Innovations and solutions

Areva and U.S. utility Xcel Energy have signed a USD500 million integrated fuel supply contract to supply Minnesota’s Monticello nuclear power plant. The General Electric BWR-3 design plant, has a current output of 613MW.

Proportion-Air Inc.’s new QB3 control valve allows users to improve space efficiency by manifold mounting the QB3 electronic pressure regulator on a high density space saving manifold. All models of QB3 control valve may be manifold mounted, including vacuum control, vacuum through positive pressure, absolute pressure, and standard gauge pressure models.

The Festo MPA-L valve manifold is scalable down to a single valve slice, so directional valves can be adapted to any application. The sub-base is made from a rugged polymer design that offers good corrosion resistance and light weight.

The new Westinghouse AP1000 type nuclear reactors are to be installed in the new builds at Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia and the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in South Carolina.

The new Series BBV-1 Block Manifold from the W.E. Anderson Division of Dwyer Instruments can be used over a broad range of industrial applications including oil refineries, nuclear power stations, petrochemical processing, and more.

Dwyer Instruments recently released of its new model DEVCOM2000 Hart Communication Protocol software which turns a PC into a full featured HART communicator. Now it is possible to configure transmitters and control valves at the desktop or in the field.

After 17 years with Velan Valves, Mike Zivic retired at the start of November. As Velan’s VP International Sales, Mike was well-known and highly respected throughout the industry.

Top Line’s new, easy to operate three-way sanitary ball balves divert to L or T port flow patterns. With rugged construction enabling a longer service life, these valves can be utilized where tight shut off is needed and maintain and regulate high volume, high pressure and high temperature flow.

Triple M Upstream, a division of Brazil-based Triple M, has secured 3 important orders to manufacture special rubber seated butterfly Mack valves for Petrobras. In a package of more than $300,000 calling for 70 valves, Triple M will supply Duplex Trim Valves following the API 609 Class A requirements.

Colonial Engineering has introduced two series of replacement cartridges for True Union Ball Valves. The CCR series fits Nibco Chemtrol Tru-Bloc TUBVs while the VCR series fits Colonial Full Block series TUBVs.