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VMA welcomes Score Valves from Canada

The Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) recently welcomed Canadian valve manufacturer, Score Valves, as its newest full member, as well as its fourth new member in 2016.

Smith Flow Control appoints new distributor

Smith Flow Control has increased its availability to customers across the U.S. Midwest by naming Hughes Machinery of Lenexa, Kansas, as its new distributor.

CBS ArcSafe new RSA-167 remote switch actuator

Texas-based CBS ArcSafe, a manufacturer of remote racking and switching solutions for low- and medium-voltage switch gear, has introduced its remote switch actuator (RSA), compatible with Allen Bradley 1494F-P1-NP Series A circuit breakers.

Danfoss unveils ICF multifunctional control valves

Danfoss Group Global (Danfoss), a manufacturer of valves and fluid handling components for HVAC and industrial applications, with divisions in North and South America, will celebrate 10 years of their ICF innovation at the 2016 IIAR Industrial Refrigeration Conference & Exhibition in March.

Val-Matic President & CEO Ted Makowan to retire

Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Corp. recently announced that Ted J. Makowan, President and CEO, will be retiring from Val-Matic on April 6, 2016 but will continue to serve on the Val-Matic Board of Directors.

Caltrol new Mobile Service Center in California

Caltrol, a provider of industrial process automation in California, Arizona and Hawaii has launched a new service solution: a “Mobile Service Center” in the form of a new utility truck and service trailer.

Rotork actuators chosen for petrochemical analysis

Rotork Schischek compact explosion-proof valve actuators have been selected by Ecopetrol as the reliable solution for a critical petrochemical analysis process in Columbia. Ecopetrol is the largest petroleum company in Colombia, engaged in oil and gas exploration, production and refining.

Emerson to automate Mexico’s natural gas pipeline

Mexican oil and gas giant Pemex and ENGIE, a French energy company, have selected Emerson to help upgrade and expand Mexico’s gas pipeline infrastructure. Experts in valve automation solutions, Emerson has global headquarters in St.

AK Velan & wife Olga celebrate 75th anniversary

Velan Valves founder, A.K. Velan, and his wife, Olga, recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. They were married on February 22, 1941 in Brno, Czechoslovakia. They came as immigrants to Canada in 1949 with two children.

Belimo new ANSI 250 Energy Valve and ePIV

Belimo Americas, a manufacturer of damper actuators and control valves used in commercial HVAC systems, has recently released the new ANSI 250 pressure rating Energy Valve and Electronic Pressure Independent Valve (ePIV), designed for high pressure applications.