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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.

Parker Hannifin one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, has unveiled its new explosion- and flame-proof 316L coil enclosures that can be used for 2-way and 3-way valves in the oil and gas industry.

The severe service valve company, Conval, has published its new 40-page full-line catalogue in several versions including hard copy, PDF and online. The catalogue is full-colour and contains photos, diagrams, features, benefits and specifications on thousands of Conval products including Clampseal globe valves, throttling valves, gate valves, bellows seal valves and special application valves; Camseal zero-leakage ball valves; actuated valves, accessories, tool kits; and a description of typical applications.

Emerson Process Management introduces the Fisher® 8590 high-performance butterfly valve that brings a selection of disk seals, actuator designs and material combinations to meeting plant-wide throttling and on-off requirements.

Emerson Process Management India, which is a part of American multi-national company Emerson, has announced the acquisition of the Indian manufacturer of gear operators and gearboxes, Ameya Transmissions, for an unspecified amount.