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Mayor order for Fisher Valves
Emerson has been awarded an order for the installation of technologically-advanced Fisher control valves at the Saudi Kayan petrochemical complex in Al Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. For the project, Emerson will supply 780 Fisher digital control valves including the largest 42-inch Fisher antisurge valve ever to be built. Scheduled for operation in 2010, and with an annual production capacity exceeding 6 million metric tons of (petro) chemical products, the Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company, an affiliate of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), is one of the major suppliers in the petrochemical industry.The use of high performance valves in critical applications is of significant importance to the profitability of a plant. Fisher digital valves will enable predictive monitoring of the processes and digital valve performance, supporting proactive maintenance that addresses problems before they become issues that affect plant performance.The dynamic performance of the 5-meter, 11,000-kilogram large valve with Fisher optimized technology will help ensure a smooth start-up for the plant in 2010.

Valves for pumps

Valve Manufacturer Dorot installed recently a number of 24" (600 mm) pump Control valves in Monterrey, Mexico, which is Mexico's largest industrial city.The new valves were needed to prevent water hammer during pump startup, shutoff, and to prevent returning flow (non-slam check feature) in case of power failure.The pumping system

requirements, which Dorot had to face were replacing old, bulky piston actuated pump control valves at the site, thus reducing the operational costs and improving the performance of the system. In addition to this protection against water hammer during start-up and shutoff procedures had to be provided, prevention of plug slamming while performing fast emergency closure in case of power failure, and achieving fast and slam free closure, in a low pressure-loss control valve. In order to solve Monterreys challenges, Dorot installed 24" ( 600 mm), hydraulically operated, booster pump control valves, on 4 of the supply pumps to the municipal reservoirs in 2 different pump stations.

(Bechtel), which holds the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the onshore portion of the project. Dresser Masoneilan will provide general service control valves, including 21000 Series and 41005 Series reciprocating globe valves and 35002 Series Camflex II rotary globe valves, for use in a variety of applications throughout the plant.The first valves are expected to be delivered starting the summer of 2009. Located near Soyo, a coastal community north of Luanda in Angolas Zaire Province, the single LNG train will produce LNG; LPGs, such as propane and butane; condensate, and domestic pipeline gas. It will have an annual production capacity of 6.8 billion cum. Construction began earlier this year, and production is expected to begin in early 2012.

Valves for Angola

Dresser Masoneilans control valves have been selected for the Angola LNG Project. The contract was awarded by Bechtels Oil, Gas & Chemicals global business unit

New facility in the USA

Tyco Flow Control, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd has purchased an 118,000sq/ft facility in Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA.The purchase is part of a more than USD 20 million investment plan to
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relocate its existing operations in Wrentham, Massachusetts, to a new, modern facility in support of its Valves & Controls nuclear power generation business strategy.The new Mansfield site, scheduled to be producing in fourth quarter of 2009, will provide a full range of critical flow control safety related services and products, including main steam safety valves, pressurized safety valves, vacuum breakers and instrumentation valves and manifolds, butterfly valves and control valves.The operation will include engineering, design, quality, inspection, machining, assembly and testing. Dedicated engineering and technical staff will continue to provide a full range of design control and in-house and onsite technical support and services for both new and existing American Society of Mechanical Engineers valve applications for commercial nuclear power generation plants as well as MIL-SPEC relief valves, check valves and strainers used in a wide range of ship system applications for the U.S. Navy.Tyco will employ approximately 80 full-time employees at its relocated facility and anticipates creating additional positions in future years, including both engineering professionals and manufacturing positions.
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New control valve series

Due to customer requests, Red Dragon has added the SX70 series Chemical Control Solenoid Valve.The Plastic body is ideal for controlling chemicals, where a brass body would normally be damaged due to corrosion. An added feature are the 6mm hose tails, which are part of the main body, preventing leaks and the extra cost of fittings.VITON seals close over the internal 2.2mm orifice. Pressure range is 0-5 Bar for AC or DC power supplies. Standard voltages are 24VDC, 24VAC and 230VAC. In detail the SX 70 consists of a plastic body with integral 6mm hose tail ends, VITON seals, Gauze filter on valve inlet, unsed body mounting with 2x self tapping screws, and lightweight and cost effective design.

Joint venture in Saudi Arabia

Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has signed a joint venture agreement with S&A Abahsain Co. Ltd., a diverse Saudi Arabian business entity, spanning industry, trading, construction, real estate and services. Building on existing joint ventures with the Flowserve Pump and Seal divisions, Abahsain and Flowserve have expanded their relationship to include the manufacturing of control valves, ball valves, plug valves, butterfly valves, and electric and pneumatic actuators for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power and water industries. The joint venture, called Flowserve/Abahsain Flow Control Company Ltd., will begin initial manufacturing from a temporary facility in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. A new facility capable of manufacturing the full line of valve products is planned to be constructed in Dammam in 2009, and is expected to be operational by January 2010.
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