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Valves for the process industry must meet particularly high demands in terms of hygienic design, industry-specific approvals and resistance to CIP/SIP media. This also applies to the seals. In cooperation with French customer Definox Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new series of high-performance seals for butterfly valves.

SPX FLOW has announced the release of new metal and X-ray detectable seats for its Waukesha Cherry-Burrell (WCB) range of single seat valves. When combined with metal or X-ray detectable o-rings, the new seats are designed to add further security to critical dairy, food and beverage, and personal care processes.

The valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding its range of pneumatically operated butterfly valves and ball valves, and will also offer versions with simple GEMÜ GDR or GSR basic actuators in the future.

The valve specialist GEMÜ is expanding their product range with the GEMÜ R90 disco check valve and the GEMÜ R91 dual plate check valve.

Bolting Systems, an SPX FLOW brand, has announced the launch of its Bolting Flow Control Valve (BFCV), designed to prevent accidental operation while a torque wrench is being positioned by the operator, minimizing the risk of entrapment or nipped fingers during setup.

Cowan Dynamics is pleased to announce advancements to their “C-PAC Module” Pneumatic Manifold and the launch of the C-PAC store.

The “BLV1 Series” adds to an already extensive portfolio of valves widely used across dairy, food & beverage, chemical processing, personal care, and other industries.

Ingelfingen-based valve specialist GEMÜ is further expanding its product range of motorized globe, angle seat and diaphragm valves.

GEMÜ PPF (Pressure, Passivation, Flushing) multifunction adapters can be used to prevent the penetration of foreign particles when installing diaphragm valves, resulting in enormous cost savings.

Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative environmental products, announces its Green-Line high-performance jacketed tubing, which enables users to expand the working range of pumping systems.