Materials & Manufacturing

Center Line® 200 Resilient Seated Butterfly Valves from Crane ChemPharma & Energy are now NSF-61 & NSF-372 certified for potable water and lead-free service. Certification to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 ensures that a product meets the regulatory requirements for the US and Canada, and it can often fulfill the testing requirements for many other countries as well.

Wanner International, which has locations across the United States, has now added Hydra-Cell G25 and G35 pumps to its offerings of models available in 316L stainless steel. In order to meet clean-ability requirements these Hydra-Cell pumps have new manifolds with redesigned galleries that allow access for polishing to a certified surface finish.

A new KGC-BD Bi-Directional Resilient Seated Knife Gate Valve has been released by DeZurik. It features a unique, patented perimeter seat design that provides bubble-tight shutoff in either direction, even on dead end service.

Dorot Control Valves launched its new Vacuum (Kinetic) Air Valve model DAV-LP-K in 2" diameter, a product designed for efficient discharge and intake of air during filling or emptying of water systems.

GWC Valve International has launched its API 6D full opening swing check valves for the oil and gas, E&P and petrochemical markets. The comprehensive line is also available in carbon steel and low-temperature materials, as well as stainless steel and in sizes from two to 36 inches and within a pressure class of ASME 150 to 2500.

Badger Meter control valves are often used in applications such as oil extraction in ultra-deep oil wells because they are able to overcome difficult challenges associated with these applications. For example, withstanding extreme pressures, wide flow ranges and ultra-low temperatures.

Munson Machinery has launched its new pharmaceutical-grade pin mill, Model CIM-18-S316. Its variable rotor speed grinds friable powders, flakes and granules into controlled particle sizes ranging from coarse to fine.

Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, and Mitsui & Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan, have entered into an exclusive arrangement to explore a joint venture for methanol production at Celanese’s integrated chemical plant in Bishop, Texas.

Wolseley Canada specializes in the wholesale distribution of plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, waterworks, fire protection, pipes, valves and fittings and industrial products.

ExxonMobil has announced that 155 third- to fifth-grade teachers from all over the USA have been chosen to attend the national 2015 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy. The program is a week long, all-expenses paid, professional development for teachers that equips them with innovative ways to educate their students about science and math in efforts to inspire them in these critical subjects.