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.

    Val-Matic Quadrasphere for Salt Dome/Cavern Storage

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    Salt caverns are formed out of existing salt deposits which are turned into salt domes through a leaching process. These underground salt formations offer an option for gas/liquid storage since they allow little of the gas/liquid to escape unless specifically extracted.

    Asahi/America, Inc. Acquires Performance Plastics, Inc.

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    Thermoplastic valve and pipe manufacturer Asahi/America, Inc. announces the acquisition of Louisiana-based fabrication shop Performance Plastics, Inc.

    Val-Matic Quadrosphere Ball Valve

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    Val-Matic’s QuadroSphere® Ball Valve, with its unique abrasion resistant ball design, solves the most difficult application problems in industries such as Oil & Gas Pipelines, Marine, Refining, Geothermal, Power, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Mining/Steel.

    WVC USA Introduces Forged Gate Valve

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    Weir Valves & Controls USA Inc. has introduced Atwood & Morrill® forged gate valve. The team is delighted that this new addition is attracting customer interest, and they are already receiving orders.

    DTE Energy Begins Work on Natural Gas Plant

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    DTE Energy is taking a step toward its goal of reducing carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by breaking ground on a USD 1B natural gas-fueled plant.

    Plast-O-Matic Degassing Valves

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    Series DGV United States Patent #7,481,238 B2. Unique float design opens as air or gas collects in the valve, closes when liquid returns, allowing continuous expulsion of trace amounts of gas as it occurs.

    AS-Schneider Double Block & Bleed Valves

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    The Taurus Series Double Block & Bleed Valves are providing a double isolation function with a Twin Ball Design and a bleed function by different bleed/vent valve designs.

    US Shortening Review Process for LNG Facilities

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    Two major U.S. agencies are planning to streamline the safety review and permitting process for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility proposals.

    U.S. chemical production rose in April

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    According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) expanded by 1.

    Ugima®4116N stainless steel ideal for valve seats

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    Ugitech has developed UGIMA® 4116N, which is an extremely hard stainless steel thanks to the addition of nitrogen. It also has much more resistance to corrosion than standard-grade steel as EN 1.
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