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Conference speakers announced for Pump Summit 2014

The first-ever Pump Summit, taking place this December 2nd and 3rd in Düsseldorf, Germany, has just released the full list of conference speakers and their planned presentations.

DuPont’s Pradip Khaladkar named MTI Fellow

Pradip Khaladkar, PE at DuPont, received the Materials Technology Institute’s (MTI) Fellow award and designation at MTI's summer AmeriTAC 114 meeting in Denver, Colorado. It is the organization's top honor for distinguished service.

RBI releases smartbox ™ technology for valve testing

River Bend Industries, LLC, (RBI), a custom High-Pressure Testing Enclosure manufacturer, announces the release of their SmartBox™ Technology for use in high-pressure valve testing.RBI manufactures high quality, custom testing enclosures for high-pressure valve testing.

Clippard EGV series electronic poppet valves

Clippard's EGV Series valves are an electronically piloted version of the GV series valves, ideal for large-flow, low-leak applications.

Piedmont will deliver gas to American power plant

It has been announced that Piedmont Natural Gas has entered into an agreement with Duke Energy to deliver natural gas to the electric utility’s W.S.

Aerodyne trickle Valves for better savings

An international EPC provider contacted Aerodyne recently for new rotary valves for a customised smelting process. The company needed roughly 17 rotary valves to handle arsenic dust from a feeder. The temperature of the application ranged from 5°C to 45°C.

Texas LNG approved for export to FTA countries

The US Department of energy (DOE) has approved Texas LNG to export domestically produced LNG to all existing and any future countries that enter into an Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Government of the United States.

Flowrox Scaling Watch for imaging pipe scaling

Flowrox launched its Flowrox Scaling Watch this June 2014 during the Flowrox Sales Conference. Flowrox Scaling Watch is an accurate solution for online, pipe scaling or fouling measurement.

LaunchPoint tests new VVT valve actuator

LaunchPoint Technologies (LaunchPoint) recently completed testing a new version of its variable valve timing (VVT) electromechanical valve actuator (EVA) for internal combustion engines. The new design reduces power consumption by more than 50% compared to the previous design and has, thus far, exceeded 1 million cycles of endurance testing.

Bürkert fulfils DIN EN 61439 standards

The new series of standards for the construction of switch and control systems, DIN EN 61439, will take effect on 1 November 2014, superseding the previous standard DIN EN 60439 with a transition period.