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Aquatrol announces CE accreditation

Illinois-based Aquatrol, a manufacturer of safety and relief valve products, has announced its Series 560 and 740 product lines are now CE approved through the European Pressure Equipment Directive.

New compact linear actuator from LINAK U.S.

LINAK U.S. has launched a new compact, mid-sized actuator, the LA33. The LA33 shares the same advantageous features of all the actuators in the LINAK family including the LINAK Integrated Controller, Hall sensors for relative and absolute feedback, proportional speed control, along with precise positioning through analog or digital feedback.

AUMA launches compact part-turn gearboxes

Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA, which is based in Pennsylvania, USA, has launched the new GQB compact gearbox range.

HFT designs new PureGate valve

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT), whose US headquarters are located in Florida, has designed the new PureGate® accessory, a one-way valve for specific flow rate and pressure.

Amec Foster Wheeler wins EPC contract

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced that it has been awarded a USD $604 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) fixed price contract for part of a USD $1.

Miller Energy acquires Jones and Auerbacher

Miller Energy, Inc., a New Jersey-based manufacturer's representative and distributor of industrial instrumentation and process control equipment, has announced the acquisition of Jones and Auerbacher as of September 1, 2017.

New hire at Proco Products Inc.

Proco Products Inc., a specialist in check valves and expansion joints, has announced that they have appointed a new member to their team.

Emerson launches metal-seated ball valve

Missouri-based Emerson’s new line of metal-seated ball valves have been designed to improve process efficiency and plant uptime.

Submit now – Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas!

Experts from all aspects of the fugitive emissions industry are invited to submit an abstract for either a paper or a detailed presentation for the Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas 2018 Conference.

Richter launches PFA lined control ball

Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH, a leader in PFA lined valve and pump solutions, with a US office located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is introducing a new size control ball for its KNR and KNAR control ball valve series.