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Our dedicated news department gathers news and press releases from around the world to bring our community the latest developments in the stainless steel industry. Here you can find news involving the people and companies involved in the manufacturer, supply and use of corrosion resistant alloys (CRAs).
Topics such as tubes & pipes, cladding, offshore, chemical process industry, welding & fabrication, 13Cr stainless steels, titanium, nickel alloys, pulp & paper and duplex stainless steels are covered as well as interviews with materials specialists, manufacturer and end users alike.
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P265 Pressure sensor

Kavlico, headquartered in Moorpark, California, US, has designed a pressure sensor, model P265, which utilizes a ceramic capacitive sense element that can withstand exposure to a wide array of compatible liquid and gaseous media.

CAESAR II pipe stress analysis software

COADE has announced its 2009 training schedule for CAESAR II pipe stress analysis software, with the first scheduled for 9-13 February in Houston, Texas.

Stainless pressure gauges

US-based AD Products has added the Meriam instrumentation with the MGF16BN Series of battery powered digital pressure gauges to its line.

GE supplies nuclear plant

Hydro-Québec selected GE Energy to perform a turbine island refurbishment designed to extend the operating life of the 675MW Gentilly-2 nuclear generating station.

USA: Gulf of Mexico oil find

Repsol has made a significant new oil find in the deepwater area of the Gulf of Mexico, in US waters.

Bingham named sales manager

William H Bingham has been named sales manager at Houston-based Alloy Metals and Tubes International Inc.

Stainless steel flow meter

PKP Process Instruments, based in Hudson, Massachusetts, US, has introduced the model DS25 Flow Meter made of 316 stainless steel.

Fermont iron drill program

Champion Minerals Inc. has announced that a 5000m drill program is being initiated to delineate iron mineral resources on the Fermont Iron Property located in the Fermont iron ore district, 250km north of the St Lawrence River port town of Port Cartier and centered 60km SW of Fermont in NE Quebec.

Stainless welding wire

US-based Arcos Industries LLC now offers a new stainless steel, bare wire electrode, Arcos 308LSi, which is designed for general purpose GMAW and GTAW welding.

Modutank pipe fittings

Advanced flanged thru-the-wall fittings, enabling only single-hole penetrations for piping, have been introduced by ModuTank Inc., Long Island City, New York, US.