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Pumps India Newsletter
- March.2024
Valpres ready to ship its biggest control valve
Valpres, an Italian valve manufacturer, has unveiled the dispatch of its largest control valve to date: a 36″ 600# BW equipped with a diverter plate designed for flow control with exceptional rangeability.
In a recent company statement, Valpres emphasized its ongoing dedication to delivering innovative and trustworthy solutions to its clientele. The announcement highlighted the company’s belief that this latest creation will significantly enhance the efficiency of natural gas transportation systems while also minimizing environmental impact.
The unveiling of this groundbreaking control valve underscores Valpres’ commitment to advancing technology and sustainability in the valve manufacturing industry. It reinforces the company’s reputation for providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of customers while prioritizing environmental responsibility.
Oliver Valves secure £890k order for valves in Alloy 625
Oliver Valves secured a GBP 890,000 order to supply Double Block and Bleed valves in Alloy 625 material with a reduced overall length of 240mm and are to be fitted to Modular Wellsite Packages.
Oliver Twinsafe to supply Double Block and Bleed pipeline valves for use on Monoethylene glycol (MEG) injection pump systems. MEG is a widely used hydrate inhibitor designed to reduce the risk of hydrate formation in pipelines that could cause blockages.
The order includes a batch of 2 1/16” API 6A 5000psi Double Block and Bleed valves in A182 F55 Super Duplex material that have been dynamically tested to meet the requirements of API 6A PSL level 3. In addition, the valve designs were pre-qualified to API 6A PR2 Appendix F, which involves multiple cycle testing at low, ambient, and high temperatures with zero leakage allowed across the valve seats throughout these cycles.
Several Oliver instrumentation valves have also been ordered, taking the total number of valves supplied for this offshore project overall to over 300 with more valves in the pipeline.
AMPO POYAM VALVES supplies 56” and 900 LBS gate valves
AMPO POYAM VALVES is supplying diverse highly engineered valves up to 56” and 900 lbs for the Berri development project, where Aramco is adding new processing units to its gas-oil separation facilities at Abu Ali in the Arabian Gulf. Saudi Aramco is the owner and end user of this field and it awarded the EPC contract for the development of this project to the EPC contractor Saipem/Snamprogetti Saudi Arabia Ltd.
AMPO POYAM VALVES has designed and manufactured several highly engineered gate and swing check valves for this project, including 56” and 48” and 900 lbs gate valves with Inconel 625 weld overlay applied to all their wet surfaces. Cladding operations were completely performed at the facilities in Spain by using its own machining and cutting-edge weld overlay cladding technologies consisting of diverse welding robots and cladding cells with a high level of automation. The cladding process for the 56” gate valve required approximately 12 weeks of uninterrupted production and has provided anticorrosive qualities and wear resistance, anti-coking, metal dusting resistance, etc. to the sealing and contact areas of the valves.
Rheinmetall wins big order for back pressure valves
A prior customer from the commercial vehicles sector has awarded the technology enterprise Rheinmetall another order for several hundred thousand back pressure valves. Building on an existing customer relationship and ongoing customer-specific production, the new order is worth an aggregate figure in the lower two-digit million-euro range.
The two companies have been working together for over a decade. As a Tier 1 supplier, Rheinmetall is already supplying the customer with back pressure valves. The current order relates to diesel-powered light commercial vehicles for the Japanese market. Already underway, production of valves destined for this manufacturer is now set to continue through the end of 2026. The contract also encompasses the supply of spare parts amounting to 10% of the contract value.
Back pressure valves play an essential role in regulating the exhaust gas recirculation rate. Increasingly stringent emission standards are forcing truck makers to pursue a sustained reduction in fine particles and other harmful emissions.
Cooper Machinery acquires Tucker Valve Seat
Cooper Machinery Services has recently completed the acquisition of Tucker Valve Seat Co., a renowned manufacturer specializing in high-quality industrial alloy valve seats tailored for critical applications including LP, gas, diesel, natural gas, and unleaded fuels.
Established in 1957 and headquartered in Odessa, Texas, Tucker Valve Seat brings decades of expertise and innovation to the table.
Cooper Machinery Services, backed by Arcline Investment Management, stands as the original equipment manufacturer and supplier of parts, after-sale services, and emissions reduction technologies to a vast network of engine-compressor brands.
Hyundai of South Korea awarded Neway Valve
Hyundai Engineering of South Korea awarded Neway Valve the title of strategic partner. This is the first time that Hyundai Engineering has awarded this title to a Chinese supplier.
As a world-renowned EPC, Hyundai Engineering has cooperated with Neway Valve for many years, and the number and types of valves purchased from Neway Valve have increased year by year. Mainly involved in fine chemicals, clean fuels, power, refining, and LNG industries.
The award of the title of a strategic partner to Neway Valve shows the recognition of Hyundai Engineering to Neway Valve products and services, looking forward to more cooperation in the future.
PetrolValves of Italy plays active role in Kazakhstan
Sandro Malquori, PetrolValves CEO, offered its commitment to playing an active role in the Republic of Kazakhstan’s economic growth, by supporting local capabilities and expertise build-up.
PetrolValves has been supplying its products to Kazakhstan for more than 30 years, in collaboration with local Operators and international Energy Companies, to develop some of the most challenging technology and breakthrough applications for the Karachaganak and Kashagan projects.
Today PetrolValves can offer advanced solutions in the field of valves and dedicated after-market services to the over 60,000 valves installed in-country, through its manufacturing and service technology center, inaugurated in 2022 in Aksai, West Kazakhstan region.
Through its local presence, PetrolValves has developed local capability for testing, assembly, repair, and field services on a large variety of valves, including API 6D & 6A for sour services (high H2S content), and has deployed the “Valve New Life Program” consisting in the refurbishment of any PetrolValves and/or third-party valves and actuators.
Oliver expands operational facilities in Malaysia |
Oliver Valves expands its operational facilities in Malaysia and relocates its sales and engineering offices to larger office space in Kuala Lumpur.
Due to continued demand for specialist valve engineering solutions, we’ve now outgrown the existing facility and have invested in new and larger premises. The move will allow for greater efficiencies to be made in servicing the customers and continue its exciting growth plan to deliver large-scale and specialist engineering projects in Asia.
Control Devices Acquires Gilmore
Control Devices, LLC, a portfolio company of HBM Holdings, announced that it has acquired Gilmore. The acquisition expands Control Devices’ flow control solutions portfolio while widening its reach in the oil and gas market. The acquisition also broadens HBM Holdings’ expertise in the flow control sector.
Gilmore, headquartered in Houston, TX, designs and manufactures high-performance severe service valves (check, relief, regulator, shuttle, control, etc.) and other flow control solutions, including custom valves to meet client specifications and pressure relief systems. Its products are designed for demanding applications and harsh environments in the upstream oil and gas industry.
Control Devices is a leading designer and manufacturer of highly engineered flow control products utilized in niche applications across various end markets.
HBM and Control Devices will acquire approximately100 new employees as part of the Gilmore acquisition. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Valmet receives multiple orders
Valmet will deliver a complete tissue line including a tissue making line and converting equipment to Suzano Papel e Celulose in Brazil. The order also includes a biomass boiler. This is Valmet’s first combined order with tissue making and tissue-converting lines after the acquisition of tissue converting business in late 2023. The tissue order also includes an extensive automation package, flow control valves, and Valmet Industrial Internet solutions.
The tissue making line and biomass boiler orders are included in Valmet’s orders received for the fourth quarter of 2023 and the tissue converting equipment order for the first quarter of 2024. The value of the total order will not be disclosed, but such an order is typically worth around EUR 100M.
The new Valmet bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boiler, which is scheduled to start operating in the last quarter of 2025, will use biomass to produce steam, which in turn is used in the cellulose process and in the generation of electrical energy.
DCL’s Explosion Proof Actuator Wins Contract
DCL has received a batch order of DCL-Ex series compact explosion proof electric actuators from the USA. “CSA certificates per both UL and CSA standards will help our explosion proof products enter US and Canadian markets,” said LIU Yubo, sales director of DCL. “With ten-year cooperation from North American customers, DCL knows how to serve and support our business partners in the US and Canada”.
In explosive gas environments, safety of electrical equipment is very important. To ensure that electric actuators can be applied to all combustible gases in wider ambient temperature, DCL upgraded products’ explosion proof grade to Class I, Division 1, Group C and D T5/T6 and Class I, Zone 1, AEx db IIC T5/T6 Gb.
Required by many customers from chemical, winery, oil & gas, and wind power industries, DCL originally designed compact explosion proof electric actuators in 2008.
Total Valve partners with Crane ChemPharma & Energy
Total Valve partners with Crane ChemPharma & Energy Total Valve Systems is proud to announce its partnership with Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a business of Crane Company (CR), to distribute and be an authorized service center for a variety of its valve products. Total Valve Systems will be representing the following Crane ChemPharma & Energy brands: Aloyco® (stainless steel valves), Xomox® (process valves, actuators, quarter-turn sleeved plug valves, ball valves, butterfly valves. Hydrofluoric Alky valves, and lined plug and ball valves), Pacific Valves® (bolted bonnet, pressure seal and HF acid gate, globe and check valves, and wedge plug valves), Hoke® (instrumentation valves and tube fittings), Westlock Controls®(monitoring and control of process valves), Saunders® (diaphragm valves), and other highly engineered products such as the patented Duo-Chek® and Noz-Chek® (non-slam check valves), and the FK-TRIEX® (full-bore triple offset valve) and FKX-9000 (triple offset butterfly valves). |
KITZ new factory in Vietnam
KITZ Corporation is set to inaugurate a new factory building at its subsidiary, KITZ Corporation of Vietnam (KCV), aimed at manufacturing high-purity gas-compatible valves for the Semiconductor Equipment market. This strategic move, scheduled to commence operations in November 2025, is geared towards addressing the growing demand for semiconductor equipment with an enhanced production capacity and a steadfast commitment to ensuring a stable and diversified supply chain across various regions.
The investment, totaling 4.5 billion yen (equivalent to USD 30 million), underscores KITZ Corporation’s dedication to meeting the evolving needs of the semiconductor industry. The company recognizes the pivotal role of its valves in facilitating long-term sales growth within its targeted Growth market and envisions them as integral components of its Second Mid-term Management Plan (FY 2025-2027).
Currently, a significant portion of standard valves for high-purity gas, crucial for semiconductor manufacturing, is manufactured at KITZ Corporation’s facilities in China. Anticipating a surge in demand within the Semiconductor Equipment market, the decision to establish a new factory building in Vietnam aims to not only bolster production capacity but also ensure supply stability and geographical diversification of production locations.
Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Kracht GmbH
Kracht GmbH has officially become part of the Atlas Copco Group.
A manufacturer of several technologies, including external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves, hydraulic drives, and dosing systems, Kracht joins Atlas Copco with a global footprint.
The company’s headquarters are based in Werdhol, Germany, with its subsidiaries spanning the US, China, and Hungary. Kracht has around 440 employees to operate these locations.
Atlas Copco first announced its intention to acquire Kracht in December 2023. At the time, Andrew Walker, President of Atlas Copco’s power technique business area, said the industrial pump segment would be a strategic fit for the group.
Kracht is now part of the Power and Flow Divisions within Atlas Copco’s power technique business area.
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