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12/07/2010
German water company specifies Rotork’s latest intelligent electric valve actuation technology
Rotork IQPro intelligent electric valve actuators have been specified for a drinking water supply upgrade project for the benefit of two million consumers in the Harz Region of northern Germany.
19/07/2010
New plant in India expands Rotork’s worldwide manufacturing capacity
The recent Open Day at the brand new Jigani factory in India heralded the commencement of operations at Rotork’s eighteenth worldwide manufacturing facility.
25/07/2010
Rotork pipeline actuators in project to provide improved energy for Brazil
Rotork pipeline valve actuators have been supplied for a new transportation network that has heralded a fundamental improvement in the use of energy products in the Amazonian region by enabling...
01/08/2010
Rotork assists Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s drinking water improvement programme
Welsh Water is investing £200 million to upgrade its water treatment works across Wales by 2015. This includes the water treatment plant at Cwellyn, where Rotork intelligent electric valve actuators...
09/08/2010
Rotork Site Services package secures vital actuation and control upgrade at BP tank farm
Rotork Site Services’ comprehensive extended scope abilities have enabled new valves with the latest IQ intelligent electric valve actuators and Pakscan 2-wire digital control to be installed in a vital...
16/08/2010
Rotork CVA actuator introduced to solve dosing pump wear problem at water treatment plants
Rotork’s innovative CVA electric control valve actuator has been introduced to solve a problem involving pump wear and resultant maintenance expense in the de-chlorination process at water treatment plants at...
05/09/2010
Actuators for Bolivian gas plant are Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL2) certified
The La Vertiente gas plant in the tropical zone of Villamontes in Bolivia supplies natural gas and stabilised condensate to the country’s national hydrocarbon company YPFB. Bolivia has South America’s...
13/09/2010
Rotork Site Services assures reliable valve operation at vital fuel supply plants
The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) is tasked with the naval defence of Japan. Its main duties are to maintain control of the nation’s sea lanes and patrol territorial...
04/10/2010
CVA actuator facilitates improved control valve operation in the water treatment industries
Rotork has proven expertise in applying new technologies for the automation of valves, introducing enhanced performance and innovative features. This philosophy encompasses the CVA range of electric actuators for control...
11/10/2010
Test and development co-operation confirms the benefits of Rotork actuation for vital refining process
Expansion turbine – also known as ‘turbo expander’ - technology performs a critical function in the upstream processing of natural gas. Expansion turbines are generally used in low temperature processes...
18/10/2009
Actuators for metering pump sets
Rotork’s activities with metering pumps continue to grow as increasing numbers of leading manufacturers incorporate Rotork electric valve actuators within standard products and packaged plants.
07/11/2010
Upgrade at Europoort terminal introduces Rotork’s latest valve actuation and control technologies
The Maatschap Europoort Terminal (MET), one of Rotterdam’s busiest terminals, handles 18 million tonnes of crude oil each year. The oil is delivered, stored and blended in the tank farm...
09/01/2011
Extended scope contract secures improved fire protection at the Royal Mint
The Rotork Site Services contract to install an automated shutdown system on the gas main has secured improved safety and fire protection for the Royal Mint, at Llantrisant in South...
15/11/2010
Rotork’s ‘smart’ electro-hydraulic actuator selected for pipeline valve upgrade
The 600 mile Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey is Iraq’s largest crude oil export line, capable of carrying over 1.5 b/d from northern Iraq to the port of Ceyhan on the...
21/11/2010
Valve automation at solar power plants includes retrofit upgrade
With a generating capacity of 432 MW, Spain is now the world’s largest generator of electricity from solar power plants. Spanish solar energy plants utilise parabolic trough technology combined with...
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28/11/2010
Rotork delivers first orders for gearboxes built in India
A refinery owned by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is the destination for the first major order for manual valve gearboxes to be built at the Rotork's factory at...
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21/12/2010
Remote Canadian destination for Rotork pipeline valve actuators
The remote area of north eastern British Columbia in Canada, where ambient seasonal temperatures can fluctuate between +30˚C and -40˚C, is the destination for a major order for Rotork GO...
16/01/2011
Rotork CVA specified for fluid drive upgrade
Gothenburg Energy is western Sweden’s leading energy company, providing energy services, heating, cooling, natural gas, electricity and broadband. At one of its power stations the company has introduced the Rotork...
24/01/2011
Planning in detail delivers successful outage service for power station actuators
Rotork Site Services in Australia has completed the comprehensive workshop service of twenty-eight Rotork IQ valve actuators within the critical four week timescale dictated by a power station shutdown.
14/02/2011
IQ valve actuation upgrades assist Thames Water’s Beckton improvements
Thames Water Beckton is one of Europe’s largest sewage treatment works, serving 3.5 million people in the area of east London. A £190 million improvement project is underway at the...
