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HAM-LET’s upgraded severe service needle valve

HAM-LET, a leading global manufacturer of instrumentation valves and fittings for industrial and high purity fluid and gas delivery systems, recently showcased its upgraded H-99 Severe Service Needle Valve series at the ACHEMA conference held earlier this month in Germany.

Wolseley golf tournament raises $51,000 for Special Oly

On June 3, 2015, Wolseley Canada held its 10th annual Wolseley Classic golf tournament in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised $51,000 CAD in support of Special Olympics (SO). Proceeds from the tournament, which was held at Bel Acres Golf and Country Club, will be donated to SO Manitoba and SO Canada.

New national sales manager for Griffco Valve

Griffco Valve Inc. has named Mr. John Conway, as its new national sales manager for all North American Sales. Conway will be responsible for the sales and promotion of Griffco Valve’s chemical-feed accessories across the US and Canada.

ERGIL’s pressure vacuum relief valve

ERGIL StorageTech™ announces an extension in its product portfolio with the launch of Pressure Vacuum Relief Valve with Flame Arrester (End of line, weight loaded integrated and atmospheric deflagration proof).

Setpoint awarded JV valve contract for Cameron

Setpoint Integrated Solutions, an industrial supplier of engineered process control solutions, has announced that it has been selected to supply all control, safety relief and automated isolation valves for Cameron LNG, a large liquefied natural gas terminal located in the state of Louisiana.

ASCO’s 362 & 562 stainless spool valves

ASCO Numatics has introduced the 362 and 562 Series of stainless steel spool valves for control valve automation in the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas markets. "The 362 and 562 Series valves incorporate ASCO's proven solenoid technology for unequaled reliability in mission-critical oil and gas applications," said Robert W.

Voith opens new division headquarters in Houston

Voith Turbo, a specialist for intelligent drive systems and solutions in the oil and gas sector, announced the opening of the company’s new Houston, Texas, headquarters for the Power, Oil & Gas Division for the region Americas.

Fire safe ball valves from Valtorc

Valtorc is now offering fire safe carbon steel ball valves. The Series 160 is a high pressure, high performance ball valve with a working pressure of 2000PSI. The valves are available in sizes 1/2" through 2" and feature a direct mount design for actuation and standard threaded (NPT) connection ends.

Severe service metal-seated ball valves

Emerson Process Management has introduced the Fisher Z500 line of metal-seated ball valves to its severe service portfolio. Fisher Z500 metal-seated valves are engineered to withstand higher temperatures, pressures, and more erosive conditions than a standard on/off ball valve, providing increased reliability and protection of critical assets in demanding applications.

Valve market to grow 5% by 2019

Sandler Research has published a new report called “Global Industrial Valves Market in Oil and Gas Industry 2015 to 2019." The report is 68 pages and provides 33 exhibits to support the market research.