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Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.
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Wolseley Canada Welcomes Alex Nahvi as Ontario General Manager

Wolseley Canada is thrilled to announce the appointment of Alex Nahvi as the new General Manager for Ontario, effective August 1.

Oxford Flow Appoints Chief Technology Officer to Drive Innovation for Emerging Sectors

Oxford Flow, a flow control equipment specialist, is delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Eckersley as Chief Technology Officer, to help drive the company’s ambitions to lead the transition of the valve industry to innovative technology and reduced emissions.

KITZ Launces PFA Lined Diaphragm Valves

KITZ Corporation announces the launch of PFA-Lined Weir Type Diaphragm Valves.

KSB New Pneumatic Quarter-Turn Actuators

In the first half of 2023, the KSB Group launched a new generation of pneumatic 90° quarter-turn actuators.

KROHNE New BM26A-8000 Completes Series of Magnetic Level Indicators

With the introduction of BM26A-8000, KROHNE completes the market launch of the new BM26A series of Magnetic Level Indicators (MLI) in 2023.

Reduction of Fugitive Emissions: Valve Testing According to ISO 15848-1

Valves and connectors account for over 90% of emissions from leaking equipment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Gobind Khiani., P.Eng. Nominated as Vice Chairman

The International Organization for Standardization is proud to announce that its contributing author Gobind Newandram Khiani.,P.Eng., has been nominated as Vice Chairman of the Committee TC-67/SC2 in addition to TC-153/SC1. 

Newmans Valve Welcomes New Business Development Manager

Newmans Valve is thrilled to announce the addition of Kyle Copeland to their team as Business Development Manager.

Wajax Acquires Polyphase Engineered Controls

Wajax Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tundra Process Solutions Ltd. has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Polyphase Engineered Controls (1977) Ltd.

Emerson and Cavendish Renewable Technology to Drive Innovation in Hydrogen Applications

Global technology and software leader Emerson announced that Cavendish Renewable Technology (CRT), a startup with proprietary hydrogen technologies, will work with Emerson’s automation and software portfolio to accelerate the deployment of CRT’s hydrogen production solutions.