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Manufacturing

Erosive Pulp & Paper Systems Require Proper Valve Selection

As new recycled paper plants are being built for the first time in decades, not only do paper companies have opportunities to grow revenue but so do service suppliers such as valve companies.

Design

IMI Critical Engineering Korea Adds Additive Manufacturing Capability

IMI Critical Engineering has enhanced its additive manufacturing capacity with the installation of a new 3D printing machine at its South Korea facility.

MRO

Majority Interest in FloWorks Sold to Wynnchurch

Current owner Clearlake Capital Group will retain a minority stake in the business going forward.

Technical

Do Current Headwinds Affect the Repair or Replace Decision for Valves?

Perspectives from a valve repair company and and OEM on what drives end users to make this determination.

Applications

Alleviating Control Valve Erosion Critical for Uptime

Process steam leakage can affect power plant uptime.

Baker Hughes Awarded Fuel Gas Purge N2 Control Valves contract for Mitsubishi Hydrogen Blend Project

Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development have begun construction on the world’s largest underground hydrogen storage project, a 300 GWh underground storage facility in Delta, Utah.

Quality Valve Acquired by The Stephens Group

Partnership enables continued growth of specialty distribution platform for OEM replacement and repair parts for valves.

VMA Welcomes Portland Valve

Portland Valve is a part of the CIRCOR family, and manufactures a full line of high-performance butterfly valves as well as the controls to accompany them, together creating dependable valving systems for a wide range of Navy applications.

Technical

Riggio Valve is Now an Authorized Level II Modification/Service Shop for Velan

Riggio Valve (riggiovalve.com) has been named by Velan, a world leader in industrial valves, as a Level II modification/service provider for their valves.

Emerson Sells Its Three Millionth Digital Valve Controller

Emerson customers have purchased three million Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controllers over the past three decades.

New Gilmore Check Valve Designed for Well Stimulation Pressure Control

The new Gilmore Agiliti™ Check Valve was designed from the ground up as a flow control solution for well stimulation pressure control systems.

Insights

Department of Energy Releases Bold Agenda to Reduce Industrial Emissions

DOE report identifies pathways for decarbonizing critical components of American industry.

Technical

Conval Announces Availability of New Blowdown Valve

Boiler blowdown and bottom blow-off service are now available

Insights

Don Bowers Receives Distinguished Service Award from ASME

During the ASME Code meetings at the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) campus, held Aug. 8-9, Don Bowers received the ASME Section IX Distinguished Service Award.

Applications

Curtiss-Wright Wins Two Supplier of the Year Awards from the Utilities Service Alliance

Utilities Service Alliance awards Curtiss-Wright with two Supplier of the Year awards in the Materials and Technology categories.

Insights

Trillium Valves USA Appoints Bermingham Controls as Authorized Representative

Bermingham Controls Inc. is now the authorized representative for Trillium Valves USA.

Insights

Clearlake Capital-Backed FloWorks Acquires Flotech

Flotech is a distributor and servicer of industrial valves and automation solutions across the southeast.

Insights

Eastern Controls Acquires Pittsburgh-based Andrews Industrial Controls

Andrews Industrial Controls has been acquired by Eastern Controls, expanding Eastern’s territory throughout Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

Applications

New Valve for Hydrogen Fueling Stations Promotes Maintenance Safety, Minimizes Leaks

Emerson launches its TESCOM Anderson Greenwood Instrumentation H2 Valve Series for hydrogen applications.

PVI Holdings, Inc. Acquired by MiddleGround Capital

Investment company MiddleGround acquires three companies under the PVI umbrella. 

Applications

Proper Care of Knife Gate and Slurry Valves

How to resolve—and avoid—field failures of knife gate and slurry valves

Insights

Total Valve Systems Joins ValvTechnologies Channel Partner Network

ValvTechnologies expands its channel partner network with the induction of Total Valve Systems. The partnership was announced on LinkedIn.

Applications

U.S. Coal-Fired Power Revs Up Maintenance as Demand Surges

U.S. coal production expected to increase 3.9% this year, another 2.1% in 2023

Applications

Valmet Opens New Flow Control Service Center in Chile

Valmet entered into the flow control business in April 2022, when the industrial flow control company Neles was merged into Valmet.

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