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Quick couplings and valves

The company also produces malleable iron electric connection parts, pipe hangers and supports, guardrails fittings, hand wheels, conduit boxes, insulator caps/sockets and valve bodies (malleable, ductile, cast iron and cast bronze), and is interested in developing new casting products according to customers’ requirements. Jinan Meide Casting Co, Ltd – China jtimech@meide-casting.com www.meide-casting.com Miniature ball valves Beswick Engineering manufactures a series of miniature ball valves in standard shut-off (MBV-1010), 3-way diverting (MBVT-1010) and 3-way mixing diverting (MBVMD-1010) configurations. The designs offer compact size, light weight and non-restricted flow, and are suitable for applications up to 250 psig.The standard shut-off valve weighs approximately 9g in stainless steel, and the 3-way diverting and 3-way mixing diverting valves weigh around 12g in stainless steel.

accessories. The company’s products are used in the petrochemical, semi- conductor, paper and pharmaceutical industries. Yean Hern Enterprise Co, Ltd – Taiwan yeanhern@jpeyh.com www.yeanhern.com

Yean Hern was established in 1982 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The company, which uses the trademark JPE, specialises in manufacturing and exporting quick coupling, pipe/tube/hose, tube fittings, instrument ball/needle/check valves, valve manifolds, pressure reducing regulators and pneumatic/hydraulic

TensionMax range of tensioners Hydratight, an expert in bolt tensioning and joint integrity, has introduced TensionMax, a complete range of multi-capable tensioners. The TensionMax range, consisting of the AquaMax subsea tensioner and its parallel topside tensioner, HydraMax, is said to be the first specifically designed to generate the increased loads needed to tension Vector SPO compact flanges, while retaining the capability and flexibility to tension Taperlok and all standard ANSI, API and MSS types. The Vector SPO compact flange is increasingly used in the subsea industry because of its smaller sizes, lower weight and guaranteed seal integrity. However, the system’s high load requirements have caused problems for many bolt tensioning tools designed for traditional ANSI sizes and loads.

“AquaMax offers subsea engineers a ‘one stop shop’ for all tensioning needs, eliminating the requirement for a variety of different tools, with the added benefits of reducing risk and increasing safety by using one product range with one set of operating procedures,” explained Hydratight’s global subsea market leader, Neil Johnson. The complete AquaMax range covers 19 diameter- specific tools varying from CJ01 ( 3 / 4 ", M20) to CJ19 (4", M100), while a core range of just eight tools, available from stock, covers the major bolt sizes from 7 / 8 " (M22) to 3 1 / 2 " (M90).

Hydratight’s AquaMax range S S

All the tools are compatible with Hydratight’s existing quick-fastening nuts. All AquaMax tools have a 30mm standard stroke, except the CJ01 and 02 models, which have 20mm. Tools in the eight-strong core size range when used on standard flanges (API/ANSI/MSS) can tension their nominal size, and 80% of the next size down. For example, a CJ03 will cover all standard flanges with one-inch bolts and eight out of ten standard flanges using 7 / 8 " bolts. AquaMax’s parallel HydraMax range caters for the same wide range of compact and standard flange types, but on topside-assembled flanges. ", M20) to TS15, (4", M100). HydraMax tools have a standard stroke of 15mm (except TS01, 10mm). The range from TS01-TS05 has mechanical overstroke prevention, while TS06-TS15 have relief-valve overstroke prevention and spring return. HydraMax’s 15 bolt diameter-specific tools vary from TS01 ( 3 / 4

Beswick’s miniature ball valves are S S available in three different configurations

The mixing diverting valve allows either port to be individually selected or both ports to be simultaneously selected with no shut-off. All of the valves use 316 SS ball elements and are available with a variety of seals. Inlet and outlet ports are 10-32 UNF standard, with other sizes available on request. Beswick Engineering Co, Inc – USA besales@beswick.com www.beswick.com

Hydratight – UK walsall@hydratight.com • www.hydratight.com

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