Industry News

NOW Inc. has announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the business of Challenger Industries, Inc. Challenger Industries, Inc. is a leading pipe, valves and fittings supplier for the downstream, midstream and upstream energy markets.

Kennedy Valve has appointed Greg Clarke as the new plant manager. Prior to joining Kennedy, Clarke was the plant manager at Hitchiner Manufacturing’s Littleton New Hampshire facility. He has manufacturing operations and lean systems implementation experience in both metal and finishing operations.

Four valve series of the Belimo ZoneTight™ product range – QCV, PIQCV, 6-way zone valve and the electronic pressure-independent 6-way zone valve – provide energy-saving, unproblematic room and zone control solutions in tight spaces.

It was announced last week that two new appointments have been made to Metso’s Executive team. The first is that Perttu Louhiluoto has been appointed President, Services and the second is that John Quinlivan has been appointed President, Flow Control.

Flowserve Corporation has released its new Flowserve Gestra BK37-5 thermostatic bimetallic steam trap, which offers end-users lower total cost of ownership and energy-saving benefits when compared to thermodynamic (TD) and inverted bucket steam trap technologies.

Colfax Corporation has announced that Matthew L. Trerotola, formerly an Executive Vice President at DuPont, has been named Chief Executive Officer and a director of Colfax. This appointment will become effective on July 24, 2015.

Michigan-based DTE Energy has awarded outage services work to General Electric Power & Water through GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and GE Power Generation Services (PGS) for the utility’s Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant.

ASCO Numatics has introduced the 362 and 562 Series of stainless steel spool valves for control valve automation in the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas markets. "The 362 and 562 Series valves incorporate ASCO's proven solenoid technology for unequaled reliability in mission-critical oil and gas applications," said Robert W.

ASCO Numatics has launched its 362 and 562 series of stainless steel spool valves for control valve automation in the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets. These new products, offer low-power solenoid versions that consume only 1.

IDEX Corporation, based in Lake Forest, Illinois, is a publicly traded company engaged in the development, design, and manufacture of fluidics systems and specialty engineered products. The company has just announced its acquisition of Alfa Valvole srl, an Italian manufacturer of specialty valve procuts used in the chemical, petrochemical and energy markets.