News

Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).

Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.

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FTE Series steam traps

Nicholson Steam Trap, of Walden, New York, has announced its new FTE Series float and thermostatic steam traps in sizes 1/2â€? to 2â€?, for pressures from 5PSI to 464PSI and temperatures to 850°F.

Oil lubrication reservoir

John Crane has revealed details of its new Safematic FL300 oil lubrication reservoir and pumping centre which now makes the Flow-line automatic lubrication system available to smaller installations.

UAE: upgrading facilities

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) has awarded a contract to UAE-based National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC) for upgrading facilities in the world’s largest offshore oilfield - Safaniya - in the Gulf.

New vibration sensors

Monitran has introduced a new family of safe vibration sensors meeting with the latest approval for ATEX Group I and II.

Sanitary flow-meters

Hoffer Sanitary series flow-meters have received 3A Sanitary Rating 28-03 after being subjected to a third party verification process.

UK: north coast project

The Northern Ireland Department for Regional Development has awarded a GBP 37 million contract to design and build its new North Coast wastewater treatment works to the Biwater Graham Joint Venture.

Profiled steel cladding

Corus Colorsteels has supplied powder coated profiled steel cladding for an award winning design project by architect, Will Alsop.

Australia: bio-diesel plants

Lurgi AG, a subsidiary of GEA Group, has secured three contracts for the construction of bio-diesel plants in Australia, the USA and Spain.

Wolf Creek station repairs

Westinghouse Electric Co. subsidiary PCI Energy services, LLC (PCI) has recently completed emergent repairs of steam generator bowl drain welds for Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. (WCNOC) at Wolf Creek Generating station (Wolf Creek).

High vacuum valves

A new series XM and XY range of lightweight, precision cast, stainless steel high vacuum valves, from SMC Pneumatics (UK), have been developed to reduce the effects of corrosion by the use of SCS13 body material.