Denmark-based valves manufacturer and supplier AVK Valves has acquired a majority stake, for a consideration of R100-million, in South African valves company Premier Valves, creating a new combined... 

As part of its R350-million investment programme aimed at establishing a significant presence in the African oil and gas sector, mechanical engineering group EnerMech has acquired Cape Town-based... 

Mechanical pipe joining systems manufacturer Victaulic has introduced the Series 725 diverter valve to ease the paste backfill process for the mining industry, says Victaulic Africa regional... 

The City of Cape Town has bought four valve exercising machines – the first in Africa – from US valve maintenance products manufacturer EH Wachs to perform maintenance on the 175 000 valves... 

Finland-based pinch valve specialist Flowrox, has introduced a new, robust pinch valve, the PVG pinch valve, which features a strong metal body, simple bullet closing mechanism and opening tags in... 

Specialist polyurethane product manufacturer Urethane Moulded Products (UMP) completed the development of a new tooling system in December that has enabled the company to manufacture... 

Engineering solutions provider BMG’s Fluid Power division has extended its range of FPV valves to include open-frame pinch valves, designed for enhanced operating efficiency and extended service... 

Johannesburg-based dynamic fluid control company Aveng Manufacturing Dynamic Fluid Control (DFC) – the largest valve factory in the southern hemisphere – is still successfully meeting the... 

Global water, fluid, thermal management and equipment protection company Pentair’s Valves & Controls division has launched a new line of heavy-duty resilient seated double-flanged butterfly valves,... 

Fluid conveyance products and solutions provider Incledon recently supplied more than R15-million of butterfly valves and stainless-steel ball valves to a local coal-fired power plant construction... 

Pneumatics solutions provider Pneumax Southern Africa is repairing imperial mine cylinders at South Africa-based platinum mining major Anglo Platinum’s various operations, Pneumax procurement and... 

Developer and manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems Victaulic introduced the Vic-Press system, which includes a range of valve and piping solutions, to the South African market in May.... 

South African valve manufacturer Atval has successfully manufactured and delivered three 800 mm pinch valves to gold mining major AngloGold Ashanti’s Siguiri mine in Guinea, West Africa, and is... 

Control valve manufacturer PSV Mitech says it is committed to continuously upgrading and adding to its range of valves. “While the basic design philosophy of our general-purpose Globe Control... 

Mining solutions provider Aveng Manufacturing Dynamic Fluid Control (DFC) former sales engineer Ray Kirby tells Mining Weekly that selecting the correct type of valve for applications in mining... 

Pneumatic solutions provider Pneumax says it is well positioned to meet impending legislative changes pertaining to dust control regulations for mining operations, owing to its environment-friendly... 

Valves, pipes and pumps that are installed and maintained effectively in pipelines could reduce mines’ energy consumption by between 10% and 40%, says valve and pipe manufacturer Rexus Trading MD... 

The international growth in demand for industrial valves has prompted South African valve manufacturers and suppliers to pursue global business partners in the mining sector. 

In the year ahead, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will significantly scale up designations and other procurement policy levers in support of domestic manufacturing. 

Industrial valves specialist Ragon Industries says the marketing of its high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) spraying system, which forms part of its Ragmax range of valves supplied to the mining... 

Ongoing investment in research and development to acquire the latest technology and modern production methods in metal castings development has resulted in castings manufacturer Steloy Castings... 

While global economies and markets stagnate in double-dip, and even triple-dip recession, Africa is on the rise, modernising, thriving and rapidly developing into a major industrial market. Africa... 

Mechanical services solutions provider EnerMech has completed the first of five acquisitions it has planned for the next six months, with the acquisition of Melbourne-based Valve Tech Engineering... 

Valve designer and manufacturer PSV Mitech reports that a computerised control valve sizing program, one of the products in its stalk, allows users to choose between control- valve sizing or...