Timken names new officer

The Timken Company has elected Roger W. Lindsay an officer of the company. He serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Advancement

Rotork Valvekits expands into Europe

Rotork Valvekits has built a reputation in the UK for next day and express deliveries of custom made stainless steel valve mounting kits.

Doughty streamlines production

Doughty Precision Engineering (Nottingham, UK) has doubled its number of Nakamura Tome 7-axis CNC mill-turning centres to four in an effort to minimise the number of separate machining operations.

New metal service centre in Orlando

Jenks Metals LLC has purchased the assets of Metals USA's Specialty Metals operation in Orlando, Florida, according to Jenks' President and CEO Lee Feiereisen.

Sandvik acquisition approved

Sandvik acquisition of the US tool company Valenite Inc., agreed on June 2002, has been approved by the US and German authorities.

Powder metallurgy in Valencia next year

The Euro PM2003 congress and exhibition will be held at the Conference Centre, Valencia, Spain, from 20–22 October 2003.

Stainless long-life ball valves

When Worcester Controls' valves and Norbro actuators were installed at a fine chemicals manufacturing plant in Middlesbrough in 1997 they had a target to achieve one million uninterrupted cycles.

Swagelok Company

Swagelok Company (Solon, Ohio, USA) has expanded its website.

AISI partners with LineBuilders

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and LineBuilders Inc. have announced a partnership to provide a new information and communication system for steel makers and suppliers.

Snøhvit job for Linde

A contract worth some NOK 1.6 billion for deliveries to the Snøhvit gas liquefaction plant being built at Melkøya in northern Norway was awarded on 23 July to Germany's Linde group.