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Management moves at Hydratight

Chris Mitchell is now Western Region business leader to be based at Hydratight’s facility in Houston, taking over from Bob Boychuk, who in turn becomes nuclear portfolio manager.

Leslie now offering Mazda desuperheaters

Circor sub Leslie Controls is broadening its power generation flow control product portfolio. 

BuTech valves successfully complete tests

Haskel International, Inc recently announced successful completion of Performance Verification Testing, per API 6A, 19th ed., for seven models of its BuTech brand of subsea valves.

Metso to modernize power plant automation

Metso will modernize the automation systems at Xcel Energy’s Sherburne County Generating Plant in Becker, Minn.

Ball Valves put on lockdown

Trunion style ball valves can now be protected with High Pressure’s new locking device.  Designed to ensure protection from unauthorized use, the locking device can be used on HiP trunion style ball valves with orifices of .187 and .375 inch in two-way and three-way configurations in both opened and closed positions. HiP’s trunion style design is an ideal ball valve for severe duty applications, with effective shut-off of liquid or gas flow through 20,000 psi at 350F. HiP offers trunion style ball valves with orifices of .187", .375" or .500". The two-way ball valve can be shut off completely with a convenient ¼ turn. The three-way ball valve requires a ½ turn to change port outlets and shut off completely, while an optional diverter style three-way ball valve requires only a ¼ to change port outlets.

California water-reuse expansion

California's West Basin Water District has awarded its largest ever water-reuse contract to Parsons Corp (Parsons) on a design-build basis.

New three-piece lead-free ball valve

NIBCO INC. has recently expanded its line of lead-free valves with the introduction of the three-piece Fig. T/S-595-Y-LF and Fig. T/S-595-Y-66-LF ball valves.

Triple M handles aggressive media

Triple M , exclusive distributor of Swissfluid in Brazil, recently supplied an exotic size 22in, 150# Teflon lined butterfly valve to steel giant Usiminas in Brazil.

New website for Haydon Kerk

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc has launched a new website look and navigation. The new home page has enhanced features such as tabbed navigation and configurable 2D drawings, and 3D CAD model downloads.

USA’s First LEED Platinum Certified Power Plant

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc designed and built a 6.5 MW cogeneration facility for Oregon State University which has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification.