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IRM Systems, the independent authority on emergency pipeline repairs, has announced that it has opened a new base of operations in Houston, Texas. Improving efficiencies in hydrocarbon recovery has meant the production cost per barrel using older, existing assets has dropped significantly.

Port Tampa Bay’s Petroleum Facilities Improvements Project, a joint venture between Batson-Cook Construction and Balfour Beatty Construction, was presented the Eagle Award by the Associated Builders and Contractors’ Gulf Coast Chapter at its recent annual awards event.

Burrow Industries, located in Temperance, Michigan, has introduced the Positive Flow Control valve. It is a cut-off valve for auger filling of fine products for the food and pharmaceutical industries. The Positive Flow Control valve is made of 303 stainless steel and FDA-approved for food.

Victaulic, manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining and fire-protection systems, announced a joint business venture with Bermad, a leading global producer of hydraulic water and air valve technologies. The new business partnership, called Victaulic Bermad Technologies (VBT), will be based in Houston, Texas, and will be focusing on select markets and applications, including commercial fire protection – expanding the Victaulic valve and device offering in the US and Canadian regions.

SUSTAKON is the first semi-finished product made of the new polyketone (PK) material. This material opens up brand-new options for engineers for manufacturing parts of plants and machines. Due to its chemical structure, the polyketone (PK) SUSTAKON offers a unique combination of mechanical, tribological and chemical characteristics.

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 first workshop will focus on Variables in the Design of a Valve and will be moderated by Carlos Davila from Crane.

Automation Technology Inc. (ATI) has named Mr. Bart Dunaway as the regional sales manager for the company’s sales team. His responsibilities will include developing outside sales and building customer relations.

Process industries often depend on high performance valve actuation in harsh environments. Despite the difficult surroundings, process plants demand the latest technology, such as smart positioners, which allow technicians to use auto-calibration and simple diagnostics to commission and monitor their entire system at the push of a button.

The first day of Valve World Americas Conference & Exhibition on July 15th 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 first 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 leading global manufacturer of custom fabricated butterfly valves and dampers today announced that Ms. Margaret Hatala has been named as the company’s new president. This is part of a seamless transition that will see current owner and President, David Hatala, promoted to the position of Chairman.