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Explosion-proof valves from HAWE Hydraulik

HAWE Hydraulik, Munich, offers specially certified valves to meet the particular requirements of explosive environments. In addition to their approval according to the European ATEX directives and the international IECEx formula, these valves now also carry a certificate that complies with the American NEC 500, Class 2, Division 1, standard.

New EX3 electronic expansion valve launched

Emerson Climate Technologies Flow Controls, a business unit of Emerson, launched its new EX3 electronic expansion valve. The EX3 is a stepper-motor driven electronic expansion valve that provides precise mass flow control and high energy efficiency for supermarket showcases and cold rooms with multiple parallel evaporators.

New severe service steam control valve from CIRCOR

CIRCOR Energy, a global manufacturer of highly engineered valve and pipeline products, has launched a new severe service steam control valve. The Aeroflow Steam Control Valve (SCV) from Leslie Controls, a CIRCOR Energy brand, is an upgraded Aeroflow product, which is used for severe applications in power plants, chemical & petrochemical processing plants, and other major industries where steam control is essential.

Gas pressure regulator with 3 outlet ports

Marsh Bellofram Corporation, a member of the Bellofram Group of Companies and a supplier of industrial gas pressure regulation instrumentation, introduced its Type T39 Series. The T39 Series is a family of cost-effective standard industrial gas pressure regulators, offering precision monitoring and control within control valve supply, instrumentation column, air set, downstream, low-flow and other general-purpose applications.

ROSS Controls launches 95 Series

ROSS Controls has introduced their newest body-ported directional valve line. The new 95 Series 5/2 and 3/2 product has a versatile, durable seal design that can be inline or manifold mounted, or ordered with a NAMUR mount interface.

Curtiss-Wright expands FT Series product line

Curtiss-Wright Corporation expanded its Exlar FT Series™ universal electric rod style linear actuator product line with the release of the FT45 model.The FT Series roller screw driven actuators offer high thrust, high speed and high robustness in a compact form factor, making them an ideal alternative to hydraulic cylinders.

Contactless flow measurement for critical media

The C38 SonicLine® flowmeter from GEMÜ, which was originally developed for the semiconductor market, is perfectly suited to applications in other sectors of industry, because of its versatile basic functions.

Modular solution for pneumatic actuator control

The Rotork Midland SMART-LOC introduces a high integrity modular concept for pneumatic actuator control assemblies. Constructed in 316L stainless steel, the SMART-LOC system is particularly suitable for the control and sequencing of process valve actuators on oil and gas rigs and pipelines.

New AUMA gearbox range for high torques

The largest gearbox of AUMA’s new GHT multi-turn gearbox range can transmit up to 120,000 Nm to an industrial valve. While AUMA’s SA multi-turn actuators provide a maximum torque of 32,000 Nm, the torque range is virtually quadrupled when combining SA actuators with the new GHT gearboxes.

MODEC wins FPSO contract from Petrobras

MODEC and its Brazilian partner Schahin Group have been awarded a contract for supply, charter and operations of a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel by Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras).