Valves, Actuators & Pump Control


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Safety in high pressure applications
January 2016, Valmet Flow Control South Africa
Metso’s new XH series high pressure ball valves by Neles have been designed to deliver safety and reliability for multiple high pressure applications. Modern safety and emission standards are setting ...

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Sliding gate technology
December 2015, Macsteel Service Centres
Sliding gate control valves provide accurate, fast and economical control of liquid, steam and gaseous media. They have the following advantages:    • Compact design and minimal weight. • Low actuation ...

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Ball sector valve proves itself under abrasive conditions
November 2015, Macsteel Service Centres
Ball sector valves from Schubert & Salzer excel in abrasive slurry applications.

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Hydro-solids pumps for mining applications
November 2015
Becker Mining South Africa’s extensive range of light, medium and heavy duty slurry pumps includes the HS range, available in vertical, horizontal and submersible configurations. These pumps are designed ...

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Bespoke pneumatic rotary actuators
November 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Mitech offers bespoke pneumatic rotary actuators for maximum reliability in moving, regulating and control applications in the industrial plant and power generation sectors. The locally designed and manufactured ...

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Control valves for high pressure applications
November 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Mitech’s locally designed and manufactured globe control valves are capable of handling high pressures, high and low temperatures, a range of corrosive fluids and large pressure drops. The stainless steel ...

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Efficient closing of shutoff valves
October 2015, ABB South Africa
Butterfly valves, ball valves and plug valves are frequently used as shutoff valves since they produce only negligible pressure losses, and thus energy losses, when fully opened. This is an important ...

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Valves switch up to four times ­faster
October 2015, Macsteel Service Centres
Pneumatic volume booster for set-point signal from positioner to actuator.

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Petrol powered water pumps
October 2015
LEO’s petrol powered water pumps are designed to transfer clean water with liquid temperatures between 0 and 40°C. They are particularly suited for use in water supply and drainage applications in factories, ...

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Boiler feedwater control valves
October 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Boiler feedwater control valves must achieve a smooth start-up and maintain the required drum level for safe, reliable and efficient plant operation. The high pressure differential at start-up or low-load ...

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Tough, safe, second to none
October 2015
Lined diaphragm valves and butterfly valves in the pulp and paper industry.

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Stafsjö’s MP – the eighth knife gate valve generation
October 2015, Valve & Automation
In 1928, Stafsjö started to manufacture knife gate valves in close co-operation with nearby pulp and paper mills. Now the company has introduced its eighth knife gate valve generation, the MP, which is ...

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Steam jacketed valve bodies
October 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Mitech’s steam jackets ensure consistent valve heating or cooling of process media to prevent crystallisation or seizing of flowing media. The jacketed valve helps the high temperature steam or oil flow ...

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Controlling valve noise
October 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Control valve noise is generated by high pressure drops across the valve and by the subsequent turbulence downstream. As a result, noise is radiated to the surrounding area by the downstream piping system. ...

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Sliding gate valves optimise airport’s power plant
September 2015, Macsteel Service Centres
Retrofit in power generation reduces gas consumption at Munich airport.

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Metso receives control valve order for petrochemical project
September 2015, Valmet Flow Control South Africa
Turkmenistan’s national oil and gas company, Turkmengas, is implementing a USD 3 billion petrochemical plant project expected to be commissioned in 2018.

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Arca anti-surge valves for Sasol compressors
September 2015, Valve & Automation
Arca rounds off its proven series of Ecotrol control valves at the high end with the introduction of the nominal size DN 700 (28”). This valve has been specially optimised for use as an anti-surge valve ...

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Valve & Automation protects Sasol’s pumps
September 2015, Valve & Automation
Petrochemicals group Sasol is spending R8,4 billion to double its production of hard wax in South Africa. Sasol Wax manufactures markets and supplies wax, petroleum jellies and liquefied paraffin. According ...

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Severe service valves for demanding applications
September 2015, Mitech Control Valves
Severe service control valves are designed for demanding applications where there are high pressure drops, cavitation, high velocities, vibrations, noise and high temperature or sub-zero temperatures. ...

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New energy saving centrifugal pump
September 2015
LEO has introduced the reliable and highly efficient XST series of standard centrifugal pumps with axial suction and radial discharge. Compared with conventional end suction centrifugal pumps, the XST ...

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