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Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2015 is being held this week from Wednesday, July 15th and Thursday July 16th, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. The Expo & Conference will serve as the meeting point for the flow control industry - showcasing the growth in interest by exhibitors and attendees who will experience the technologically in-depth conference program, product showcases on the expo floor and incredible networking opportunities.

Valve safety device interlocking specialist, Alcatraz Interlocks, will be celebrating 25 years of designing & manufacturing valve interlocks for the protection of life and property. Alcatraz Interlocks was founded 25 years ago in Belgium under a name that did not reflect its innovation in design and shortly after formed the name Alcatraz Interlocks.

Located in the heart of the Expo floor, the Speakers’ Corner will host several presenters who will discuss a variety of topics affecting the Valve World today! The Speakers’ Corner will allow Expo visitors and exhibitors the opportunity to participate in the interactive.

BluMetric Environmental, an Ottawa-based cleantech company, announced that it has been awarded a new contract, exceeding USD 2.6M in the first year of a possible five-year span, to provide environmental engineering services to Vale Canada, a subsidiary of Vale.

Water, dust, dirt particles and aggressive media often represent considerable challenges for linear actuators in process automation. Many components may not appear to have any immediate impairment of performance, but strengths and weaknesses soon become apparent in long-term operation.

Bimba, an innovator of actuation technology, today announced the acquisition of Intek Products of Warrendale, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999, Intek develops mechanical automation products and solutions for both single-axis and multi-axis coordinated electric motion.

The Lee Company’s new high-pressure 375 Pilot Operated Check valve is the latest addition to Lee’s line of miniature check valves. This valve acts like a normal check valve until pressure is applied to the pilot port, which then allows flow in the direction that would normally be blocked.

After continued research and development in its technical ceramics manufacturing capabilities, Morgan Advanced Materials now has the capability to manufacture balls up to 250 dia. in diameter for severe service valves from its acclaimed Nilcra® Zirconia-based material.

ARCA Flow Controls LLC will be exhibiting at the Valve World Americas Expo from Wednesday, July 15 to Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas at booth 115. ARCA Regler Germany opened its subsidiary, ARCA Flow Controls LLC, in Houston, Texas, USA, which is the Oil & Gas hub in America.

Rotork CMA electric control valve actuators have delivered an efficient and reliable process control solution and eliminated venting and greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with new environmental protection legislation at remotely sited shale gas installations in the USA.