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Valve World Americas 2011 – A real success

The Valve World Conference and Expo Americas 2011 which took place two weeks ago was a real success for both conference attendees and exhibitors.

Baumann™ 85000 sanitary pinch valve

Emerson Process Management has released its Baumann™ 85000 sanitary pinch valve for low flow rate, low pressure control of sterile liquids within both the biotechnical and pharmaceutical industries.

Eagle Ford Shale production JV

Eagle Ford Gathering LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. and Copano Energy L.L.C. has announced a long-term agreement with Williams Partners L.P. to process Eagle Ford

iB Series actuator

Koganei and Humphrey has released its iB Series, which includes the iB Move and the iB Flow. The iB Move is a Linear Stepper Motor Actuator which boasts high speed operation. The iB Flow is a digital flow controller

Hamilton joins NIBCO

NIBCO Inc. has announced that it has appointed Mark Hamilton as vice president, sales and marketing reporting to Steve Malm, president and chief operating officer. Mr Hamilton has more than 23 years experience

CO2 storage project

Shell has signed agreements with the Governments of Alberta and Canada to secure USD 865 million in funding for its Quest Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project in Canada. The Quest Project will capture and

Max-flow annihilator(TM) grinder system brochure

Moyno Inc. has released a new brochure that describes the new Moyno® Max-Flow Annihilator(TM) Grinder System. The brochure provides detailed descriptions, key performance benefits, technical information and full

Engis FPM-3X Bore finishing machine

Engis has released a new three axis single-pass bore finishing system, the FPM-3X, which can finish stacked valve body bores to a cylindricity of 2 microns and a diameter of +/- 1 micron, especially those with multiple bores

Valve World Conference and Expo a huge success

For each of the two days of the event, the expo floor has been busy with exhibitors and visitors while conference has been packed with delegates. 

PE Squeeze-off tools

Reed Manufacturing has released its new PES6 (3in – 6in nom. diameter) and PES8 (3in – 8in) PE Squeeze-Off Tools which compress polyethylene (PE) plastic tube/pipe to stop the flow of water or gas. When used properly,