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Punch press tool self-locks sheet metal joints

A new punch press tool that creates a self-locking joint at the edge of sheet metal components as part of the CNC machining cycle has been introduced by the US manufacturer, Mate Precision Tooling.

Extended operating capabilities

Haskel/Butech high-pressure valve, fittings and tubing systems are available with valve packing and stuffing box options extending their standard –73 to +315 C operating temperature range up to –253 to +648 C

Schmidt + Clemens presents new materials

High-grade steel specialist Schmidt + Clemens will present its broad range of its services and efficiency at the Hannover Messe.

Kårstø plant expansion

Statoil ASA has secured a 10-year sales contract to supply ethane to Borealis AS and Norsk Hydro AS.

Sakhalin-1 investment

Sakhalin-1 project shareholders, which include Exxon Mobil Corp., have budgeted USD 23.7 billion in expenses related to the offshore oil and natural gas venture to 2046.

Smart welding machine

The Orbimat 160C is an Orbital Tube Welding Machine which takes the strain out of producing welding procedures.

Croatian contracts

Joint venture company North Adriatic Offshore has won a EUR 38 million contract for the construction of five gas production platforms for oil and gas combine Inagip.

Pump problems at nuclear plant

A delay in resolving pump problems has loosened expectations for completion of repairs at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse nuclear plant (Akron, Ohio, USA).

South Africa: paper conversion

Jaakko Pöyry Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, which is part of the Jaakko Pöyry Group's Forest Industry business group, has been awarded a contract by Mondi Ltd for its PM1 conversion project at Merebank paper mill in Durban, South Africa.

Alstom to upgrade nuclear station (7/4)

Alstom has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Olkiluoto nuclear power station near Rauma, Finland.