News

Our editors gather news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the valve and actuation industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the design, manufacturing, supply, maintenance and use of industrial valves and actuators. We focus both on engineered products as off the shelf products.
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Coatings for Valves and Actuators

A valve is a device that regulates, or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways.

Greene Tweed Names Industry Veteran Justine Franchina as COO

Greene Tweed, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance sealing solutions and engineered components, proudly announced that Justine Franchina has joined Greene Tweed as Chief Operating Officer.

DNOW Completes Acquisition of Whitco Supply

DNOW Inc. announced it has completed its all-cash acquisition of Whitco Supply, LLC, after the conclusion of the regulatory approval process and other customary closing conditions.

New GEMÜ BB0F Ball Valve Series

The new ball valves in the GEMÜ BB0F series from valve specialists GEMÜ cover a wide range of applications in the chemical industry thanks to their configuration and the available construction and actuator versions.

Cla-Val launches Cla-Tools, a Free Software Suite to Analyze and Plan Valve Assets in...

The Cla-Val Company has launched Cla-Tools, a complimentary software suite that allows users to analyze their current or future planned valve systems.

Core & Main Signs Agreement to Acquire Geothermal Supply Company, Inc.

Core & Main Inc., a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC).

Neles™ 6D Ball Valves – Developed to Deliver Performance

The journey of the Neles 6D ball valve to meet latest 25th edition of API 6D took a little more than two years from drawing to reality.

Ball Valves for High-Pressure Hydrogen Applications

Refineries (hydro treatment processes, cracking, etc.) and the chemical industry (ammonia and methanol production, food chemistry, synthesis, etc.) account for the largest share of this usage.

Forecasting the Valve Market is Made Difficult by Politics

The McIlvaine Company has been making predictions about the valve markets for decades.

Curtiss-Wright Completes Acquisition of WSC, Inc.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of WSC, Inc. for approximately $34 million in cash.