Safety Valves
71 safety valve articles found
Hot Spot CD Ballot of ISO 4126-11 Performance Testing of Safety Devices
What is it? ISO/CD 4126-11 Performance testing is a new publication in the ISO 4126 family of standards covering safety devices for protection against excessive pressure and it has now been published for ballot at the committee draft stage. The draft document covers test procedures for type testing of safety valves, pilot operated safety valves, c...
New BVAA Publication: Safety Valves Manual: Available to Buy!
The NEW Safety Valves Manual is a brand-independent technical publication, published by the BVAA and introduces all aspects of Safety Valves. It can take many years to gain the necessary understanding of the processes associated with their effective specification, use and maintenance, and the aim of this manual is to accelerate that process by int...
Seetru Very High-Pressure Safety Relief Valve Now Approved up to 1100 bar!
We are delighted to announce that Seetru has received approval for our Very High-Pressure (VHP) safety valve type 956H5 for pressures up to 1100 bar. This valve has been specially designed with a focus on hydrogen applications, but is also well-suited for use with air and other gases. Notably, it is approved for operating temperatures ranging from ...
Hot Spot Announcement on Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulation changes
What is it? The government has announced that it intends to legislate this spring to: The government proposes an amendment to the PESR to close a loophole that currently does not allow EEA competent body assessment of welders, NDE operators and materials to form part of UKCA conformity assessment between 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024. T...
Hot Spot ISO 4126-10:2023- Sizing of safety valves and bursting discs for gas/liquid two phase flow
What is it? ISO 4126-10:2023 covering sizing of safety valves and bursting discs for gas/liquid two phase flow has now passed the final approval stage and will shortly be published by ISO. This new standard in the ISO 4126 safety devices family covers the process of sizing for two phase flows. The sizing methods specified are, out of necessity, m...
NEW BVAA Safety Valves Manual
The BVAA has just published its NEW Safety Valves Manual, which has been written for the benefit of end-users, and introduces all aspects of Safety Valves in one single, brand independent, publication. Service and maintenance organisations, component suppliers and valve specifiers will find it to be an essential reference manual. What’s in t...
BVAA’s New Functional Safety Guideline
BVAA has recently announced a new Guideline on BS EN 61508 – the Functional Safety standard associated with Safety Integrity Levels (SILs). BVAA has been running a SILs course for some years. However it can be a very complicated subject, as course students will vouchsafe! BVAA therefore recently commissioned our SILs Course lecturer P R Smith t...
Emerson Introduces Digital Valve Controller for Safety Instrumented Systems: Intelligent automatic partial stroke valve testing provides improved safety and reliability.
Emerson’s new FIELDVUE™ DVC6200 SIS digital valve controller responds to safety demands, and features partial stroke and position monitoring capabilities for the final control element in a safety instrumented system (SIS). Intelligent automatic partial stroke valve testing provides improved safety and reliability versus traditional pneumatic and ja...
Metso valves reduce emissions and improve safety at processing plants
Helsinki-2012 was a banner year at the Metso Flow Laboratory, where a corporate initiative to increase the numbers of valves certified to the most stringent environmental emissions standards continues. In 2012, numerous Neles® metal-seated and Jamesbury® soft-seated valve products were certified to meet the requirements of the global ISO15848-1 sta...
Econosto UK show Taylor Safety Relief Valves at Offshore Europe
Well-known US manufacturer Taylor Valves recently appointed Econosto UK as their UK and Europe agent for the full range of Taylor Valve products. The company is renowned for innovative solutions to common problems and their valve products have been used globally in the oil and gas industry for years. Products include various safety relief valve...
ABB underlines safety credentials with new oil and gas accreditation
ABB’s Measurement Products business has achieved ISO 29001 accreditation for its Workington factory, underlining its commitment to meeting the stringent quality requirements of the oil and gas industry. Introduced in 2010, ISO 29001 provides a single quality document for the approval of the quality systems of organisations providing design, dev...
'Safety Valves': The prefix isn’t by accident, but these valves might just prevent one!
For many years BVAA has been ‘banging the drum’ when it comes to the correct selection and application of Safety and Relief Valves. But that is only half the story… To understand these critical function valves properly you do need a good knowledge of the design basics and a thorough understanding of the definitions and terminology, which unfortunat...
Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure
Assessment of CEN Consultant on PED on FprEN ISO 4126-1, - 4, - 5 Mr Ed Haynes, CEN Consultant on PED, has made an assessment on the following draft standards and has made comments with regard to the relationship between them and ISO 4126-7 “Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure -- Part 7: Common data” (which is already publi...
Counterfeiting - The hidden threat to safety
Behind each and every successful product lie thousands of hours and probably millions of pounds in research and development. Not surprising then that there is often a queue of unscrupulous businesses waiting to capitalise by producing cheap copies. Within any valve each component has been carefully designed and selected to work together to achieve ...
BS EN ISO 4126-1:2013 Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 1: Safety valves
Attention is drawn to the implications that hydrostatic pressure testing may be waived for certain types of safety valves. This might result in manufacturers using this standard failing to meet the essential safety requirements in the Pressure Equipment Regulations 1999 (as amended). This matter was raised with the Commission Working Group “Pressur...
Safety first: KKI attains OHSAS18001 and the coveted RoSPA silver award
Health and safety has always been an integral part of Kent Introl’s philosophy, and the company’s robust approach has recently been independently recognised, via the attainment of both OHSAS 18001 and the RoSPA silver award. KKI employees accommodate a number of key hazards in their daily working lives: moving heavy components, slinging and lift...
Orseal Safety - Critical Oxygen Service Valves Specified For Indian Steel Plant Modernisation
Industrial valve specialist Orseal, who provide flow control solutions for all fluids and gases, have built up over the years considerable specialist experience of providing valves for highly demanding applications. These include areas where extremely high temperatures are generated and processes where exceptional corrosion-resistance is requir...
Multi-Purpose Safety Relief Valves, for Liquid, Gas & Steam Applications
The Seetru LGS® Safety Relief Valve range represents state-of-the-art design with dual guided spindle as well as the Seetru Rock-Seal™ seal technology for repeatable high performance sealing. The Seetru LGS® safety relief valve is a high quality valve of modular design and construction incorporating the Seetru proprietary compact design technolo...
Safety-First Approach for New APL7 Switchbox: Actuated Solutions is announcing the launch of the new APL7 switchbox to the UK market
Designed with safety in mind, the product boasts an ATEX approved aluminium body (for use in hazardous environments) and, unusually for this type of product, an integral single coil solenoid valve. The APL7 can offer a cost-effective solution when compared to a standard switchbox with a separate solenoid valve as only one cable & one cable glan...
Commissioning underway for LNG safety system: HIPPS from Severn Glocon Technologies deployed on Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
Engineers from Severn Glocon Technologies have visited Korea to commission a High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) supplied to shipbuilder DSME for a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU). The LNG FSRU vessel, BW Magna, has a capacity of 173,400 cubic metres. The HIPPS has been integrated and installed by Severn Glocon Tec...
Functional safety - SIL workshop hosted by AUMA
Functional safety, a key current topic in the process automation industry, will be addressed on 29 April 2015 at a workshop hosted by AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG at the company’s Muellheim headquarters in Germany As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric actuators, AUMA understands the comprehensive nature of functional safety, whic...
Emerson ASCO: Reliable solenoid valves essential for safety in critical applications
If solenoid valves do not operate correctly when required, the consequences can be catastrophic. Thierry Filley, vice president of engineering, ASCO fluid control products at Emerson, explains the valve design considerations for maximising operational reliability and process safety Solenoid valves operate on the principle that an electrical signal...
Emerson’s New Angle Seat Valves Improve Safety, Reliability and Performance
The expanded ASCOTM Series 290 offers new capabilities and best-in-class flow to optimize processes in more applications Emerson has expanded its range of angle seat valves with the new ASCO™ Series 290D, available now in Europe and globally by late 2022. After 25 years of proven use in the field, Emerson identified key opportunities to opt...
Emerson Introduces Wirelessly-Monitored Storage Tank Safety Valves
New Enardo 850/950 Series with Smart Wireless technology provides immediate information to help prevent safety and emissions problems. Emerson Process Management has introduced the Enardo 850/950 series of wirelessly-monitored pressure vacuum relief valves (PVRVs) that provide safety and emissions control by managing the pressure in storage tan...
NABIC – Offers a Comprehensive Range of Safety & Control Valves
NABIC has long been recognised as the industry standard for commercial and industrial hot water applications. In fact, NABIC valves, available in gunmetal and stainless steel, are also suitable for use with a wide variety of fluids and gases including steam, hot water and air. Typical applications are vented and unvented heating systems, hot wat...
ACTUATED VALVES AND CONFORMITY TO THE ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF THE MACHINERY DIRECTIVE 2006/42/EC
What is it? This European Directive specifies the essential Health and Safety Requirements applicable to machinery. The BVAA Guidelines supported by CEIR takes the view that most actuated valves are excluded from the definition of machinery and therefore the Machinery Directive does not apply. As a result of concerns expressed by VDMA of Germany t...
Enhancing Offshore Safety Through Valve Technology
Jim Breeze, Product Manager, Instrumentation Connections and Process Valves at Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, looks at the importance of pressure monitoring for offshore environments. “In recent years, high profile accidents involving explosions and gas leaks are forcing the oil and gas industr...
ValvTechnologies Europe Celebrates Five-Year Safety Milestone
ValvTechnologies Europe, the leading service provider for control, safety relief, parallel slide gate and manual valves across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, announced today that the company reached five years without a lost-time injury. This achievement for the company, which employs more than 10 valve service mechanics and 12 office staff...
The Seetru Quicktester™ Safety Valve Test Rig: Accurate, reliable and safe checking of set-pressure and leak tightness
This compact, light weight and portable design is very robust and able to meet the demands of a busy maintenance workshop or mobile operation. The Seertu Quicktester™ can be used with plant generated air supplies or with mobile bottled gas. This test bench is supplied with a range of adaptors allowing connection between ¼″ to 1″ BSP as ...
Safety For Your Plants: The safety and reliability of technical processes are of vital importance for companies in the process industries
Bulk materials and powders in sectors such as the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries and others can be very dangerous. One spark – and the dust explodes. It is no surprise, then, that the topic of safety when handling bulk materials is at the top of the list of many companies. Festo has a wide product range and the necessary expertise for...
Emerson Introduces SIL Certified Vortex Flow Meters To Enhance Plant Safety & Reliability: New SIL 2/3 certified Vortex meters for safety instrumented systems reduce process downtime and prevent spurious trips
Facilities with safety instrumented systems can now take advantage of the new SIL 2/3 functional safety certification of Emerson’s Rosemount™ 8800 Vortex flow meters, per IEC 61508, which can help mitigate risk, enhance plant safety, and protect personnel. The non-clog Rosemount 8800 Vortex portfolio offers safety and reliability features such ...
PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUP TO SPECIFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A UK QUALIFICATION SCHEME FOR SERVICE/REPAIR CENTRES OF SAFETY AND RELIEF VALVES MANUFACTURED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ISO 4126
What is it?: The TEG is a group of experts having a background of Safety Valve manufacturing, service and repair. It will meet to initially discuss the issues currently being faced by manufacturers and end users of achieving a regulated system of safety valve service, maintenance testing and repair. If there is support for the idea, and subject ...
WSG Provalve - Proficiency In Safety and Relief Valves: Relieving real world challenges & pressures are all part of WSG Provalve’s day job.
Periodic maintenance and testing of safety relief valves is a necessary aspect of plant safety and should not be seen as a box ticking exercise to ensure compliance with a relevant standard or legislation. The downtime, co-ordination of services and cost implications of a relief valve campaign can be complex and demanding and if the job is not done...
Customised Rotork Actuators Fulfil Critical Offshore Safety Duties
Rotork Fluid Systems customised linear hydraulic spring-return valve actuators meet the critical safetyrelated specifications for an offshore gas field in the Middle East. These actuators operate 220mm (9”) gate valves on skids requiring a High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS) certification manufactured for the Hasbah Offshore Facili...
Trust ARI For Economical Solutions In Control, Isolation, Safety & Steam Trapping: ARI-Armaturen UK Ltd will be exhibiting on stand BV100 in the ‘Valve Zone’ at the Fluid Power & Systems show at the NEC, Birmingham, 10-12 April.
Specialising in equipment for steam, heat transfer and energy management, ARI-Armaturen offers an extensive range of valves, steam traps and engineered systems for numerous applications and industries. Providing various equipment, ARI works with many companies over the UK to help those sites achieve low maintenance, maximum sustainability, opti...
Using Position Transmitters on Automated Valves for Enhanced Plant Operational Efficiency & Safety
Over the past 30 years, globalisation, pressures on costs and the desire for greater efficiencies have led to a significant reduction in manpower and an explosion in the automation of processes Increased automation has allowed plants to operate more efficiently and, importantly, more safely. The increased usage of automation within the Pro...
Chinese pipeline selects Rotork ELB for increased line break safety: The Rotork Electronic Line Break (ELB) is a robust, selfcontained system that combines pipeline pressure monitoring with intelligent valve control
It continuously monitors upstream and downstream pipeline pressure dynamics to provide early detection of pipeline breaks and initiate automatic valve actuator movement to a pre-selected emergency position. In one recent contract Rotork GO (Gas-over-Oil) pipeline actuators have been fitted with ELB units for line break monitoring and protection...
Digital pneumatics: breakthrough in fingerboard control, safety, reliability: The advent of digital pneumatics promises to change how machines and processes are designed and managed throughout the industrial world
It’s a technological disrupter with exciting potential applications in oil and gas exploration and production. For example, Festo has used digital pneumatics to control and monitor latch opening on the fingerboard of an oil exploration platform. The benefits include cost and time savings in installation, a reduced safety risk for employees, lower e...
prEN xxxxx Industrial valves - Functional safety of safety-related valves and actuators - Preliminary Work Item Proposal has been approved by TC69 for development of a new standard
What is it?: This standard will define procedures and methods with which all relevant components of automated industrial valve packages can be evaluated according to the rules of IEC 61508-1, -2 and -4 to -7 in order to integrate them into a safety instrumented system (SIS). It will provide a method to determine all relevant factors, associated ...
Anti-Cavitation Valve Trim Helps Improve Plant Availability and Safety
Emerson’s Fisher™ Cavitrol Hex severe service valve trim reduces or eliminates cavitation to improve rotary valve performance and extend operating life. Emerson’s Fisher Vee-Ball™ Rotary Control Valves are now available with Cavitrol™ Hex Anti-Cavitation Trim to reduce or eliminate vibration caused by cavitation. The Cavitrol Hex trim option pr...
Introducing TrevitestX - the newest model of TEAM’s premiere in-line test system for safety and pressure relief valves
A critical component in maintaining a facility’s productivity, safety and profitability is to ensure that every valve is operating at peak efficiency while meeting relevant safety requirements. With the Trevitest™ system, TEAM has the ability to test relief valves and identify those in need of adjustment or full service while the unit remains o...
BS EN ISO 4126-2:2019 “Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 2: Bursting disc safety devices” - revised standard issued
What is it?: This document specifies the requirements for bursting disc safety devices. It includes the requirements for the design, manufacture, inspection, testing, certification, marking, and packaging. Why is it important?: The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows: — non-applicable references have been removed; —...
BS EN ISO 4126-1:2013 + A2:2019 “Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 1: Safety valves” - amended standard issued
What is it?: This part of ISO 4126 specifies general requirements for safety valves irrespective of the fluid for which they are designed. It is applicable to safety valves having a flow diameter of 4 mm and above which are for use at set pressures of 0,1 bar gauge and above. No limitation is placed on temperature. This is a product standar...
Environmental and Health & Safety accreditation for Valve specialist Orseal
Demonstrating their proactive approach to environmental performance and to staff health and safety, Orseal are now accredited to both ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. Following the company’s rapid transition to the latest version of ISO 9001:2015, these new accreditations complete Orseal’s commitment to the highest standards of Quality, Health & Safety and...
Emerging trends in intelligent safety-valve control: By Juha Yli-Petäys, EHC Business Manager, Metso’s Automation business line
The reliability of safety valves is crucial to process control. Their design has changed little in recent years and partial stroke testing (PST) has been the accepted method of monitoring them. Newer methods linked to the introduction of on-line intelligent safety valve controllers are offering new levels of performance monitoring. Analysis results...
ASL sets new standards for safety with failsafe actuation for larger-sized, quarter-turn electric actuators
The UK’s leading independent provider of valve automation products, Actuated Solutions Ltd (ASL), has announced the availability of a failsafe option for larger sizes of its hugely popular range of HQ electric actuators. Following the successful launch of a battery back-up option for their HQ-005 quarter-turn electric actuator, ASL can now o...
BVAA: Hotspot - NWIP ISO 4126-11 Performance Testing of Safety Devices
What is it? ISO TC 185 have issued the attached new work item proposal relating to a new performance testing standard for safety valves as part of the ISO 4126 family of standards. BSI will vote on behalf of the UK as to whether this work item should be approved. The purpose of this Hot Spot is both to draw attention to the work item and als...
Parker set to unveil three aviation fuel safety innovations at inter airport CONNECT event
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, will preview three aviation fuel safety products at inter airport CONNECT from 20–21 April 2021. To support airport industry recovery post-COVID 19, inter airport Europe is launching its first digital event. The two-day inter airport CONNECT exhibition includes product sh...
BVAA: Hot Spot - Shape the Future of UK Product Safety - Call for Evidence
What is it? Now that the UK has left the European Union the Government is calling for input from manufacturers and trade bodies to understand their views on potential changes in the future regulatory environment. The UK Government is requesting your answers to 25 specific questions covering 5 main areas of concern to help them shape the future reg...
Imtex Controls: Safety Implications of Separate ESD SOV and PST SOV in Valve Systems
In valve systems, ensuring safety is paramount, with reliability and efficiency being key factors. The practice of utilizing separate Emergency Shutdown (ESD) Solenoid Operated Valves (SOV) and Partial Stroke Testing (PST) SOVs can introduce critical safety concerns that could affect the performance of the shutdown valves. Factors to...
Hot Spot - EN Draft Standard on Functional Safety of Safety-related Automated Industrial Valves
What is it?CEN TC 69 has been working on the development of a new EN standard covering functional safety of safety-related automated valves for a number of years as a preliminary work item. This work has now reached the point where it is being proposed as a formal work item which will be decided by a ballot. The current draft standard is attached f...
Emerson’s New Emergency Shutdown Discrete Valve Controller Improves Safety, Uptime in Hazardous Applications: TopWorx DX Partial Stroke Test with HART 7 provides detailed valve assembly data & diagnostics, enabling predictive maintenance & reliable operation.
Emerson has introduced the TopWorx™ DX PSTwith HART® 7. Units provide valuable valve data and diagnostic information, enabling the digital transformation of process applications. The new DX PST integrates seamlessly with existing valves and control systems, giving operators access to critical valve data, trends, and diagnostics that can b...
Rotork provides critical fire safety duties on Turkish subway
Rotork has installed over 150 RC200 pneumatic actuators to perform critical safety functions on a railway line in Turkey. Actuators operating fire dampers on an extension of the Kadıköy Kartal Tavşantepe metro line to the Sabiha Gökçen airport in Tukey has ensured the safety of passengers. The Sabiha Gökçen ai...
The CALDER QUICKSET™ Safety Relief Valve Tester from H&S Tool Holdings: State of the art in pressure relief valve testing!
New SRV/PRV Valve Testing Unit – Launched 7 July 2022 40 years ago, CALDER began manufacturing Valve Testers because founder, John Emmitte, realized that companies were not testing valves properly. Even today, many pressure relief valve testers are homemade or fabricated in a manner that does not provide the valve with enough volume and...
Nuclear safety: LATTY International certified ISO 19443
As a major player in the nuclear sector, LATTY International has been certified according to the ISO 19443 standard by the certifying body AFNOR certification, demonstrating the anchoring of a culture of nuclear safety in the company. Specific to the nuclear sector, this certification recognizes LATTY International's commitment to the French...
Heavy-Duty Valves Undergo Safety, Seat Enhancements: WKM 370D6 trunnion-mounted ball valve sports safety, design, and test upgrades
By Cameron, a Schlumberger company Engineered for heavy-duty, reduced-maintenance performance and manufactured in a variety of body and seal materials, the D Series WKM* valves are commonly selected for many specialized applications such as gas distribution, gas transmission, oilfield production, and industrial applications. The new WKM 370D...
Hot Spot Parallel Enquiry prEN 4126-6:2013 Bursting Disc safety devices: By BVAA’s Technical Consultant, Peter Churm
DRAFT prEN ISO 4126-6:2013 Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure – Part 6: Application, selection and installation of bursting disc safety devices (ISO/DIS 4126- 6:2013). This document is currently submitted to the CEN/ISO Parallel Enquiry (5 month). This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 4126-6:2003)...
Electro-hydraulic actuators deliver improved safety at India’s tank farms
Following an accidental fire at the IOCL Jaipur Terminal, an extensive review of safety measures recommended by the MB Lal Committee has resulted in the introduction of failsafe actuators for critical tank farm applications. These valves, known as ROSOV (Remote Operated Shut-off Valves), now provide tank overfill protection at the majority of s...
Dewrance brings Steam Safety to Solar
Tyco’s specialist Dewrance valves are providing steam control for the new generation of commercial solar power plants in southern Europe and the USA. Solar power technology uses the energy of the sun to produce superheated steam for power turbines. The Dewrance range of extraction check valves have been specifically designed for installation i...
Improve maintenance safety with Spirax Sarco’s new single unit for safe double isolation
Steam and fluid systems can be upgraded quickly and easily to safer and more cost-effective maintenance procedures with the new space-saving Spirax SafeBloc™ Double Block and Bleed (DBB3) Valve. The design of new plant layouts is also simplified. This innovative, patented design incorporates two isolation valves and a bleed port in a compact ass...
Rotork IQPro electric valve actuators with the SIL (Safety Integrity Level) option
If something is to do an important job, it needs to be reliable, and the more important the job, the more reliable it should be.” Reliability has always been the overriding priority for Rotork valve actuator design, and now Rotork IQPro intelligent electric valve actuators are available with a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) option for applications...
NELES - THE VALUE OF SAFETY VALVES
Safety valves are used to protect processes, personnel and the environment against process disruption. Such valves are operated only in trip situations, but when they are required to operate, it is essential that they ensure that the valve is switched to the safety position. However, because these shutdown valves are rarely cycled, there is always ...
Rotork IQPro electric valve actuators with the SIL (Safety Integrity Level) option
"If something is to do an important job, it needs to be reliable, and the more important the job, the more reliable it should be." Reliability has always been the overriding priority for Rotork valve actuator design, and now Rotork IQPro intelligent electric valve actuators are available with a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) option for application...
Sizing safety valves for supercritical steam boilers
How do you size the safety valve for a supercritical steam boiler? Steam boilers are increasingly being designed to operate under supercritical conditions i.e. pressures above 220 bar and temperatures above 374°C. Sizing equations for safety valves on steamboilers are often given in codes and standards for saturated and superheated steam assuming ‘...
Safety Systems Looks to Asia
Following a highly successful 2008, which has continued into 2009, Safety Systems UK Ltd is now looking to develop its growing Asian market. Key agents from Asia were invited to the company’s headquarters in Worsley for their first Asian Agents Conference, commencing on the 15th June and concluding on 17th June. Safety Systems invited agents fr...
Saint-Gobain PAM Awarded for Health & Safety
Iron technology leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK, part of leading international materials company Saint-Gobain, has scooped an award for ‘Partnership Initiative of the Year’ at Safety and Health Practitioner’s Institution of Occupational Safety and Health Awards 2011. Held at the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane, London, the winning entry was for highlighting a...
Rotork’s Sub-Sea Safety Valve Installations: Rotork actuates sub-sea safety valve installations at Egyptian gas field
Rotork Fluid Systems has supplied the specialised hydraulic actuator package for a second sub-sea safety isolation valve (SSIV) installation on the same offshore gas gathering project off the coast of Egypt. The single acting, spring-return rack and pinion actuator, model number GSR-2- 490-110F/CX, will operate a 16 inch ANSI Class 900 ball valv...
Safety Systems UK Wins Major Manufacturing Award
Safety Systems UK Ltd has been named among the country’s top performers in the first ever EEF Future Manufacturing Awards, by winning one of the five North West UK region company awards at a presentation in Manchester’s Imperial War Museum on Thursday 19th November 2009. Safety Systems was awarded the Enterprise Skills Award for the company tha...
PDL: Engineering Analysis of Valves for Safety Critical Applications
The team of advanced engineering analysts at PDL Group have extensive experience and expertise in working closely with engineering teams to validate, understand and optimise their valves and actuators, including safety critical applications. The PDL team perform different seismic analysis including Equivalent Static Analysis (valve response ...
Seetru's Range of Safety Valves for Hydrogen Applications
Seetru Limited offers a comprehensive range of safety valves for hydrogen applications, ensuring maximum safety and efficiency. With over 70 years of expertise in pressure relief technology, our valves are designed specifically to meet the demands of the hydrogen industry. Suitable for hydrogen generation, fuel cells, compressors, pumps, fuelling ...
Parker’s new tyre-actuated globe valve delivers safety to cryogenic transport trailers : With speed, convenience and reduced weight
Pneumatic tyre-actuated globe valve is the latest addition to Parker’s comprehensive Bestobell cryogenic valve range. The Instrumentation Products Division Europe of Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announced the addition of a tyre-actuated pneumatic valve to its Bestobell cryogenic globe val...
