The exceptional situation has particularly impacted the factory’s oil and gas projects. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in China also continues to cause challenges related to component availability and logistics.
To adjust production capacity to match the reduced workload at the valve factory in Helsinki, Valmet is initiating personnel negotiations on potential temporary layoffs on May 25, 2022.
The employees within the scope of the negotiations are those in the Flow Control business line’s valve production and related operations in Helsinki, excluding the positioner production unit. The layoffs will be temporary and are estimated to last a maximum of 90 days. The negotiations involve around 340 employees.
Valmet employs about 6,200 people in Finland, about 830 of the employees are in the Flow Control business line.
In 2018 the regulations for drinking water hygiene in Europe were tightened. Applications affected are those where gradual microbial contamination of stagnating water could contaminate the mains water in the event of backflow.
Cowan Dynamics continues to advance valve automation with the release of the E2H-ESD. The E2H-ESD actuator is the newest addition to their electro-hydraulic actuator lineup and is designed specifically for Emergency Shutoff Valve (ESD) automation.
Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the world’s leading providers of vacuum and leak detection solutions for the semiconductor as well as the analytical, industrial and research & development markets, opened up a new 40,000 square foot facility on May 13th. This state-of-the-art facility is located at 4037 Guion Lane, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The two most important concerns of any ultra-pure water treatment and distribution system are:
Warren Controls highlights its 1800N series heavy-duty globe valves. These valves can be supplied in conformance with a variety of MIL-V-18030 service applications, including high pressure differentials, corrosive materials, liquids, gasses, steam, and seawater.
A materials upgrade performed by the aftermarket team at Celeros Flow Technology, has prevented repeated pump failures at an oil refinery in the US, delivering a return on investment (ROI) of less than one year.
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