Technical

The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry announces that the seminal SP-6-2021, Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings, has been revised and published by MSS.For over 91 years, Standard Practice (SP)-6 for standard contact face finishes has served as an industry norm and is referenced in many other technical documents.

ProMation Engineering announced that Tom Wayer has joined ProMation Engineering as National Sales Manager. Tom brings extensive knowledge and experience in process engineering and control to ProMation.

At Valve World Americas, we are holding several courses to expand your valve knowledge. Meet your expert course instructors and course details below.Location: George R.

The world’s first high-vacuum insulation film-type liquid hydrogen storage simulation cabin, which uses two liquid hydrogen valves independently developed and manufactured by Neway, marks a key breakthrough in high-density hydrogen storage and transportation technology.

American company Desktop Metal announced it has acquired Aidro a pioneer in the volume production of next-generation hydraulic and fluid power systems through metal additive manufacturing (AM) across a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, agricultural equipment, aerospace, and mobile and industrial machinery, among others.Founded in 1982 and based in northern Italy, Aidro has almost 40 years of experience in the design and production of valves, manifolds, and various hydraulic components and fluid power systems.

Bernard Controls, a global partner in oil and gas, provided safe and efficient solutions for global petrochemical companies for their inspection, renovation, and manufacturing projects.Yanshan Petrochemical Company has over 7000 maintenance projects, involving upgrading and technical improvements.

Sparrows Group, the engineering and maintenance services specialist for the international energy and industrial sectors, today announces global expansion with its move to six new, purpose-built facilities in Abu Dhabi, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia and the USA.

FloWorks, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Clearlake"), announced it has acquired Genesis Systems, a distributor of control valve, regulator, and valve automation products and systems.

Expertune PlantTriage software continually monitors your plant to identify issues whenever they occur. It diagnoses issues, helps find the root cause, prioritizes according to economic and technical factors, and provides a complete set of analysis tools to resolve the problem at its source.

EnerMech has announced that Daniel McCarthy has joined the company as its strategic proposals director to help accelerate its planned growth across the business.Mr McCarthy started his 18-year career in the oil and gas, engineering and construction sector at Kentz, which was later acquired by SNC-Lavalin in 2015.