A new vision for valve maintenance February 2008 The new generation of valve sensor packages from Tyco are designed to capture and interpret the data that can be obtained from a valve when it opens and closes. The system is designed to reduce unnecessary ...
OMSA's largest control valve February 2008 Local company, OMSA Valves & Instrumentation, has just delivered two record-breaking butterfly control valves to the resurgent copper industry in Zambia. Providing valves in exotic materials is not unusual ...
Cage design control valves February 2008, Spirax Sarco South Africa The Spirax Sarco C series has a cage-guided plug that provides process control over high differential pressure ranges. Designed for erosive, cavitating and noisy applications, the modular concept allows ...
General purpose control valve February 2008, Spirax Sarco South Africa The Spirax-Mitech M-Series Globe Control valves can be engineered to solve both complex and basic requirements. Their robust construction makes them long-lasting and easy to maintain, while their modular ...
Metso valves chosen for waste heat desalination plant February 2008, Valmet Flow Control South Africa Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, through its thermal desalination specialist SIDEM (Veolia WSTSidem), has been chosen to design and build one of the world's largest desalination plants in Saudi ...
Fluid control valves February 2008, Spirax Sarco South Africa The Spirax Sarco range of 3-port QL valves with electric actuators provides a variety of choice for energy and flow control of water, oils and other fluids used in industrial and manufacturing processes.
The ...
SIL3 compliant valve positioner February 2008 The SVI II ESD from Masoneilan-Dresser, an extension of the company's SVI II AP valve positioner, marks the company's entrance into the safety system market. The device is designed in accordance with ...
Pneumatic rotary actuator February 2008, Spirax Sarco South Africa The unit is available with either a double crank or scotch yoke mechanism. The double crank is for modulating control and has the advantages of high run torques, negligible backlash and low friction; ...
Tough transfer pumps from Ernest Lowe February 2008 Kracht, the manufacturer of transfer pumps, hydraulic motors, high-pressure gear pumps, valves, pump units, gear type flowmeter and electronics, has introduced a new gear pump to its range. The BT Niro ...
Metso launches CINTAC outside North America January 2008, Valmet Flow Control South Africa Metso Automation's new CINTAC Advanced Automation System simplifies and reduces the cost of automating rotary on-off valves. The new CINTAC system merges Jamesbury actuator expertise with StoneL communication ...
TopWorx chosen for chemical plant upgrade December 2007, Switches International Problem
A durable valve control system capable of operating in the harsh environment of a polymer production facility was needed. Typically the system would be required to endure noise and vibration, ...
Programmed for the future December 2007, Bürkert South Africa Bürkert process valve technology is versatile and covers a wide scope of application. Wherever valves using process controllers are required in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, water treatment or process ...
On/off valves for polycarbonate production November 2007, Valmet Flow Control South Africa As part of the building of a new polycarbonate production plant planned for the summer of 2007 – the first in the Russian Federation – Kazanorgsintez chose Metso Automation to be its valve supplier. Toyo ...
Integrated valve controller: combining bus, pilot valve and position sensors November 2007, Switches International As a worldwide leader in the manufacture of grouts and adhesives for the building industry, Mapei (USA) placed a high importance on finding the right valve controllers for its plant expansion. The company ...
Digital valve control has many benefits November 2007, Automation Control Solutions The Fisher Fieldvue DVC6000 series digital valve controller is a communicating, microprocessor-based current-to-pneumatic instrument. Describing the DVC6000 as a 'positioner' (an industry accepted term) ...
FDT/DTM technology for valve positioners November 2007, Valve & Automation Besides the possibility to integrate field devices via DDL into engineering and control systems the FDT/DTM technology makes a manufacturer independent interface available. It facilitates the use of non-cyclical ...
Valves for safety October 2007, Spirax Sarco SA The Spirax Sarco SV615 spring loaded full lift safety valve range has been designed to protect against excess pressure across a broad spectrum of industrial processes.
Suitable for use with steam, ...
Elands Platinum water circuits October 2007 Gauteng-based engineering firm Thuthuka Group has been awarded the contract for the on-site water reticulation for the new Elands Platinum mine near Brits in the North West Province. Both process and ...
On/off valves for polycarbonate production September 2007, Valmet Flow Control South Africa As part of the building of a new polycarbonate production plant planned for the summer of 2007 – the first in the Russian Federation – Kazanorgsintez chose Metso Automation to be its valve supplier. Toyo ...
Firesafe ball valve range September 2007, Spirax Sarco South Africa Spirax Sarco has developed a wide range of firesafe ball valves to meet the standards of the hydrocarbon process industries requiring tight shut-off valves for isolation of processes in hazardous areas.
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