Tag: flow control

As the world population is rapidly growing the water industry is focusing on ways to save water, reduce maintenance on the growing amount of equipment and lessen pipe breakages that are synonymous with aging infrastructure.

Rising stem ball valves (RSBV) were created to address the needs for tight sealing and the resistance to abrasive particles over a wide temperature range.

There’s still time to register for the Valve World Americas Conference & Expo 2017, taking place in the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas on June 20th and 21st! The conference will cover the latest technologies, components and systems in the field of industrial flow control.

Trimble Unity has announced the release of its AFC Mapper App, a free, standalone Web and mobile app that can run on the latest version of the Trimble® Unity software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for managing critical water utility assets and field operations.

According to a report published by the McIlvaine Company, N049 Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, billions of dollars of flow control and treatment equipment will be purchased by the oil, gas and refining industries in the next 12 months.

Festo, a global manufacturer of process control and factory automation solutions, with branches in North and South America, has recently launched the new VPCF flow control valve, designed to deliver short response times, good repetition accuracy, all in a compact design.

AutomationDirect’s NITRA line of pneumatic products now offers G-thread flow control valves and push-to-connect fittings. G-threaded components are made with strong thermoplastic (PBT) or nickel-plated brass bodies and stainless steel tube gripping claws and have a pre-applied O-ring to seal.

M&M International (M&M), a manufacturer of solenoid valves, has been acquired by Rotork Instruments, a manufacturer of products for flow control, pressure control, flow measurement and pressure measurement.

BrassCraft Manufacturing has launched an updated Excess Flow Valve (EFV) that conforms to the new industry standard (ANSI Z21.93/CSA 6.30).

It was announced last week that two new appointments have been made to Metso’s Executive team. The first is that Perttu Louhiluoto has been appointed President, Services and the second is that John Quinlivan has been appointed President, Flow Control.