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.

Rotork Acquires Hanbay Inc.

Rotork’s acquisition of Hanbay, Inc. based in Montreal, Canada  further enhances Rotork’s product range by adding precise, compact, miniature electric actuators to its portfolio.

ValvTechnologies Welcomes a New Authorized Repair Center in Corpus Christi

ValvTechnologies, the leading manufacturer of zero-leakage, severe service isolation valve solutions, is thrilled to announce the addition of Puffer-Sweiven Corpus Christi as its newest Authorized Repair Center.

Relevant Industrial Reaches Agreement to Purchase Marshall W. Nelson and Associates, Inc.

Relevant Industrial, LLC, a trailblazer in value-added distribution and service for instrumentation and automation, rotating equipment, valve, purification, and thermal equipment solutions, proudly announces the formal agreement to acquire Marshall W. Nelson & Associates, Inc., headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

GD Energy Products Strengthens Canadian Service and Repair Capabilities with New Grande Prairie Facility

GD Energy Products (GDEP) has expanded its Canadian reach with a fully integrated sales, service and repair facility in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

ATI Launches Zero Emissions Actuator Solution

Automation Technology, Inc. (ATI), a provider of customized and comprehensive valve automation solutions, has launched its Zero Emission Electro-Hydraulic actuator solution to eliminate the carbon footprint of pipeline operations.

Movement Industries Corporation Delivers Custom Mobile Workshop

Movement Industries Corporation (the “Company”) has completed and delivered its first 40-foot custom mobile workshop.

Do Not Miss the Conference at Valve World Mexico!

Taking place at the Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel, Valve World Mexico is running a two-day conference full of exciting topics.

Flowserve and Velan Extend the Outside Date of their Arrangement Agreement

Flowserve Corporation and Velan Inc. announced that they have extended the outside date (the “Outside Date”) of the arrangement agreement.

Fugitive Emissions: The Industrial Valve Equivalent of Spilling a Beer

Accidental, undesirable, costly, consequential, and unintended are all adjectives that can be used to describe spilled beer, but these same descriptors apply to fugitive emis­sions, and for that reason, fugitive emissions are very much the industrial valve equivalent of spilling a beer.

Endress+Hauser Canada Announces Channel Partnership with Contro Valve Equipment Inc.

Endress+Hauser Canada has further strengthened its representation by adding Contro Valve Equipment Inc. as a full-service channel partner for select sales territories in Ontario, Quebec & the Atlantic provinces.