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Tyco Flow Control continues expansion

Tyco Valves and Controls, a unit of Tyco Flow Control, has opened a new Project Management Center and expanded operations at its oil and gas headquarters in Houston, Texas. The Houston Project Management Center will work in coordination with two existing centers in the United Kingdom and Singapore, providing customers with a single point of contact from Tyco Valves and Controls for the duration of their projects.

2011 Emerson Users Exchange a success

The 2011 Emerson Global Users Exchange was hosted the week of October 24 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A., with more than 2800 registered attendees at the event. During opening day ceremonies, Steve Sonnenberg, executive vice president of Emerson and president of Emerson Process Management, said that Emerson showed doubled-digit growth in all of its global regions during the last fiscal year, as compared to the year prior.

Maintenance & qualification expertise from Areva

Areva has confirmed that a team of experts will attend the upcoming Nuclear Exchange conference & networking event, which focuses on flow control and corrosion issues in nuclear power generation. Due to be held November 29 & 30,

Carbon-Graphite for severe chemical environments

Metallized Carbon Corp's carbon-graphite ball valve seats are designed to be used in valves which handle hot liquids or hot gases. They are available in more than 150 grades of Metcar’s carbon/graphite material and can be used in temperatures from 350F to 800F even in oxidizing environments.

FMC Technologies awarded wellhead contract

FMC Technologies, Inc. recently signed a three-year contract with Pemex Exploration and Production for the manufacture and supply of surface wellheads to support its drilling and well maintenance programs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tool-less access to valve rotor

ACS Valves has introduced a line of cast iron rotary airlock valves designed to provide general industry primary process optimization benefits normally associated with high-end, specialty-application valve designs.

Mechanical valve interlocks guarantee safety

Many industrial processes require valves to be secured in a locked-open or locked-closed position. Netherlocks’ mechanical valve interlocks eliminate human error to ensure that critical valves are locked in the proper position.

Velan international sales team

Velan has announced that Gino Loggia, International Sales Manager and a Velan team member for over 11 years, has been promoted to Sales Director for South East Asia (SEA), Latin America (LAM), and Middle East and Africa (MEA), plus India and Italy.

Air-operated shut off and needle valves

CPV Manufacturing Inc.’s FloMaster air-operated shut off and needle valves have achieved wide use in gas filling plants, the military and general industry.

Technip awarded umbilical contracts

Technip has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DUCO Inc. has been awarded two contracts, by Shell Offshore Inc., for the Cardamom and West Boreas field developments, located in the Gulf of Mexico.