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Control valve market worth $10.82 billion by 2020

According to Markets and Markets new research report "Control Valve Market by Motion (Rotary, Linear), by Component (Valve Body, Actuator, and Others), by Application (Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Energy & Power, Water Management, Pharmaceuticals, Food & Beverages, and Others), & by Geography - Global Forecast to 2020," the control valve market is expected to reach $10.

The Schroeder High Pressure Valve SHP

Schroeder Valves, the German-based company with sales offices all over the world including the United States, presented its latest innovation at ACHEMA: The Schroeder High Pressure Valve SHP. This automatic recirculation valve was developed for high and extremely high pressures and also works reliably under highly fluctuating load conditions.

Richter expands valve offering

Richter has extended the RSS, KN and PA valve series with higher flow rates. The range extension has been developed with the Richter-typical maximum product safety and reliability in mind. The proven KN ball valve family has been enriched with the nominal size 200 mm (8") in full bore according to ISO and ANSI with kv100 value 6,000 m³/h and Tmax 200 °C.

New RCVcalc valve sizing software

Badger Meter is thrilled to introduce its new sizing software for Research Control® Valves (RCV). This software will adapt to the unique process requirements of a plant and guides specifiers through selecting the right control valve for any project.

Check valve with stainless trim materials

Exton, PA—DFT Inc., an industry leader in the manufacture of valves, has released its new BNC™ Check Valve, a nozzle-style, axial-flow check valve specifically designed to excel in high-pressure applications.

Freescale launches precision valve controller SoCs

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced two highly integrated valve controller system-on-chips (SoCs) with high-precision current measurement, SPI connectivity and sophisticated functional safety management features for hydraulic and pneumatic systems control.

Valve World Americas Plenaries: July 15

Each of the two Valve World Americas conference days will begin with a series of three exciting plenary lectures that will run in total for a full hour from 8:30am to 9:30am. On the first morning, Wednesday July 15th, at 8:30am the Valve World Americas Chairman Mr.

Romar Supply offers Gruvlok® valves

Pipe, valves and fittings expert, Romar Supply, now provides rugged and durable grooved valves, fittings, and couplings in addition to other products by Gruvlok®. Anvil International’s line of couplings and fittings allow for either rigid or flexible pipe connections.

High pressure choke valve case study

IMI Critical Engineering has delivered a bespoke solution, which has been proven to be able to withstand the unique demands of deep-sea oil and gas extraction over extended periods. There is an estimated extraction of 125 000 bpd of oil and 70 million ft3/d gas at the Tahiti facility in the Gulf of Mexico, where valuable energy resources are in abundance at extreme depths.

Farley nuclear station undergoes valve repair

Late last month, the workers at Farley nuclear power plant located near Dothan in southeast Alabama, took Unit 1 offline for a scheduled refuelling and maintenance outage. Workers with Southern Nuclear were performing upgrades to the plant systems and components in addition to refuelling the reactor and performing regular maintenance and testing.