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Valve World Americas workshop: Casting specifications

On Thursday July 16th, the second morning of the Valve World Americas Conference, there will be three educational workshops held concurrently from 10:30am to noon. The third workshop will focus on casting specifications and quality for different services.

Valve World Americas workshop: Emissions valve testing

On Thursday July 16th, the second morning of the Valve World Americas Conference, there will be three educational workshops held concurrently from 10:30am to noon. The second workshop will focus on valve testing for emissions and will be moderated by Bill Patrick from DOW Chemicals.

Global diaphragm valve industry report

The report from Deep Research Reports focuses on global major leading industry players providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity production, price, cost, production value and contact information.

Velan announces new Chairman of the Board

Velan Inc. has announced that Mr. A.K. Velan is retiring as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors after 65 years of devoted service to the company. He has been appointed to the honorary position of Founder and Chairman Emeritus.

Crane ChemPharma & Energy new valve lines

Crane ChemPharma & Energy is planning to showcase two new valve lines that deliver exceptional fugitive emissions control during this year’s Global Petroleum Show (GPS) to be held June 9 to 11 in Calgary, Alberta.

V1-rated barrier valve from Baker Hughes

Baker Hughes announced the commercial release of its Vault™ barrier valve, which provides an ISO-qualified barrier in the wellbore to help protect the lower completion and minimise costly fluid loss during well construction.

Robot locates valves with computer vision

Chimp is a disaster response robot with a four-limb drive that will be one of 25 robots competing in the DARPA Robotics Challenge final showdown. The three-year competition-inspired by the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident-is motivating the development of robotic technologies for use in hazardous environments.

New Hydra-Cell pumps have stainless valves

Wanner International, which has locations across the United States, has now added Hydra-Cell G25 and G35 pumps to its offerings of models available in 316L stainless steel. In order to meet clean-ability requirements these Hydra-Cell pumps have new manifolds with redesigned galleries that allow access for polishing to a certified surface finish.

AVK extends range of universal tensile couplings

The Supa Maxi™ gate valve combines AVK's renowned Supa Maxi and gate valve designs ensuring a long lasting solution with ease of installation, and is the perfect choice for repairing old pipelines as well as when installing new pipes.

IC-Fluid releases new line card

The privately-held specialty hydraulic sourcing firm, IC-Fluid Power, has announced its newly updated line card for 2015. The IC-Fluid Power line card provides a comprehensive resource for hydraulic products, in-house capabilities and benefits of working with IC-Fluid Power.