TECHNICAL

Manufacturing

Tyco’s Flow Business Now Officially Pentair Valves & Controls

As of Sept. 28 Pentair and the flow control business of Tyco International have combined to create Pentair Ltd., an industrial growth company in water and fluid solutions, valves and controls, equipment protection and thermal management products.
#water-wastewater #controls #automation

Technical

Emerson Introduces CSI 2125-IS Machinery Health Analyzer

Emerson Process Management introduces the intrinsically safe CSI 2125-IS Machinery Health Analyzer.

Technical

ValvTechnologies Names Krause as Director of Global Human Resources

(HOUSTON, TX) – Sept. 17, 2012 ValvTechnologies, Inc., manufacturer of zero-leakage, severe service isolation valve solutions, has named Jill Krause as director of global human resources, announced company president Kevin Hunt.
#maintenance-repair

Technical

Flowserve Announces SIL 3 Certification for Limitorque MXa Actuator

Flowserve announces the availability of the Limitorque MXa electric actuator with up to a SIL 3 safety rating.
#actuators #standards

Technical

ARC: Control Valve Shipments Return to Pre-Recession Levels

Control valve shipments returned to pre-recession levels during 2011, however, risks remain.

Technical

Quadrant Introduces Semitron MPR1000

Quadrant recently launched the new Semitron® MPR1000, an engineering material developed for semiconductor applications and more specifically for use in vacuum chamber applications.
#components

Technical

Pneumatic Valve Actuators in Sub-Arctic Climates

Sub-arctic climates experience temperatures from 100° F (38° C) in the summer to –60° F (–51° C) in the winter (Figure 1). While there is nothing spectacular about the high end of the range, the low end impacts the functionality of pneumatic actuators.
#actuators

Technical

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control's EST Group Launches New GripTight Isolation Plug

EST Group, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company, is introducing its new GripTight® Isolation Plug, the latest addition to its pipe plugs and pressure testing tools.
#ball-butterfly-plug #pressure-relief

Technical

Henry Pratt Co. Unveils Series 300 Plunger Valve for Water Systems

The Series 300 Plunger Valve from Henry Pratt Co., a subsidiary of Mueller Water Products, is designed to reduce cavitation and stagnant water creation to help water systems improve operational safety, efficiency and flow control.
#gate-globe-check #water-wastewater

Technical

Conval SaVD Safe Vent and Drains Provide Simple, Dual Sealing System

Conval now offers an easy to retrofit, single-weld, OSHA-compliant safe vent drain for its Clampseal Y-pattern forged globe valves.
#components #gate-globe-check #automation