Metcar’s bearings suitable with high temp. valves
Metallized Carbon Corporation (Metcar) has designed a range of bearings designed for louver dampers in boiler applications for instance, in coal- or refuse-fired power plants.
The Metcar bearings are suitable for boiler damper blade shaft bearing applications because of their ability to cope with extremely high temperatures.
Rotork’s new CQ compact actuators
Rotork has launched its new CQ pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators that are engineered to deliver a self-contained solution for applications demanding functional integrity and safety where space is limited.
Marathon & MRC extend MRO contract
MRC Global has reported that McJunkin Red Man Corporation, MRC Global’s US operating company, has executed a five-year extension to the existing supply agreement with Marathon Oil Company. The agreement, which has been in place since 2009, includes the supply of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) materials such as valves, line pipe, OCTG and MRO/project services in the Eagle Ford and Bakken Shales, the Rocky Mountain region and the Gulf of Mexico.
Valve causes nuclear reactor’s hot shutdown
The southeastern Pennsylvania nuclear reactor, which unexpectedly shut down on February 23, 2015 was returned to full power on February 27, 2015, stated owner Exelon Corp.
Repairs were made to a valve that closed automatically on one of the Limerick Generating Station Unit 1 reactor's main steam lines, according to a news release from the company.
Cryocomp names new valve managing director
Cryofab Inc., manufacturer of cryogenic dewars and vessels, and owner of Cryocomp Valves, has named Michael Capers as Managing Director for the new cryogenic valves business unit.
Mr. Capers, formerly employed by Scientific Instruments (SI) Inc.