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40 Years of Butterfly Valve Performance

The evolution from an idea to a successful product family that can stand the test of time requires both dedication and persistence. It all starts ...
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Adding Value to the Motor Operated Valve: Part 3

The valve control market faces increasing pressure from commoditisation of its products. Here’s how to avoid a race to the bottom.In the third of ...
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Alco Valves Group: New Production and Technology Centre

It’s all go at the moment for the award winning Brighouse based valve manufacturer Alco Valves Group. Their latest investment into a new stateof- ...
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AUMA Extends Electric Actuator Portfolio for Process Applications

AUMA offers a comprehensive portfolio of compact electric actuators to control and automate valves with nominal diameters from DN 15 up to ...
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Brexit - Risk v Opportunity

Irrespective of political affiliation or personal viewpoint, I think it’s fair to say that few Brits woke up on 24th June 2016 genuinely expecting to ...
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BVAA Conference Success!

On Tuesday 17th May, BVAA members made their now annual pilgrimage to Celtic Manor, South Wales, for the BVAA Spring Conference. Since its ...
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BVAA Future Leaders Programme

For the last year, BVAA has been running a pilot programme entitled ‘Future Leaders’ and – with a second call for participants now open - BVAA want ...
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BVAA Hosts API Meetings: In mid-May, BVAA was delighted to host four days of American Petroleum Institute (API) meetings here at our UK headquarters.

BVAA has always been actively represented on the API ‘6DSS’ and ‘6DSSX’ sub sea valve and actuators TG standards meetings, which one might ordinarily ...
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BVAA New Members: The following companies have joined BVAA since the last issue of Valve User Magazine:

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BVAA’s Mad Hatters: How far can you go wearing a BVAA Hat?

Competition Here’s Steve Sharp, MD of Dairy Pipe Lines Ltd, using his BVAA hat to keep sheltered from the rain! Can you guess where Steve is? The ...
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Charity Hatters

London Marathon Izabela Mayman, pictured in the white dress here, ran this year’s London Marathon to raise funds for the Outward Bound Trust; a ...
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Darco Valves: Agency Agreement Signed with ISIS Fluid Control Ltd

After numerous projects successfully delivered in collaboration with Darco Valves, ISIS Fluid Control Ltd. have entered into an exclusive agency ...
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Emerson Collaborates with Nanyang Technology University to Expand New Manufacturing Capabilities

Emerson Process Management and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have announced that they have entered into a Research Collaboration ...
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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 ...
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Flowserve: New Forged Equiwedge Gate Valve

Flowserve, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, have announced the release of the new and ...
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Help or Hindrance for Compliance with the PED

The new standard EN16668 Industrial valves — Requirements and testing for metallic valves as pressure accessories has been published. By Martin ...
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INDUSTRIAL VALVES - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING FOR METALLIC VALVES AS PRESSURE ACCESSORIES - NEW STANDARD ISSUED - BS EN 16668:2016

What is it? This European standard applies to metallic valves as pressure accessories for industrial applications with a maximum allowable pressure ...
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