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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.

Stainless Steel pressure sensors

The Controls Division of SSI Technologies Inc., headquartered in Wisconsin, US, has announced Series ULG of ultra low gauge pressure sensors.

Stainless steel pressure transducers

Noshok, based in Ohio, US, has released the 300 Series compact-sized pressure transducer which is suitable for use in general industrial applications where space is limited and durability is essential.

USA: south Texas nuclear plant

According to a schedule released by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NRG Energy and Toshiba Corp. could receive a Combined License for the proposed 2700MW South Texas nuclear project by 2012.

Xstrata restructures mines

Xstrata Nickel plans to restructure its Sudbury, Ontario, Canada operations in response to ongoing challenging market conditions.

USA: enrichment facility expansion

Parsons has been awarded a two-year contract by Louisiana Energy Services  to provide engineering, construction management, and construction services for the expansion phase of the National Enrichment Facility in Eunice, New Mexico.