Industry News

What’s happening and hot in the valve and actuation industry? Mergers and acquisitions, promotions, interesting development in end-user sectors, new project deals and so on.

Kelso Technologies Inc. Announces Angle Valve Service Trials Update

Kelso Technologies Inc. reports that all the participating oil refiners engaged in the service trials of the Company’s new 2” angle valve (K2AV) have successfully installed the requisite number of K2AV units and full AAR compliance testing continues. The Kelso K2AV is a device specifically designed to transfer LP-Gas and anhydrous ammonia in pressurized railroad tank car applications.

Relevant Industrial Reaches Agreement to Purchase Rawson/IDC, Inc.

Relevant Industrial, LLC (Relevant), a leader in value-added distribution and service for instrumentation and automation, rotating equipment, valve, purification, and thermal equipment solutions, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Rawson/ICD, Inc., headquartered in Houston, TX. As part of the overall transaction, Rawson/ICD’s commercial building automation team will be acquired by Building Controls & Solutions, headquartered in Dallas, TX. Over the past 65 years, Rawson / ICD has become a trusted source for valves and valve automation, instrumentation, process control systems (PCS), steam solutions, commercial building controls, and process measurement. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks, following customary pre-closing approvals and minimal closing conditions. 

Schlumberger’s Deployment of Reservoir Engineering Digital Solutions for Global Customer

Schlumberger announced an enterprise-wide deployment of the cloud-based DELFI* cognitive E&P environment for ConocoPhillips. ConocoPhillips will use Schlumberger digital solutions enabled by the DELFI environment to bring its reservoir engineering modeling, data and workflows to the cloud.

Eagle Automation and VanZandt Controls join forces

Eagle Automation, a leader in measurement and automation for industrial customers, announced the signing of an agreement to join forces with VanZandt Controls LLC, Midland TX. Since 2015, VanZandt Controls has become a trusted distributor for valve automation, flow measurement, instrumentation, and controls.

Flowserve Announces Launch of Energy Advantage Program

Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced the launch of its new Energy Advantage program – a holistic flow control approach aimed at helping customers reach their carbon reduction goals and lower total cost of ownership.

Emerson Technologies Selected for Geothermal Clean Energy Production

HITA, a deep geothermal energy company in Belgium, has selected global software and technology leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) as a key technology provider in the discovery and development of geothermal energy sources in Northern Belgium. Emerson’s geological and reservoir modeling software will help reduce risk in selecting locations for renewable geothermal energy projects, increasing the safety and reliability of construction and operation while enabling long-term sustainable energy production from the Earth’s heat.

Relevant Industrial Expands Honeywell PMC Territory

Relevant Industrial, LLC, a leader in value-added distribution and service for instrumentation and automation, rotating equipment, valve, purification, and thermal equipment sectors, recently announced the expansion of their Honeywell Process Measurement and Controls (PMC) territory. Relevant will now be the exclusive distributor in Southern California and Nevada. 

Severn Introduces Triple Offset Valve OCT Technology

The revolutionary Severn OCT technology introduces hybrid sealing technology to the Triple Offset Valve (TOV), with interchangeable seals and dual anti-blowout design, ensuring our TOV meet the most stringent of specifications.

Helios Produces Record Product Line Expansion of Cartridge Valve Technologies

Helios Technologies, Inc., a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology for diverse end markets, announced extensive R&D capability, advanced design tools, and the combined CVT family expertise drove product development teams to exceed expectations by launching 22 new products in 2021. This is the largest number of new product releases within Helios’ CVT business (part of the Hydraulics segment) in recent history. The significant expansion of the product line is expected to provide a flywheel for organic growth in coming years.

Valtorc USA Fire Safe Fusible Link Assemblies

Available in NPT, ANSI 150#/300# , Tri-clamp, socket weld, butt weld, Ball and Butterfly valves. Our fire safe, fusible link valves are available in ball valves and butterfly valves for maximum configuration. Fusible link valves are available in sizes from 1/4" - 4" (for ball valve series) and 2"- 8" for our butterfly valve series. All fusible links are FM approved and have a temperature range of 165F - 300F.