So far, 2008 has been a big year for Spriax Sarco's plant in Blythewood, SC. The company is marking its 100th anniversary, and the Blythewood facility is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Add in the 2007 Top Plant designation from Plant Engineering, and it seemed like a party was in order. That's just what employees and dignitaries enjoyed in Blythewood on May 16.
Source: Plant Engineering
Metso has completed the acquisition of MAPAG Valves GmbH, a manufacturing company of butterfly valves, from the Linde Group of Germany. The ownership of the company was transferred to Metso on June 12, 2008 after receiving the required regulatory approvals.
Source: Metso
Emerson Process Management has received SIL 3 certification of several ranges of its Fisher valves to IEC 61508 standards. This certification enables users to boost plant availability and safety by using the Fisher GX, Vee-ball, easy-e and HP valves in Safety Instrumented Systems in up to SIL 3 loops, per IEC 61508.
Source: Automation.com
Tyco Valves & Controls Distribution has announced the opening of its new branch in Cape Town, South Africa, with a view to providing better support to customers in the Western Cape and growing the installed base of valves and actuators.
Source: SA Instrumentation & Control
At Circor International, the bread and butter is fluid-control systems, and over the past two years the Massachusetts company has provided investors a steady stream of earnings improvement — not to mention a stock price that has doubled.
Circor International was formed in 1999, when Watts Water Technologies, Inc. spun off the part of its valve and controls business focusing on oil and gas to shareholders.
Source: Small Cap Investor
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