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Valves and controls distributor TYCO Flow Control, part of Tyco International Ltd, is a manufacturer and marketer of valves and controls, water and environmental systems, and thermal control solutions to industries including energy, power, water, mining, chemical, food and beverage, and construction. Tyco Valves & Controls Italia’s sales and distribution operation has earned OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001 certification, after an in-depth evaluation of the company’s quality and health and safety management systems through SGS. While Tyco Valves & Controls Italia’s production facilities already possessed the most up-to-date certifications, the sales and distribution arm – which stocks, assembles, delivers and services the complete range of Tyco products – was determined to show its commitment to quality and health and safety in the assembly, distribution and sale of all brands within Tyco products portfolio. Commenting on the news, operations manager Adriano Marziali said, “This demonstrates the whole organisation’s commitment to improving our management systems. The implementation of OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001 shows we are ideally placed to meet the requirements of major industrial end users, EPCs and other customers, but it is also helping us to drive continued improvement into our business.”

Single-stage diaphragm high flow pressure regulators

BESWICK Engineering has launched an ultra-miniature single-stage diaphragm pressure regulator designed to provide greater flow than the Beswick PRD series regulators. The high flow regulator is offered in a 10-32 ported version (PRDHF) and a manifold mount version (PRDHF8).

Beswick’s PRDHF and PRDHF8 pressure regulators ▼ ▼

The PRDHF high flow regulator is claimed to set an industry standard for miniaturisation. It is suitable for gas and pneumatic pressure regulation applications and is particularly useful when space and weight are critical. The PRDHF weighs approximately 35g in brass and stainless steel and about 18.2g in aluminium. The non-relieving high flow regulator controls output pressures from 0 to 30 psig and is suited to low pressure regulation such as ½ psig. Maximum inlet supply pressure is 500 psig. Both the inlet and outlet ports are tapped 10-32 UNF. The PRDH8 manifold mount version has similar features to the PRDHF, but weighs 52g in brass and stainless steel; the inlet is a 5/16-24 UNF external thread and outlet port is through a 0.094" diameter hole at the base of the regulator body. Applications include hydrogen fuel cells, medical equipment, instruments, laboratory equipment, ink jet print engines, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Beswick has applied for patent protection on the pressure regulator.

Tyco Flow Control – USA www.tycoflowcontrol.com

Beswick Engineering Co, Inc – USA besales@beswick.com www.beswick.com

Tyco Valves and Controls Italia – Italy www.tycovalves.com

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