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Kipe micro molding with LSR

Kipe Molds Inc. of Placentia, California, has improved its micro injection system for molding small liquid silicone rubber parts. Sadaplast, a Kipe Molds micro injection unit supplier, recently installed a servo-actuated microdeck system on a compact Boy XS injection molding machine.

KRG Utility completes static pipe bursting project

KRG Utility Inc., a leading sewer and water rehabilitation service company servicing North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, recently completed the Northeastern Interception (NEI) Rehabilitation Phase 2 project, in response to a series of Wilmington sanitary sewer overflows leading up to 2007. The project involved more than 5,000 feet of ductile iron pipe bursting.

Metso and Boliden renew service contract

Metso, a manufacturer of industrial valves and other services, with operations in North and South America, and Boliden, mine and smelter operations, have signed an extension of their service contract for Boliden's Aitik copper mine in Gällivare, in northern Sweden.

Powell Valves cryogenic valve cleaning facilities

The Wm. Powell Company (Powell Valves), a valve manufacturer with headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, recently completed the third and final phase of the new state of the art manufacturing facility in China.

Danfoss releases new PVG 16 valve features

Danfoss Group Global (Danfoss), a manufacturer of valves and fluid handling components for HVAC and industrial applications, with divisions in North and South America, have released the new PVG 16 valve.

Block valve approval for proposed pipeline

One of the partners behind a proposed crude oil pipeline that would pass under Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, recently agreed to install an additional block valve as a safety measure to ease concerns about how quickly a spill could pollute the lake.

CUI Global remote block valve telemetry

CUI Global, Inc., based in Tualatin, Oregon, recently announced that its wholly-owned UK energy subsidiary, Orbital Gas Systems Ltd., was recently awarded a conceptual design win for its IRIS™ LITE-ER product for a collaborative project between Orbital, National Grid, Premtech Ltd.

Caterpillar focus on control valve patents

Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Illinois, develops and markets a wide range of heavy machinery designed for use in construction and mining projects. Despite recent financial issues, the corporation still has a heavy research and development presence.

Strahman Valves acquires Illinois firm

Strahman Valves Inc., a valves manufacturer located in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VI in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has acquired an Illinois firm, BI-TORQ Valve Automation Inc. "The acquisition of BI-TORQ Valve Automation was a strategic decision that strengthens BI-TORQ sales and marketing efforts in the U.

Alberta look to B.C. energy opportunities

As the president of Prism Flow Products, supplying valves to Alberta oil and gas pipelines, pumping stations and other energy infrastructure, Terry O’Flynn, who is also chairman of Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG), is hoping the company's current efforts to enhance the communication between Alberta and B.C.