Foster Wheeler awarded EPC contract by PEMEX
A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by PEMEX REFINACIÓN for an ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) project at the Salina Cruz refinery, Oaxaca, Mexico.
SIPOS’ cost effective reservoir inlet commissions
Widespread adoption of SIPOS Aktorik’s actuators is reported for Emergency Inlet Control Valve (EICV) and Automatic Inlet Control Valve (AICV) commissions for reservoir applications. The latest AICV reservoir installation for the electric actuator manufacturer is at Telarah WPS in Australia, where the actuator is part of a six-stage water supply system upgrade managed by Hunter Water.
New Soldo switchbox has magnetic appeal
Launched at the 2014 Valve World Expo, the Soldo Easy Switch hazardous area limit switchbox for manual valves is designed with minimal moving parts and magnetic switching technology for long-term reliability in the most demanding applications and hostile environments.
Flowserve linear bases for electric actuators
Flowserve Corporation has developed a linear base that can easily attach to a Limitorque MX or QXM actuator for use in the electrical actuator control and choke valve markets. The Linear Base (LB) products are available in two sizes and can sustain valve thrusts up to 109kN.
Wood Group Mustang hires new manager for Pipeline
Wood Group Mustang has appointed Harold Kraft to the newly created position of Manager, Pipeline, Canadian region.Kraft’s mandate is to manage the Calgary-based Pipeline group, a new addition to Wood Group Mustang’s Canadian operations, comprising about 70 professionals with specialised pipeline expertise.