Market for industrial valves to reach $56bn in 2012
Over the next five years, demand for industrial valves in China will approach that of the US according to the McIlvaine Company
Surging demand for valves and actuators
Rising demand from diverse process industries supports steady growth in global valves and actuators market
Sensor market is forecast to grow
Frost & Sullivan predicts the market for sensors will grow, largely due to the development of sensors with greater functionality
Adopting a holistic approach to safety
Didier Turcinovic, founder and President of the Safety Users Group, explains the importance of a holistic approach to safety management
A lifecycle approach to security management
Karl Williams outlines how a novel lifecycle approach to security management is setting a new process industry standard
Wireless plant and the process environment
Hartmut Wallraf, Chief Technology Officer with Invensys Process Systems Europe, Middle East and Africa, outlines where the technology is now and what the future holds for it
Tube fittings with soft sealings will remain free of leaks even under severest conditions

Growing costs and increasing environmental awareness are placing special demands on fittings technology. Leaks, for example, must be prevented more efficiently than ever before.

Parker-Ermeto has come up with EO-2, the fittings generation with soft sealing which provides the user with a number of advantages: soft sealing to ensure optimal leak-tightness and improved operational reliability; insensitivity to vibrations and pressure peaks; simple and fast assembly even without skilled manpower; reliable assembly control; unrestricted repeated assembly; cost-saving assembly.
EO-2 is fully compatible with proven tube fittings systems with 24 degree cone in accordance with DIN3861/ISO8434.

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Parker Hannifin GmbH, Tube Fittings Division Europe, is based in Bielefeld, Germany. www.parker.com