Tag: valves

The first staging of Valve World Expo Americas, held recently in The Woodlands, Texas, just outside of Houston, was a great success, earning raves from exhibitors and visitors alike.

It is on the first day of summer, in The Woodlands, Texas, where history is being made.  The first day of the first Valve World Conference in the Americas starts off with a Power Breakfast and introductory speeches.  

McJunkin Red Man Corporation (MRC) has signed an agreement to acquire Stainless Pipe and Fittings Australia Pty Ltd (SPF). This brings MRC one step closer to realizing the company’s strategic vision to be the world’s leading pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) distribution company for the energy and industrial markets.

Canada-based Velan Inc has acquired 70% ownership of ABV Energy S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of engineered valves, actuators and control systems supplied to energy markets.

Collins Pipe & Supply of East Windsor, CT has doubled in size and now offers much more than just pipe, valves, and fittings.

The McIlvaine Co has recently published a report that indicates the demand for industrial valves will expand from its present level of just under USD 50 billion/yr to over USD 100 billion/yr by 2030.

A variety of stepper drivers from Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc., (Haydon Kerk) are now available for 24 hour shipment.  There’s a stepper driver offered for immediate shipment that will work with virtually any size linear actuator offered by Haydon Kerk.

Zwick Armaturen GmBH is pleased to announce the formation of Zwick Valves N. A. LLC.  The company has purchased a 35,000 square foot facility located in Deer Park, Texas, complete with a 10 ton overhead crane, and two 1 ton jib cranes to aid in mounting gear operators and actuators. With an inventory of $6 million in Zwick valves in sizes from 2" to 30", ranging from 150 to 500 pounds, the new facility has the quantity of stainless, NACE trim and butt-weld valves needed to reliably deliver product throughout the Americas.  

Contractors and engineers can reduce pipe installation time by up to half with the Style 177 Quickvic coupling from Victaulic.

The McIlvaine Company has issued a new report which says that the market for sewage transport will expand by 27,000million gpd from 2010 to 2015.