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Mayor order for Fisher ValvesEmerson 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, theSaudi 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 dynamicperformance 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 pumpsValve 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 preventreturning 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 ofpower 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.

Valves for AngolaDresser Masoneilans control valves have

been selected for the Angola LNG Project.The contract was awarded by Bechtels Oil,

Gas & Chemicals global business unit

(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.

New facility in the USATyco 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 toDorot series 300 valves in Monterrey, Mexico

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l over the worldte on the latest developmentsol valves industry

relocate its existing operations in Wrentham,

Massachusetts, to a new, modern facility insupport 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 andtechnical staff will continue to provide a full

range of design control and in-house and on-

site 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.

New control valve seriesDue to customer requests, Red Dragon hasadded 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 ArabiaFlowserve 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 Sealdivisions,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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