Baker Hughes will supply the severe service, control and safety relief valve contracts for the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) modernization project. This expansion project to modernize BAPCO’s refinery will increase production, while in parallel increasing yield and efficiency by utilizing bottom of the barrel residual products from their process using current day technology enhancements.

Product will be supplied from Baker Hughes valve manufacturing sites in Coimbatore, India; Conde, France; and Jacksonville, Florida – with raw components sourced from various suppliers to comply with a “no-China” enforced material specification.

Curtiss-Wright has signed an exclusive agreement with Arizona Public Service Company (APS) to commercialize APS’s equipment anomaly detection (EAD) technology.

APS’s EAD technology uses machine learning to detect anomalies in plant equipment and systems, allowing operators to improve performance and prevent failures. "The value of this technology is that it identifies potential issues in important components so they can be addressed before a problem arises. It cuts costs, increases efficiency and brings value to any operation that depends on sophisticated technology,” said Jack Cadogan, APS Senior Vice President, Site Operations for the Palo Verde Generating Station, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant.

Curtiss-Wright will add the EAD technology to its suite of thermal plant performance and condition monitoring platforms.

Control Global magazine recently came out with its annual list of winners for their Readers’ Choice Awards. Over a thousand respondents weighed in with their choices. Emerson Automation Solutions was the big winner by far, finishing in the top 5 in countless categories. Other VMA members included on the list of winners were Metso, Flowserve and AUMA Actuators.

This week the Valve Repair Council (VRC) welcomes Custom Valve Solutions to its roster. This is the first new VRC member of 2020.

Based out of Vallejo, CA, Custom Valve Solutions provides complete field services at your facility including preventative maintenance, turnaround services, and emergency call-outs.