Tag: innovation

Krohne and Samson have started a new joint venture company, FOCUS-ON, dedicated to the development, marketing and production of autonomous actuators for the process industry 4.0.Krohne and Samson are equal partners in FOCUS-ON, which is registered in Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Ferguson Enterprises (Ferguson), the largest US distributor of plumbing supplies and PVF, announced the launch of Ferguson Ventures, the company’s Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and strategic partnering arm focused on innovation and disruption.

The Chemours Company, the global chemistry company, has broken ground on its new state-of-the-art research and innovation facility, which is located on the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.

Nordson EFD, a Nordson company, one of the world’s leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer based in Ohio, USA, recently won the EM Asia Innovation Award for its 781Mini™ spray valve at a ceremony during Nepcon China 2017.

Missouri-based Easytork Automation, a manufacturer of patented high-performance quarter-turn rotary pneumatic vane actuators and associated valve automation products, has been named recipient of the Frost & Sullivan North American New Product Innovation Award in the pneumatic actuators market for the valves industry.

Flexitallic, a global leader in static sealing solutions which is headquartered in Houston, Texas, has unveiled its latest technology innovation, Corriculite, designed for use in corrosion sensitive applications, including those prevalent in the offshore industry.

The International Society of Automation (ISA), which is based in North Carolina, has awarded a Pune-based innovator the Excellence in Technician Innovation.

Belimo Americas was the recent recipient of the Atlantic Canada Mechanical Exhibitors (ACME) Innovation Award for its Belimo Energy Valve.

Zahroof Valves, Inc. (ZVI) has been named a finalist in the 2016 Edison Awards, in the category of "Energy and Sustainability," due to its StrightFlo (ST) compressor valve technology. The ZVI SF valve is a patent-pending reciprocating compressor valve technology that results in step improvements in valve performance indicators through its unique design.

Rotork, a manufacturer of electric, pneumatic and hydraulic valves, with branches in North and South America, has come tenth place overall in Britain’s Most Admired Companies (BMAC) 2015. The annual awards ceremony took place in early December at Claridges Hotel in London, and included guests from many of the top names in business.