Materials & Manufacturing

The design and manufacturing process of valves and actuators is instrumental in attaining and maintaining the desired quality of the product. We cover the foundry and casting sector and also more modern technologies, such as CNC machining and 3D or additive manufacturing.

Festo Releases New Pinch Valve VZQA

Festo, a leading supplier of pneumatic and electrical automation technology, has released a new pinch valve. Easy to install and clean, the VZQA pinch valve lets you control highly viscous or abrasive materials.

DFT Releases Solution to Double Door Check Valves

DFT Inc., manufacturer of in-line, axial flow, nozzle style silent check valves and severe service control valves, has released the ALC® check valve.

Parker Hannifin Increases ISO Valve Portfolio

Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, has added its P2H IO-Link node capabilities to the company’s ISO valve platform.

ACS Valves Releases Guidelines for Choosing Rotors

ACS Valve’s ICS rotor valves can be equipped with many different rotors and are available in several different materials including 304, 304L, 316, 316L or 2205 cast stainless steel valve housing.

Mueller Water to Build Foundry in Decatur, IL

Mueller Water Products and the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur plan to build a new foundry in Decatur, IL. The foundry will be one of the largest state-of-the-art, finished goods brass foundries in the world.

DOE to Build Nuclear Test Reactor

The U.S. Department of Energy will develop an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to study the impacts of building a Versatile Test Reactor (“fast reactors”).

EPA Halts Surprise Inspections of Power,Chemical Plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is doing away with a policy that allows pollution enforcement officials to drop in unannounced for inspections at power and chemical plants.In a July 11 memo shared with EPA, regional administrators outlined a new enforcement policy that would do away with surprise inspections tactics.The new policy would stop agency officials from conducting inspections at facilities without giving prior notice to the states involved, as a way to increase communication between agencies, states, and regulatory bodies.“A ‘no surprises' principle is the foundation of joint work planning and will minimize the misunderstandings that can be caused by the lack of regular, bilateral communication,” wrote Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assistance in the memo.

Electric actuated highly engineered gate valves

AMPO POYAM VALVES will design and manufacture electric actuated gate valves for GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES (GCGV), a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Sabic.

Valve Selection Guide for Hydropower Now Available

DeZURIK’s newly revised Valve Selection Guide for the Hydropower Industry is designed to assist users in navigating the valve selection process.

Lovere Planta Zamudio

Lovere Bilbao se fundó en Derio en 1992, en el año 2006 se trasladó a su actual ubicación en Zamudio, donde cuenta con una nave de 2900 m².