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Aug
2005 |
VALERO-PAULSBORO buys BAFCO High Pressure STVC
BAFCO received an order to supply a new Steam Throttle Valve Control for
Valero-Paulsboro’s Wet Gas Compressor. This unit is high-pressure design
and complements the current product line of low-pressure STVC systems.
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Aug 2005 |
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE
purchases BAFCO actuators for wind tunnels
BAFCO awarded contract for several actuators to be installed in the wind
tunnel system. Actuators are the new low cost model 793 design.
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Aug 2005 |
CONOCO-PHILLIPS-Wilmington,
CA orders new BAFCO for expander service
BAFCO awarded contract for a new butterfly valve actuator for flue gas
service in a system that replaces the existing orifice chamber. This
complements the existing butterfly valve actuator provided 4 years
earlier, allowing for redundant reliability and more accurate process
control.
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June 2005 |
SHELL-Rotterdam awards order to BAFCO for 8
slide valve actuators
BAFCO was selected by Shell to provide actuators, positioning controls
and hydraulic pumping units for 2 double disk slide valves for stripper
and flue gas service, 2 single disk slide valves for spent and
regenerated catalyst service, 1 divertor valve and 1 block air valve.
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May 2005 |
PREMCOR-Port Arthur adds 2 spent CATALYST slide
valve actuators
BAFCO awarded contract for two new actuators for spent catalyst slide
valves.
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May 2005 |
2
Additional Butterfly valve actuators supplied for gas turbine
intercooler
BAFCO received an order from a major
compressor/expander/gas turbine manufacturer to duplicate a previous
order from July 2004. Actuators are model 775-75K and are mounted on 36”
butterfly valves. Actuators are high speed, high response and high duty
cycle. |
Apr 2005 |
VALERO-PAULSBORO specifies BAFCO for Expander
Inlet Bypass Actuators
Valero specified BAFCO for their new expander inlet trip, inlet throttle
and inlet bypass valves at Paulsboro. This unit complements several
other BAFCO actuators at this location.
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Apr 2005 |
WAHLCO-Port
Arthur orders more damper and divertor actuators
Awarded contract to supply 2 rotary actuators with
150,000 in. lbs torque output for dampers and 1 rotary actuator with
3,000,000 in.lbs. torque output. Actuators are identical to units
supplied previously by BAFCO at this facility |
Apr 2005 |
LANZHOU PETROCHEMICAL purchases BAFCO CHS and 44 Field Manifolds
BAFCO will supply a 600 gallon CHS and 44 local
field manifolds to control process valves on a low density polyethylene
plant per the BASF process. The plant is located in Lanzhou, China. |
Mar 2005 |
VALERO-Delaware City
purchases BAFCO Actuators for the coker
BAFCO awarded contract for two new actuators for hot and cold coker
valves.
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Feb 2005 |
Further upgrades for ExxonMobil LDPE plant in Beaumont
BAFCO awarded contract for three new actuators to
replace original equipment no longer manufactured nor supported.
Includes field manifolds and major process control upgrades. Project is
the continuation of a project started in 2004.
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Feb 2005 |
CONOCOPHILLIPS-Lake Charles adds another BAFCO
actuator
BAFCO awarded contract to install an actuator on the expander bypass
valve. This actuator replaces a pneumatic actuator for reliability
upgrade purposes. Unit will be powered by an existing BAFCO Hydraulic
Pumping Unit.
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Jan 2005 |
SUN-Girard Point adds
additional BAFCO Actuators on the FCC
BAFCO awarded contract for four new actuators for two cat cooler slide
valves and a double disk flue gas to replace existing outdated unit. Cat
cooler positioning systems enables higher throughput and better and more
accurate conversion rates. |
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2004 |
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Sep 2004 |
ConocoPhillips adds BAFCO actuator for the expander inlet bypass
valve
This unit replaces an existing pneumatic actuator on a 36" butterfly valve.
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Sep 2004 |
Two BAFCO actuators for double disk flue gas valve for Valero at the
Ardmore Refinery
VALERO-ARDMORE - purchased a new double disk flue gas valve and specified that
BAFCO actuators by incorporated
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Aug 2004 |
BAFCO receives order for 3 expander control valves for VALERO-Paulsboro
Valero-Paulsboro’s new GE/Conmec expander will be controlled by BAFCO.
The three new actuators will be mounted on Adams butterfly valves. |
Jul 2004 |
Butterfly valve actuators for complex link of two compressor units
Major compressor/expander manufacturer ordered two model 775-75K actuators for
36" high performance butterfly valves.
Actuators are high speed, high response and high cycle duty.
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Jun 2004 |
Slide valve actuator ordered by Valero for the Ardmore Refinery
VALERO – ARDMORE – Awarded contract for a new spent catalyst slide valve
actuator to be retrofitted to the existing valve.
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Apr 2004 |
BAFCO designs complete new actuator for small needle valves
BAFCO received a contract for newly designed Model 793 linear hydraulic
actuators with servo valves for mounting on small (3/8” thru 1”) Autoclave
Engineers medium pressure needle valves. Actuator is complete new design and can
be held in one hand.
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Mar 2004 |
Linear and rotary actuators for wind tunnels
BAFCO received a contract for linear and rotary actuators to be used in wind
tunnel applications at an Air Force Base. Actuators will be mounted on Argus
ball valves and VIR globe valves.
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Feb 2004 |
Slide valve actuator ordered by Petrobras for the RECAP Refinery
PETROBRAS – RECAP REFINERY – Awarded contract for an Isocat slide valve actuator
to be mounted on a Remosa slide valve.
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Feb 2004 |
Polyethylene plant upgrades with BAFCO actuators and controls
EXXON-MOBIL CHEMICAL – Awarded contract to BAFCO to replace original actuators
and positioning controls for high pressure LDPE process.
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Jan 2004 |
100th model 773 actuator supplied to NASA
NASA – BAFCO supplied the 100th unit of the model 773 linear actuator; after the
new product line was developed in 2000 under a Cooperative Agreement with NASA.
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Jan 2004 |
Expander control valve actuators ordered for Hovensa
HOVENSA - Awarded contract for Inlet and bypass butterfly valves for expander
controls. The actuators will be mounted on ENPRO butterfly valves.
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Jan 2004 |
BP-Carson installed BAFCO Fail Safe Valves with Triple Redundant Trip
BAFCO
retrofitted existing slide valve actuators with BAFCO FSV’s controlled
by Triple Redundant Solenoid Trip System. |