Industry News

Wouter Witzel, with sales offices in North and South America, will supply butterfly valves to two Liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferries. Ordered by a Swedish customer, the Chinese Shipyard CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Group Company Ltd.

ControlAir Inc., with headquarters in Amherst, New Hampshire, recently announced the introduction of the Type-335 NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) Filter Regulator.

Fort Worth, TX-based AZZ Incorporated, manufacturers of energy solutions equipment, including valve systems and power lines, has been awarded a contract by Yunnan Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Company for providing two circuits of 550kV-3150A Gas Insulated Lines (GIL) for the Huangdeng Hydro Power Plant in Yunnan Province, China.

Troy, Michigan-based ROSS Controls, recently introduced an expansion to its existing DM Valve Series for Air Dump / Release applications. The ROSS DM1 Series C Valve is a Control Reliable Double Valve with dynamic monitoring that can be used in Category 4 PL e applications that do not require dynamic memory.

EnerMech, with operations in the USA, Mexico and the West Indies, has recently launched a “door-to-door” valves maintenance service in South Africa. The group, which employs 2,400 people around the world, has equipped two mobile testing rigs capable of certifying and servicing valves within a 1,200-mile radius of Cape Town.

Fibria, a Brazilian forestry company and the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer, recently announced the contracting of important service and equipment packages for the Horizonte 2 Project, which will expand production capacity at its Três Lagoas Unit located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Watlow®, a manufacturer of complete thermal systems for the industrial sector, with nine manufacturing facilities and three technology centers in the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, recently introduced its new ECO-HEAT® exhaust gas heating system.

MRC Global Inc., a global distributor of valve, pipe and fitting products and services to the energy industry, with multiple branches in North and South America, recently announced that it has initiated a rebranding of its global brands.

FCX Performance, Inc. (FCX), a global valve manufacturer based in Columbus, Ohio, recently announced the appointment of Thomas Cox as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cox, who became a Director of the company earlier this year, will continue to serve on FCX’s board of directors.

Houston-based MRC Global Inc., distributor of valves, pipe and fitting products and services to the energy industry, recently announced that it has initiated a rebranding of its global brands. As part of these rebranding efforts, the company has adopted a new logo to represent its global brand.