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Engineers considering developing CC-Link Open Network enabled versions of their own products can now use starter kits developed by the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), designed to make the process simple. Open networks allow field devices made by many different manufacturers to communicate freely within an automation network.

Submersible chopper pumps from Landia are successfully handling a tough, heavy ragging process at a sewage treatment works (STW) that takes in wastewater from numerous sites in the North West. The STW sees LandiaÂ’s 2.25kW units utilised to pump wastewater that is particularly laden with coarse, solid particles

Reduced running costs and easier servicing are claimed for a new, high pressure water jet cutting system to be launched in Europe by KMT at MACH 2012. Manufactured in the USA, the Streamline PRO2 received its world premiere at the IMTS show in Chicago last September. Replacing the PRO1 and identically priced, the new model has the same industry-leading specification based on a hydraulic intensifier pump rated at either 45 or 93 kW.

In standard valves, when it is given a command to open to a certain point, there is no feedback to verify that the valve has opened to that position. With a valve positioner, the command is given and the valve positioner reads the opening, verifying the position and readjusting until it gets it to the [...]

Customers wanting the best in Needle Valves need look no further than Swagelok to meet all their needs. Swagelok Needle Valves are used in flow metering applications, where a constant, calibrated flow must be maintained. A Needle Valve has a long tapered point at the end of the valve stem that is lowered through the [...]

Over the decades, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) valves have penetrated both commercial and domestic domains. PVC valves made with suitable additives provide the desired physical and chemical compatibility. Although they have limited use in high temperature applications, advances in PVC technology have enabled manufacturing of the valves with reasonable tolerance to medium range temperatures. In a [...]

LISLE, Ill. — Navistar International revealed during its analyst day that it has halted deliveries of all new trucks due to a faulty valve in Bendix braking systems

Dedicated to taking an active role in reducing its carbon emissions as well as saving costs, MTW Linen Services, a subsidiary of Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS, has reduced its CO2 emissions by 12.5% following the installation of Thermal Energy International’s GEM venturi orifice steam traps.

With 260 billion barrels of oil, Saudi Arabia has more than double the proven reserves of Iran, its nearest competitor within OPEC. In an interview in Dhahran, in the Kingdom’s Eastern Provence, the veteran energy minister Ali Al Naimi said the country is ready step back in as the swing oil producer if sanctions undermine Iran’s exports of 2.2 million barrels a day.

Suited for any type of industrial application, Series BYS Brass Y-Strainer comes in sizes from ¼-2 in. and features brass body that promotes reliability and service life. Stainless steel strainer protects equipment from damage from rust and dirt without negatively affecting flow rates, and operational temperature ranges from -10 to 250°F