Valve Magazine - Winter 2011

Dresser Consolidated to Supply Valves
for Nuclear Reactor, Offshore Platform

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC has chosen Dresser Consolidated as the main steam safety valve supplier for four AP1000 pressurized water reactors in the United States. Dresser Consolidated’s Type 3700 Maxiflow main steam safety valves will be delivered to AP1000 nuclear power plant sites in Georgia and South Carolina between 2012 and 2014.

In addition, Dresser Consolidated has been selected as relief valve supplier for a major oil company’s offshore drilling and production tension-leg platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The company will supply its Type 3900 modular pilot-operated safety relief valves, which will provide over-pressure protection for the main production and gas lift manifold of the platform.

Automation Technology, Inc. Receives Contract from Fisher Sanmar Limited In October, Automation Technology, Inc. signed an order with Fisher Sanmar Limited for 68 pneumatic spring return actuators. This order will be used for the ONGC Petro-additions Ltd. (OPAL) refinery project in India. OPAL partnered with Dahej in 2007 to create a new petrochemicals plant in India. The plant, when completed in 2012, will produce 2 million tons of butene, butadiene, benzene, etc. annually. The actuators will be completed and shipped in early 2011.

Tyco Flow Control Supplying Valves to
Nuclear Power Plants in China

Tyco Flow Control was recently awarded more than $13 million in contracts from China’s State Nuclear Power Engineering Company Ltd., China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. and the China Nuclear Power Engineering Corp. to provide valves and controls for 26 new nuclear reactor projects in China.

In addition, Tyco Flow Control recently expanded its manufacturing capabilities beyond its traditional facilities in North America and Europe. This enables the company to produce more products locally in China and other emerging markets. A portion of these newly contracted valves will be manufactured at Tyco Flow Control’s manufacturing facility in Shanghai.

Weir to Form Chinese Joint Venture
Focused on Shale Gas

The Weir Group PLC and Shengli Oilfield Highland Petroleum Equipment Co. Ltd. announce the formation of a joint venture to provide high-pressure well service pumps and related flow control equipment to the developing shale gas industry in China.

The joint venture is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2011, subject to regulatory approvals. Weir will own 60% and Highland will own 40% of the venture, which will be based in Dongying, Shandong Province, China.

FACILITIES

Groth Corp. Opens New
Manufacturing Plant in India
Groth Corporation and Continental Disc
Corporation have opened a new manufac-
turing facility, Groth Continental Manufac-
turing Private Limited (GCMPL) in Ahmed-
abad, India. This new plant will provide
manufacturing capabilities for both Groth
Corporation and Continental Disc Corpora-
tion portfolio products. All products pro-
duced at GCMPL will be manufactured in
accordance with existing quality standards
currently met by Groth Corporation and
Continental Disc Corporation. GCMPL
recently completed the initial ISO
9001:2008 audit and is awaiting the final
certificate.

Flowserve to Expand
Manufacturing Capabilities

Flowserve Corporation is expanding its manufacturing facility in Raleigh, NC, to increase capacity and improve operational efficiency.

The latest nuclear plant designs incorporate larger valves, weighing as much as 67,000 pounds ( 30,390 kilograms) and standing more than 20 feet ( 6. 1 meters) tall. Flowserve will add about 16,000 square feet of manufacturing space to the existing Raleigh facility, allowing for the installation of new machine tools to more efficiently manufacture large valve components, as well as increase space for inspection, assembly and testing.