Innovations and solutions

After more than a year working on documents, reference lists and tests, Triple M has been successful in getting Mogas Industries USA registered on Petrobras Master Vendors List off-shore ( MVLO). The Petrobras spec of VET valves (Válvulas de Estanqueidade) for metal seated ball valves, is one of the toughest valve specs worldwide, and is utilized on upstream applications, mainly for offshore platforms and FPSO´s.

Control Valve Maker OCV recently exhibited at the Aquatech show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Metso and Arcelor Mittal Tubarão, located in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, have signed a service contract covering approximately 2000 automatic and safety valves. The contract also includes intelligent tools for preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance planning activities.

Israel-based valve manufacturer Baccara recently announced its expansion to North America with the opening of a Tucson, AZ distribution center and a production facility in Mexico. This company also has distribution centers in Australia and the Benelux.

Emerson Exchange Forum 2011 in Nashville, TN, draws in a huge crowd.

The newly-released hydraulic cartridge valves from HydraForce have a built-in sensing option capable of transmitting an "on" or "off" signal for position-sensing in hydraulic systems. They are suitable for lifting, lowering, machine on/off, and for safety applications.

The 2011 Emerson Global Users Exchange was hosted the week of October 24 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., with more than 2800 registered attendees at the event. During opening day ceremonies, Steve Sonnenberg, executive vice president of Emerson and president of Emerson Process Management, said that Emerson showed doubled-digit growth in all of its global regions during the last fiscal year, as compared to the year prior.

Metallized Carbon Corp's carbon-graphite ball valve seats are designed to be used in valves which handle hot liquids or hot gases. They are available in more than 150 grades of Metcar’s carbon/graphite material and can be used in temperatures from 350F to 800F even in oxidizing environments.

ACS Valves has introduced a line of cast iron rotary airlock valves designed to provide general industry primary process optimization benefits normally associated with high-end, specialty-application valve designs.

Many industrial processes require valves to be secured in a locked-open or locked-closed position. Netherlocks’ mechanical valve interlocks eliminate human error to ensure that critical valves are locked in the proper position.