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Changes in Metso’s executive team

It was announced last week that two new appointments have been made to Metso’s Executive team. The first is that Perttu Louhiluoto has been appointed President, Services and the second is that John Quinlivan has been appointed President, Flow Control.

New gate valve for midstream pipeline market

Louisiana Valve Source (LVS), a company specializing valve repair and remanufactured process equipment, announced the release of its engineered gate valve for the midstream pipeline market. LVS designed the Sup-R-Seal Model ES Gate Valve per the specification for pipeline valves, API 6D.

The R9 Isolation Liquid Valve

Parker Hannifin Corporation has released its R9 Diaphragm Rocker Isolation Liquid Valve, a family of 9 mm valves that improves performance of Clinical Diagnostic, Analytical Chemistry and Agent Detection systems requiring precision fluid control.

Bonomi’s stainless in-line check valves

Bonomi North America has launched its Series S800 stainless steel check valves that feature a spring-loaded soft seat with low cracking pressure for high flow capacity, minimal head loss and dependable protection against reverse flow.

Flowserve’s Gestra BK37-5 Steam Trap

Flowserve Corporation has released its new Flowserve Gestra BK37-5 thermostatic bimetallic steam trap, which offers end-users lower total cost of ownership and energy-saving benefits when compared to thermodynamic (TD) and inverted bucket steam trap technologies.

Pentair expands Vanessa product line

Pentair Valves & Controls expanded its leading Vanessa Triple Offset Valves (TOVs) product line with the launch of the Series 30-RS. The new manual triple offset valve is uniquely designed to address the need for zero leakage isolation in non-critical applications in the oil and gas and process industries.

Victaulic’s AGS stainless steel fittings

A new line of stainless steel Advanced Groove System (AGS) fittings has been released by Victaulic. This new line allows customers to create complete large-diameter grooved mechanical piping systems in stainless steel.

Matthew Trerotola new Colfax CEO

Colfax Corporation has announced that Matthew L. Trerotola, formerly an Executive Vice President at DuPont, has been named Chief Executive Officer and a director of Colfax. This appointment will become effective on July 24, 2015.

Major SIPOS actuator order for water authority

The advanced capabilities of SIPOS Aktorik’s electric actuators have enabled the company to secure a major order from San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) in California. The HiMod product has been selected by the utility to assist with control of water flow to remote valves that support City agencies including San Diego, Escondido, La Jolla and Oceanside.

Uponor launches Propex® brass ball valves

Uponor North America (Uponor) is now offering a new, more cost-effective ball valve option for radiant heating/cooling and hydronic piping applications. These code-listed, commercial-grade, PEX-to-PEX, full-port ball valves are available in ½" to 2" sizes and are appropriate for non-potable PEX piping applications.