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Short delivery times are crucial for safety relief valves, especially for plants in operation. Operators in the U.S. and Canada can now benefit from quick delivery: As a global safety relief valve manufacturer, LESER has expanded its local stock and assembly capabilities in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The 400 employees from three Montreal factories belonging to the industrial valve maker, Velan, are no longer locked out and are now back at work. On Friday June 5, 2015, the Fédération de l’industrie manufacturière, a CSN-affiliated union, announced that its Montreal members voted 62 per cent in favour of a deal proposed by mediator Louise Létourneau.

In an inspection report released by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, federal regulators have announced that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station may be subjected to even stricter oversight because of the glitches that occurred after the reactor shut down during a blizzard this past January.

Witt Gas Controls has launched its state-of-the-art mixing system, the KM100-MEM+, which can mix up to three gasses. This latest device uses electronically actuated valves, a further leap forward in the technology.

It has been announced that Michigan-based ROSS CONTROLS’ 21 and 27 series in-line valves are now Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Certified per the requirements of the IEC 61508 2010 standard. These valves are suitable for use in safety instrumented systems up to SIL 2 and may be used in a redundant structure up to SIL 3.

The second morning of Valve World Americas Conference & Exhibition on July 16th will host a series of three hot-topic workshops that will be held concurrently from 10:30am to noon. The hardest part of attending the conference will be choosing which workshop to go to on the second morning! Each informative workshop will focus on a different topic relevant to the valve industry and will have a moderator as well as a panel made up of the who’s who of manufacturers, end-users and EPCs.

The Series 5400 Control Pinch Valve from Red Valve is ideal for controlling influent to a wastewater treatment plant. The full-port opening allows raw sewage and debris such as twigs, rags and plastic bottles to easily pass without clogging.

Tonka Water recently commissioned a Delivered Treatment System (DTS™) to the community of New Berlin, New York, USA. The DTS is a "connect and commission" complete water treatment plant solution.

Assured Automation announces the addition of the SM Series to their Compact Automated Valve line. This series features "Sure Mount" actuated brass ball valves with compact electric actuators offering a low cost, compact, HVAC valve solution.

Grundfos has pared its submersible SEG grinder pumps with its lift stations to produce a packaged system for collecting and transferring wastewater from buildings, municipal pressurized sewage systems and remote areas.