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A new valve position monitor that’s easy to configure

Samson The new Type 3738 Electronic Valve Position Monitor (photo) can be used on on/off valves in all fields of application. The device indicates the end positions and controls the actuators. The position monitor features a contactless, magneto-restrictive sensor system…

Avoid kinking on tight turns with this tubing

Tex-Flex fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) corrugated tubing (photo) can turn sharp corners without kinking. The manufacturer asserts that the tubing can handle bend diameters four times smaller than a typical smoothbore tube of the same size. The tubing’s ability to…

This globe valve now comes in smaller sizes

GEMÜ The GEMÜ 520 actuated globe and control valve (photo) is particularly suitable for handling steam, air, water and process lines on account of its membrane actuator. The existing sizes DN 65–150 are now extended to smaller nominal sizes DN…

Connect a pump to almost any container with this adapter

Colder Products The new DrumQuik 3-port Universal Dispensing Adapter (photo) enables a pump to be connected to virtually any container. Suitable for use in both low-flow dosing and high-flow transfer pump applications, the adapter facilitates the connection and disconnection of…

Seal-less centrifugal pumps keep potential emissions at bay

Dickow Pump The Series NMWR seal-less centrifugal pumps (photo) have magnetic couplings and no shaft duct to the atmosphere, and are available with maximum capacity to 4,000 gal/min and differential head to 500 ft. The containmment shell forms a closed…

The launch of a new series of liquid-ring vacuum pumps

Eight different pump sizes encompass the new Dolphin LS Series of liquid-ring vacuum pumps. The single-stage liquid-ring vacuum pumps in block construction achieve ultimate pressures of 33 mbar, and have suction capacities over the range of 25 to 455 m3/h.…

A seated ball valve with interchangeable ball and seat

A new line of Krombach Metal Seated Ball Valves features machining of the ball and seat to such high tolerences that ball-and-seat lapping does not have to be performed individually for each valve. The tight tolerances make the ball and…

This check valve has a low headloss

Tideflex Technologies The CheckMate inline check valve (photo) is ideal for backflow prevention and odor mitigation. The valve’s unique elastomer fabric-reinforced design provides a proven record of maintenance-free performance and cost savings. The CheckMate has an extremely low headloss, so…

Two new turbo pumps deliver improved throughputs

Edwards This firm has expanded its iXY family of magnetically levitated turbomolecular pumps with the introduction of the STP-iXA2206 and STP-iXA3306 pumps (photo). Developed for solar, glass-coating, semiconductor and LCD-etch applications, the new pumps are fully integrated vacuum pumps that…

An Alternative for Polytetrafluoroethylene Envelope Gaskets

Intended for fragile, glass-lined and large-diameter equipment, the Series 600 gasket tape (photo) consists entirely of multidirectional-strength, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The tape is capable of resisting degradation by all chemicals with pH of 0 to 14, except molten alkali metals…