Industry News

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.

Solenoid Solutions, Inc.’s Wattmizer Series solenoid valves are designed for compact areas and are highly efficient, miniature solenoid valves with operating pressures up to 1,200 psi. Wattmizer series solenoid valves are energy efficient and have low wattage coils ranging from 0.

Rodney Hunt has introduced its new RIKO Plunger Valve, which is designed to control the flow of water under pressure while minimizing cavitation and vibration. The new plunger valve is ideal for in-line energy dissipation and free-discharge applications and is NSF-61-certified for contact with drinking water.

ValvTechnologies has named Ricky Ford as the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Director, announced company president Kevin Hunt. Based in Houston, Ford will have global management responsibility for ValvTechnologies’ upstream oil and gas group and activities worldwide as well as long-term vision strategies for development and growth in the upstream severe service market.