC-Corlab bv

CorrOcean ASA has reached an agreement to acquire HMC-Corlab bv with retrospectrive legislation on the 1st of January 2001.

Increased corrosion resistance

The Efremov Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA), based in St Petersburg, has developed a technology to increase the wear and corrosion resistance and fatigue strength of different items from metals and alloys by 200–400%.