Valve World 2008 Conference & Expo

ADVANCE PROGRAMME www.valve-world.net

MECC Conference & Exhibition Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 4-6 November 2008

Join us at Valve World Dear Valve friends and colleagues, On behalf of the Valve World team, steering committee and advisory group I am very pleased to invite you to join us at the Valve World Conference in Maastricht, The Netherlands. We began preparation for the conference determined to create an event for everyone with an interest in valves and flow control, be they a student or a seasoned professional. We feel that the range of papers we have selected has achieved this objective admirably. The Valve World team, steering committee and advisory group really had its work cut out, as we were tasked with reviewing close on 100 abstract papers. My thanks to all the contributors! Their efforts mean the conference has interesting, informative and varied content. As you can see, the advance programme contains four plenary lectures, 55 parallel presentations and six workshops. The session topics will be standardization, modelling & design, automated valves & safety, materials, maintenance, fugitive emissions, fluid dynamics, reliability, sealing, procurement and castings. With this improved program we now need an audience to make the conference a successful event, so

please do sign up quickly and benefit from the attractive “early bird” rates. You can find more information on the registration form elsewhere in this publication. I am also pleased to reveal a new feature at the year 2008 conference, namely a speakers' corner. This will give attendees greater opportunity to meet with various presenters. I'm also delighted that my friend and colleague Barrie Kirkman will be giving a master-class on end-user procurement practises and techniques. But the conference is not just about the technical content. Equally important is the opportunity to meet with your peers, both end-users and suppliers, active in a whole range of industries. An explicit timeslot has been built into the program for visiting the Expo. I know how important networking is to us all. In fact, I see approaching people, being open and communicating with them as hugely important in both my professional and personal life. Valve World 2008 is an ideal platform to meet people, as it is a very social event. I am sure you will find this conference and exhibition a rewarding blend of technical and social activities, in the

beautiful historic city of Maastricht, The Netherlands. The Valve World team, steering committee, advisory group and I look forward to meeting you at the Sixth Biennial Valve World conference and exhibition, the 4th, 5th and 6th of November 2008.

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Cees Glansdorp, Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Chairman Valve World Conference.

Maastricht - the place to be he Valve World 2008 Conference & Expo will be held in the MECC (Maastricht Expo and Congress Centre) in Maastricht, in the South of the Netherlands, close to where the borders of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany meet. Maastricht is a city with a charming yet international character and with a definite Burgundian atmosphere. The city owes all this to its rich history and its position on the crossroads of different European cultures, languages and trade

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routes. All these factors make Maastricht an ideal meeting point for the “Euregion” and beyond. If you would like to explore the city, Maastricht has an excellent bus service. City buses run about every five minutes between Maastricht city centre, Maastricht Central Station, the conference hotels and the MECC. During all conference days, delegates have free access to Maastricht city buses upon showing their delegate badges. The MECC is a modern conference centre hosting

seminars, conferences, exhibitions and other events of all shapes and sizes. All conference rooms are located in the MECC Euro Centre, accessible directly, and for delegates only, from the Expo Hall. The name Euro Centre is a reference to the Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992, in which the decision was made to introduce a single European currency, the Euro. For more information: www.mecc.nl

Excellent networking opportunities Valve World events offer plenty of opportunities to meet and greet fellow materials specialists from across the globe. The Welcome Reception, the Conference, the Exhibition and of course the Conference Dinner. All conference delegates will have free access to the

Valve World 2008 Exhibition, which runs in parallel with the conference. The technical and commercial staff of almost 400 specialised companies from all over the world will be pleased to give you an update on the availability of their products. All conference breaks will

be in the Exhibition hall, enabling conference delegates to visit the Exhibition during their break. If you would like more information about the Exhibition, please contact Mr. Robert a Campo, Tel: +31 575 585 275, Email: [email protected]

Save money and register in advance. Attendees who register as delegates and pay before 21st June 2008 can benefit from the early bird fee of Euro 1095 instead of the onsite fee of Euro 1895. The fee includes access to all sessions and workshops, access to the conference proceedings online, access to the exhibition, three lunches and all social functions including the Valve World dinner and free transportation on Maastricht city buses during conference days. If you wish to register with multiple employees of your company, please contact Mrs. Kiyo Vlam for the special “4 delegates for the price of 3” offer. E-mail: [email protected] Cut out the form on page 7, fill it in and fax it back to us here at Valve World on Fax : +31 575 511 099, or scan it and e-mail it to [email protected]

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The Organizers: Publishing House KCI Publishing B.V. Telephone: +31 575 585 270 Fax: +31 575 511 099 Mailing address P.O. Box 396 NL-7200 AJ Zutphen The Netherlands Conference Director Sjef Roymans [email protected] Exhibition Manager Robert a Campo [email protected]

Steering Committee & Advisory Group: Chairman Cees Glansdorp, Shell Global Solutions International, The Netherlands Members Steering Committee Fahad A. Al-Akroosh, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia Jerry D'Avanzo, DuPont Engineering Technology, USA Ray Bojarczuk, ExxonMobil, USA Jan Damhof, Dow Chemical, The Netherlands Piet de Later, Dow Chemical, The Netherlands Tor Eriksen, Statoil ASA, Norway David Hersant, EDF, France Henk Hinssen, iHandl Engineering bvba, Belgium Barrie Kirkman, Consultant, UK Ralph-Harry Klaer, Bayer, Germany Bruno Martin, Technip, France Kees Meliefste, Dow, The Netherlands Ron Merrick, Fluor Enterprises, USA Carl Neeskens, Ineos, Belgium Masayuki Ono, JGC Corporation, Japan William H. Patrick, Dow, USA Tony Smart, Shell Global Solutions, The Netherlands Günter Spiegel, BASF, Germany Hay van Veghel, DSM, The Netherlands Mark Vredegoor, Akzo Nobel, The Netherlands Jason Watts, BP-Amoco, UK Members Advisory Group Richard Baars, Transmark-FCX, The Netherlands

NEW! Speakers’ Corner “Speakers’ Corner” at Valve World Maastricht is an exciting new venture to share end user experiences directly with expo attendees and exhibitors. Though the Conference has been very well attended in past years not all have the time to participate. Life is too busy. So the idea is let's bring a little of the conference into the expo! Two hourly afternoon sessions will cover aspects of valve procurement, technical issues, and manufacturer and approval techniques. Different subjects will be discussed on each day. If anyone wishes a specific topic be addressed then please contact me and I will do my very best to accommodate it. The format will be in a relaxed atmosphere. Interaction with the listeners will be encouraged and hopefully in the true spirit of “Speakers’ Corner” there will be those who volunteer their

comments and suggestions! So here's to November when I hope to see you in the main expo coffee area on Wednesday (5th) and Thursday (6th) afternoons. Please come and join in.

The Speakers’ Corner is run by Barrie Kirkman. Barrie retired from BP after 33 years service in 2004. During this time he was technical and procurement champion for valves responsible for BP valve strategies, technical specifications, vendor audits, developing approved manufactures and implementing regional and global agreements. Barrie now provides an independent consultancy service to the industry and has worked for Shell, BP, BASF and Ineos. Barrie is familiar with a wide spectrum of suppliers and manufacturing methods. Barrie is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and a fellow member of Valve World Magazine. He writes regular articles on various aspects of the industry and still visits many companies around the world.

Credit where credit is due Valve World would like to thank the members of the Steering Committee and Advisory Group, who have selected the paper presentations and compiled the conference programme for this year's Valve World Conference. Thanks to their dedication and commitment to the advancement of valve and flow control technology in particular, the Conference will offer a wide variety of interesting and topical paper presentations. In addition, thanks to their guidance and advice six workshops have been selected, targeted at creating an open atmosphere where delegates can discuss various issues with their peers. It has been a pleasure to work with such a dedicated group of professionals.

Plenary sessions will be presented by: Jerry D'Avanzo, DuPont Engineering, USA • Tuesday November 4, 2008 at 9:30 Jerry D'Avanzo received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science from the City University of New York in 1975. His first position was as a staff member of the ASME, where he worked in the Standards Department. During this period his main responsibility was the administration of the B31 Codes for pressure piping. In 1981 he went on to join an architectural/engineering firm in the nuclear power industry, and over the next nine years held various positions as a mechanical engineer involved in the design and construction of HVAC and piping systems. In 1990, he joined the Corporate Engineering Department of DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. At present he is the Corporate Piping and Valve Specialist at DuPont. He is also a member and past Chairman of the API Subcommittee on Piping and Valves, and a member of the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Committee. He is also a

member of the Steering Committee for the Valve World Conference & Expo 2008. The plenary session, Process Valves in the Chemical Industry will address those valve issues specific to the process chemical industry. The following topics will be covered: • Process safety management • DuPont Minimum essential receiving inspection (MERI) standards • Keeping up to date with manufacturer casting sources • Quality and availability of corrosion resistant alloy valves • Competition with the refinery and power industries • Supply chain differences around the world • Understanding local regulatory requirements (e.g., PED/CE, China GB, etc.) • International and national industry standards (e.g., ISO, EC, API, ASME, ASTM, GB, etc.)

Meet the new steering committee member David Hersant EDF R&D, France He obtained the diploma of engineer in mechanics and metallurgy from the CESTI (Centre d'Études

Ashok Banerjee, Larsen & Toubro, India Maurizio Brancaleoni, AUMA, Italy Metin Gerceker, Linde, Germany Jian Rong Han, Suzhou Stard Valve, China Jörg Kiesbauer, Samson, Germany C. Latty, Latty International, France Fabien Lemaitre, Bernard, France Tak Saitoh, Kitz, Japan Lena Mikhailova, TPA, Russia Gordon Robertson, API, USA Tony Scott, Rotork, UK Sergey Seynov, NPAA, Russia Marcel van Brakel Neway Valve, The Netherlands Hans van Lier Tyco Valves & Controls, The Netherlands Michael Zivic, Velan, Canada Disclaimer The publisher and authors state that this advance programme has been compiled meticulously and to the best of their knowledge. However, the publisher and authors can in no way guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. The publisher and authors therefore do not accept any liability for any damage resulting from actions or decisions based on the information in question. Users of this advance programme are strongly advised not to use this information solely, but to rely on their professional knowledge and experience, and to check the information to be used. KCI Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of information provided by participating companies and authorities. The publisher reserves the right to combine, delete and change sections. The publisher reserves the right to edit and re-use (parts of) the articles and to distribute the information by any means. Please note that participation to the Stainless Steel World 2007 Conference & Expo is entirely at participant's own risk. Insurance must be arranged by the participant. The organiser will not accept any responsibility or liability for possible damages and demands by participants and/or third parties. In this respect the organiser waives all claims of any kind. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. © 2008 KCI Publishing BV

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Ralph-Harry Klaer, Bayer, Germany • Thursday November 6, 2008 at 11:30 In 1987, Ralph-Harry Klaer obtained his degree (Dipl. Ing.) as Process Engineer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Science. Straight after graduation he started to work for Bayer AG. For the first 10 years he was responsible for the piping of different projects all over Europe. From 1997 onwards his responsibilities included the plant layout and piping in key projects of Bayer AG. From 2003 through 2006 he was in charge of all the piping specifications of projects in China. Since 2007 Ralph

became head of the Competence Centers Piping 1 at the Bayer Technology Services. He is chairman of the Working Group Pumps and Valves of Bayer AG and of the Working Group at ProcessNet, a cooperation between GVC and DECHEMA. Ralph is co-editor of the German magazine “3R International”. Moreover, he is a member of the Steering Committees of the “FDBR Conference Piping” in Germany and “Valve World” taking place in Shanghai (China) and Maastricht (The Netherlands). He published a.o. “Industrial Valves in Practice”, “Pipe Classes in Process Plants”, and several technical articles in German magazines, relating to pipes and valves.

George Shofoluwe, Dow Chemical, USA • Thursday November 6, 2008 at 12:00

Supérieur des Techniques Industrielles) in 1987. He achieved a PhD in metallurgy in 1991 at the CEA (Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique). The subject of the thesis was "The numerical simulation of diffusion in concentrated alloys at the atomic level". He has been working at EDF/R&D since 1991. He was formerly interested in wear and he has focused on valve technology since 2000. Their main topics are : qualification, maintenance, packing, hardfacing alloys, testing on loops, FEM and CFD analysis. He has carried out numerical simulation of

Mr. George Shofoluwe is a Mechanical Engineer by profession with almost 20 years of work experience in the Dow Chemical Company. He is currently the Global Procurement Category Leader for Pipe, Valves and Fittings (PVF). He is responsible for leading Dow's Global commercial and procurement efforts on PVF. Most of his Dow career has been in Manufacturing and Engineering function of the company. His previous manufacturing assignments include production engineer, technology implementation leader and project manager in the plastics project management group responsible for design, implementation and execution of most effective technology for new polyolefins grass

roots plants built in Thailand, Argentina, Canada, the Netherland and the USA between 1996 and 2000. Prior to his most recent assignment, he was the Reliability and Maintenance Process Leader for the Plastics business in Dow Texas Operations for almost seven years. George is a 1982 Mechanical engineering graduate of Grimsby college of Technology, Grimsby, England and also earned a BS in Mechanical engineering in 1988 specializing in engineering design and analysis from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. George is a Six Sigma Champion and Six Sigma Green Belt Project Leader certified. • what can delegates expect from my plenary presentation: Strong emphasis on the need to ensure high quality of product supply to the end users.

several phenomena such as "ThermalBinding", and "Boiler effects"etc. He always tries to compare experiments and numerical simulation with the aim to build analytical models. He is a manager of the NICODEME 2 project whose aim is to provide EDF with new ways to qualify valves in nuclear plants. This will last four years and the products will mainly be analytical tools and simplified tests. He hopes the Valve World Conference will demonstrate that R&D tools are useful to increase knowledge of valve designs and performances.

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Share your experiences in dedicated workshops Besides paper presentations a workshop programme will be part of the conference programme. Practice has shown that the workshop format offers an excellent opportunity for conference delegates to share their own experiences with industry experts and discuss their day-to-day problems in a more informal atmosphere. Workshops will be run by the experts in the field. The workshop programme will cover the following topical themes.

Sealing and Fugitive Emissions - Florin Room Moderator: Carl Neeskens, Ineos NV The Combat Against Counterfeit Valve Production - Dollar/Yen Room Moderator: Ayman Cheta / Shell, USA

Thursday November 6, 2008 at 14:00

Tuesday November 4, 2008 at 14:00

Application and Selection of Materials - Euro Room Moderator: Ron Merrick, Fluor Enterprises / Piet de Later, Dow

Control Valve Controllability - Euro Room Moderator: Henk Hinssen, iHandl Engineering / Ignace Rogiers, retired from Dow Chemical / Kees Meliefste, Dow Chemical / Roy Lim , Dow Chemical / Hay van Veghel, DSM

The Value of Quality Standards and End User Qualification - Florin Room Moderator: Bill Patrick, Dow / Hans van Lier, Tyco Valves / Rene van der Gaag

Partner Programme Valve World is again pleased to announce it will organise an entertaining Partner Programme for any family and friends who may be joining you at this year's Valve World event in Maastricht. The programme will include invitations to all social functions such as welcome reception, the lunches and the conference dinner. The highlight of the programme will be an exciting and cultural tour in the sparkling city of Maastricht and its surroundings. The cost of the Partner Programme is 175 Euro. Please indicate on the registration form if you wish to register. Please be aware that the Partner Programme does not include access to the conference.

Master Class : piping issues,valve selection philosophy, proper line-up of valves Moderator: Cor Bahnerth Thursday November 6, 2008 at 14:00 As a young maintenance mechanic he started at Shell Refinery Pernis (SNR) in The Netherlands in 1965 and he worked at Pernis for about 8 years. In 1972 he was transferred from Pernis to PetroChemical site of Shell Chemicals at Moerdijk (SNC). In 1972 and early 1973 he was involved in the mechanical completion of the Naphtha steamcracker at that location. From 1974 till 1980 he followed, beside his daily job, a mechanical engineering study. Till 1984 he worked in several positions for the maintenance department at Moerdijk and in the Spring of that year he started to work for the mechanical engineering & maintenance technology department in particular at the Valve and Sealing section. In 1993 he became a job as Quality Co-ordinator in which he was responsible for the ISO 9001-14001 certification of all maintenance departments of SNC. Since December 1994 he is also a certified ISO 9001 Lead Assessor for third party quality assessments (with a follow-up in 2001).

In 1998 till the end of 2007 he worked again as a mechanical engineer for the SNC location Moerdijk as well as SNC Pernis. In that period he adviced also Shell Global Solutions in The Hague concerning technical matters with regard to global valve contracts. In November 2006 he was one of the moderators of the Valve World workshop. In August 2007 he retired from Shell Chemicals in The Netherlands. From January 2008 he works for his own company Bahnerth Valve Consultancy BV as a Consultant for valve and sealing technology, maintenance technology and technical & quality management. He is looking forward to Valve World 2008, in particular to the Valve World workshop. In this workshop he will show the attendees the (undervalued) difference in behaviour between Safety relief valves acting on Gas/Vapour or acting on Liquid, especially if the overhaul or repair is not carried out properly and/or carried out in accordance with the appropriate manufacturer standards. He hopes and expects that attendees of the Valve World 2008 master-class will afterwards understand the differences in overhaul/repair and testing of safety relief valves for gas/vapour service or liquid service.

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Networking in style As at every Valve World Conference, networking is high on the agenda. All of the scheduled activities whether they be part of the conference or the exhibition are focused on helping you meet new and familiar faces in the industry. There will be plenty of opportunities to meet between presentations, at the conference lunches or in the exhibition area as well as during the welcome reception in the NH Hotel or at the famous Valve World Dinner and Party on Wednesday evening. So why not relax a little and network in style. • Monday 3 November : Welcome Reception Meet and greet the delegates, the exhibitors, the steering committee, the authors and the Valve World staff at the Valve World Welcome Reception in the NH Maastricht Hotel. • Tuesday 4 November: Heartbeat Cafe at Expo Area Enjoy the hospitality of the City of Maastricht and join the Heartbeat Cafe at the Expo Area for drinks and music from 16.00 at the lunch area in the Expo Hall. • Wednesday 5 November: Valve World Dinner and Party Held at the Auberge La Butte aux Bois just across the border in Lanaken, Belgium. This is the traditional highlight of every Valve World event. All delegates with a passe-partout ticket have free access to all social functions. Extra tickets for the Valve World dinner and lunch may be purchased at the registration desk during the event. Or via our website: www.valve-world.net

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Please note that this advance conference programme is preliminary and that the organisers reserve the right to make alterations. The final programme will be distributed at the conference.

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List of Exhibitors A.S.A (Azienda Servizi ANIMA) srl Italy A+R Armaturen GmbH Germany ABC Edelstahl Armaturen & Fittings GmbH Germany ACG Automation Center Germany E.K. Germany Accellence Technology Corp Taiwan, ROC Actuatech srl Italy Advanced Technology Valve, ATV S.p.A Italy Advanced Valve Solutions bv The Netherlands Agum Srl Italy AIV Inc USA AKO Armaturen & Separation GmbH Germany Anoop Forgings Pvt. Ltd India Anson Flow Corp Taiwan, ROC AOV / MOV User Group USA API American Petroleum Institute USA Apollo Valves USA Arako spol sro Czech Republic Arca Regler GmbH Germany ARI Armaturen Albert Richter GmbH & Co KG Germany ARIS Antriebe und Steuerungen GmbH Germany Arita Valve Co Ltd China Armatury Group as Czech Republic ARNO Metallurgica srl Italy ASCO NUMATICS The Netherlands ASE Appendages Service & Engineering bvThe Netherlands Astam Valve Enterprise Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Asteknik Vana-Elmak Mac.Trade & Ind. Co Turkey AUMA Riester GmbH & Co KG Germany Avintos AG Switzerland AW Chesterton Company USA Babcock Power Espana sa Spain BAC Valves sa Spain Badger Meter Europa GmbH Germany Baoyi Group Co Ltd China BBD Valve Components Italy Beck Crespel – Basco France Belgium Ventiel nv Belgium Beric - Davis Companies International USA Bernard sa France BESA Ing. Santangelo S.p.A. Italy Beta Supply Europe bv The Netherlands BFE SpA Bonney Forge Valve Licensee Italy Biffi Italia srl Italy Bifold Fluidpower Ltd United Kingdom Bilco Antifire Engineering srl Italy Bodycote Hardiff bv The Netherlands Bormann & Neupert GmbH & Co.KG Germany Boscarol srl Italy Bray Controls UK Ltd United Kingdom Brdr Jørgensen Components Denmark BREMER Valves Italy Brück Group bv The Netherlands BSM Braacx Special Machining BV The Netherlands BTX Co Ltd South Korea Bueno Technology Co., Ltd. Taiwan, ROC Burcelik Valve Co Turkey Burocco Achille Italy BVAA United Kingdom Cameron USA Carrara SpA Italy Carraro Srl Italy Cashco Inc USA CBI The Netherlands Centork Valve Control sl Spain Cesare Bonetti SpA Italy Cewac Belgium Chesterfield Steels Group United Kingdom China Boteli Valve Co Ltd China China Jiangnan Valve Co Ltd China China Shenjiang Valve Co Ltd China China Zhongquan Group Valve China China.Shuangkai Holding Group China CNV Valve & Control Company Inc China Colves Fluid Control srl Italy Conflow SpA Italy CPV Industrial Supply Pte. Ltd Singapore Curtiss Wright Flow Control United Kingdom Dalian DV Valve Co Ltd China DCI Meettechniek bv The Netherlands DEI Valves Stockist Italy Dembla Valves Pvt. Ltd India Dipper Valve Co Ltd China DISTIXX® The Netherlands Doedijns International bv The Netherlands Dongjoo Ap Co Ltd South Korea Doruk Endustri Ltd Turkey Douglas Chero SpA Italy Dovianus bv The Netherlands Dresser – Masoneilan France Dumeta Handwheels BV The Netherlands Durcon Equipamentos Industriais Ltda Brazil

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Dutch Industrial Fasterners B.V The Netherlands DVC International Denmark DVG Automation Srl Italy DW Controls Co.,Ltd South Korea Eagle Burgmann Netherlands bv The Netherlands Eayuan Metal Industrial Co Ltd (EMICO) Taiwan, ROC EBRO Armaturen Gebr. Bröer GmbH Germany EIM Controls UK Ltd United Kingdom Elite Line Industrial Corp. Taiwan, ROC Emerson Valve Automation – Shafer USA Emme Technology srl Italy Engineered Software Inc USA Eriks bv The Netherlands F.F.A. Schulze GmbH Germany Faces SpA taly Fangyuan Valve Group Co., Ltd China Fitech Italia s.r.l. Italy FG Valvole Srl Italy Flowbus Corporation South Korea Flowserve Flow Control Benelux bv The Netherlands Fouress Engineering India Ltd India Foxboro Eckardt GmbH Germany Franz Schuck GmbH Germany Fromme Armaturen GmbH & Co KG Germany Fujikin Incorporated Japan FUNDIGEX Spain Galli & Cassina SpA Italy Galperti Engineering & Flow Control srl Italy Garlock GmbH Germany Gasket International SpA Italy Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd Switzerland GFD - Gesellschaft für Dichtungstechnik mbH Germany Ghibson Italia srl Italy Global Flow Technologies USA Godakhtar Industries Development & Renovation Iran Goodwin International Ltd United Kingdom Grand Merit Ltd China HT Germany H. Schroeder & Co. GmbH & Co. KG Germany Habonim Industrial Valves & Actuators Israel Haci Ayvaz Endustriyel Mamuller Sanayi Ve Tic as Turkey Haitima Corporation Taiwan, ROC Han Kook Valve Co Ltd South Korea Hartmann Valve GmbH Germany Hebei Cangzhou Tiangong Stainless China Hengli America USA Hill Union (HONGKONG) Ltd. China Himon srl Italy Hitma bv The Netherlands HKC Co., Ltd South Korea Hobbs Valve Ltd United Kingdom Huadong Valve Co., Ltd. China Huanqiu Valve Group Co Ltd China Hytemp Nickel Alloys Ltd United Kingdom ICARUS sa Belgium IF Atech Limited United Kingdom IMI plc United Kingdom IMP ARMATURE d.o.o. Slovenia IMTEX Controls Ltd United Kingdom Industriearmaturen Göttgens GmbH Germany Inrada Group The Netherlands InterApp AG Switzerland Inteco JSC Ukraine Intervalve (India) Ltd India Italcontrol srl Italy Italvalvole Sas di Spadon Oscar & Co Italy J.D. Jones Co Ltd India James Walker United Kingdom JDV Control Valves Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC JingGong Valve Co., Ltd China JJ BCN International Spain John-Valve Mfg Factory Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Jun Enterprises Corporation Taiwan, ROC KCM Valve Co Ltd China Kenda Industrial Corporation China Kennametal HTM AG Switzerland Key Valve Technologies Ltd South Korea Kida Valve Ball Co Ltd Japan Kingdom Precision Casting Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Klinger Schöneberg GmbH Germany Kitz Corporation Japan Koflow Valves Europe Spain KTS Oil Services Ltd United Kingdom Kumkang Valve Mfg Co Ltd South Korea Kurvalf Turkey Larsen & Toubro Ltd India Liviero Lino srl Italy LCM Italia SpA Italy Ludemann Appendages The Netherlands Lung Yun Casting Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Luofu Valve Group China LVF SpA Italy

Mariani Rubinetterie Industriali srl Italy Mars Valve Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Martract Ltd United Kingdom Mastergear Italy Max Precise Industrial Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Mega Flow Controls Co., Ltd South Korea Maryla Sp Z.o.o Poland Merwede Valves The Netherlands Metso Automation Oy Finland Midland-ACS United Kingdom MinJou Phano Valve Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC Modentic Industrial Co Taiwan, ROC Mostro Engineering as Czech Republic Morgan Korea Ltd South Korea MSA as Czech Republic Negri Fratelli srl Italy Netherlocks The Netherlands Neway Valve (Suzhou) Co Ltd China Newmans Inc USA Ningbo Pengcheng Precision Casting Factory China North International Exhibition Co Ltd China Novus Sealing Ltd United Kingdom Noxon Stainless bv The Netherlands NSSL Limited India Oceaneering Rotator as Norway OHL Gutermuth Industrial Valves GmbH Germany Omal SpA Italy OMB SpA Fluicon Italy OME Metallurgica Erbese srl Italy Orbinox sa Spain Orion SpA Italy Pacson Valves Ltd United Kingdom PandID bv The Netherlands Parker Hannifin Ltd United Kingdom Parker Lucifer sa Switzerland Peach Valve (Bavcos) South Korea Penta srl Italy Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH Germany Perar S.p.A Italy Petrolvalves (GB) Ltd United Kingdom Pister Kugelhahne GmbH Germany Polix Export D.O.O. Slovenia Press Bolt srl Italy Process Control Equipment Ltd United Kingdom PS Automation GmbH Germany Qingdao Flowta Valves Co Ltd China Qingdao KC Valve Co Ltd China Quifer Actuators sl Spain Red Point Alloys bv The Netherlands Regada sro Slovakia RGS Electro-Pneumatics Ltd USA Rhino Valves Worldwide Mexico Richards Industries Valve Group United Kingdom RMT Valves srl Italy Rotex Automation Ltd India Rotork Controls Ltd United Kingdom Royal Econosto Group The Netherlands RPMTECH Co., Ltd South Korea Rupture Pin Technology USA S.M.S France Saccap-Sapag Robinetterie Pétrole France Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Belgium Salvi Valves France Samjin JMC Co Ltd South Korea Samson Regeltechniek bv The Netherlands Sandori Castings PVT. LTD India Sarasin Actor France Scientific & Industrial Valve Manufacturer Russia Score Training and Multimedia Productions LimitedUnited Kingdom Sealexcel (India) Pvt.Ltd. India Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows United Kingdom Servis Armatur sro Czech Republic Sento Oy Högfors Salo Finland Servovalve S.p.A Italy Sferova srl Italy Shah Precicast Pvt Ltd India Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co Ltd China Shanghai Biaoyi Valve Co Ltd China Shanghai Chuanhe Automatic Control Equipment China Shanghai Dingrong International Trading Co Ltd China Shanghai Feiqiu Valve Co., Ltd China Shanghai IDDO Valve & Fitting Co., Ltd. China Shanghai KVC Valve Co Ltd China Shanghai Laiwei Machinery Valve Co Ltd China Shanghai Ritai Valve Manufacture Co Ltd China Shanghai SGOV Valve Group Co., Ltd. China Shanghai Weilunc Co.Ltd China Shipham Valves United Kingdom SHKVC Valve Co Ltd China Shree Ganesh Forgings Ltd India Sichuan Y & J Industries Co Ltd China Siemens AG Germany Sigma Tool Industrial Inc Taiwan, ROC Sino US Joint Venture Zhejiang Poro Valve Man China Sirca International SpA Italy

Smith Flow Control NL The Netherlands SMS-TORK Industrial Control Valve Turkey Sodeco Valves Belgium NV Belgium Soldo srl Italy South Valve Manufacture Co Ltd China Spetech Sp. Zoo Poland Springmasters Ltd United Kingdom Stainless Steel Fasteners Ltd United Kingdom Sud Robinetterie Industrie France Suzhou Sip Stard Valve Co Ltd China Suzhou Viza Valve Co Ltd China Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC TA Roloff GmbH Germany Teadit International Produktions GmbH Austria Technor Malbranque France Tenmat Ltd United Kingdom The Forerunner Machinery Co Ltd China Thermal Designs UK Ltd United Kingdom Thermo Scientific Niton Analysers Germany Thermomess srl Italy Tiangong Valve Co Ltd China Tianjin Tanggu Huayang Valve. Co., Ltd China Tiansheng Valve Co Ltd China TopWorx EMEA United Kingdom Transmark Fcx Ltd United Kingdom Trumbull Industries Inc USA Tyco Valves & Controls The Netherlands Tycon Alloy Industries (Hong Kong) Co Ltd Hong Kong Ugitech sa France Vaas Industries Pvt Ltd India Val Controls a/s Denmark Valsteam ADCA Engineering SA Portugal Valstone Controls Inc South Korea Valve-Tek Mfg Co Ltd Taiwan, ROC VALVITALIA SpA Italy Valvo Service bv The Netherlands Valvole Hofmann By Bonino Engineering Italy Vanatome France Varimex-Valves Co Ltd Poland Velan Inc Canada Ventil Test Equipment The Netherlands Versa Products Company Inc USA Vexve Oy Finland Viar Valvole srl (Meccanica srl) Italy VIMEC srl Italy VIR Valvoindustria Ing. Rizzio SpA Italy Virgin Engineers India Virgo Engineers Inc USA VMA Valve Manufacturers Association USA Walworth Company, Industrial de Valvulas Mexico Weartech International Ltd United Kingdom Weir Valves & Controls UK Ltd United Kingdom Wenzhou Qiubao Valve Co Ltd China Werner Böhmer GmbH Germany Winnington Casting Company Ltd Hong Kong Witzenmann GmbH Germany Young Tech Co Ltd South Korea YPS Valves Ltd United Kingdom Yueng Shing Industrial Co., Ltd. Taiwan, ROC Zetkama - Fabryka Armatury Przemyslowej sa Poland Zhejiang Anix Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Cathay Packing & Sealing Co Ltd China Zhejiang Chaoda Valves Co Ltd China Zhejiang Dongya Valve Co., Ltd China Zhejiang Fangzheng Valve Manufacturing Co Ltd China Zhejiang Gaodong Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Huatai Valve manufacturing Co Ltd China Zhejiang Huaxia Valve Corporation Ltd China Zhejiang Jingjia Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Shuangda Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Teer Valve Co., Ltd China Zhejiang Tiante Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Vango Valve Manufacture Co. Ltd China Zhejiang Victory Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Wanli Valve China Zhejiang Wenton Valve Co., Ltd. China Zhejiang Wuzhou Valve Co Ltd China Zhejiang Xiongtai Valve Manufacturing C0 Ltd China Zhejiang Yuandong High And Middle Pressure China Zhejiang Zhedong H&M Pressure Valve Making Co China Zhengzhou City ZhengDie Valve Co China Zhejiang Zhongtai Valve Co Ltd China Zhengzhou City ZhengDie Valve Co Ltd China Zwick Armaturen GmbH Germany CO-Exhibitors: Advance Valves Global Pvt Ltd Bray Controls Benelux Bray International Inc Conflow Lt FLUIDE Herose Armaturen und Metalle GmbH Sammi Machinery Co Stafford Controls Ltd Steam One S.r.l. VALVULAS VS

India NL USA United Kingdom Spain Germany South Korea India Italy Spain

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Valve World Exhibition The Valve World Exhibition will be held in

and service portfolio's and will welcome and

parallel with the conference and with more

share with you their wealth of knowledge,

than approximately 400 exhibiting companies

experience and practical application advice.

showcasing their products, services and personality. This is an excellent way to promote

Exhibition dates and opening hours

global business to business ventures.

Tuesday 4 November

09:30 - 18:00

Experiences technical and sales staff can guide

Wednesday 5 November

09:30 - 18:00

you through their companies' unique product

Thursday 6 November

09:30 -16:00

Maastricht hotel reservations In co-operation with the MECC Maastricht, Valve World holds a block of rooms at a specially negotiated rate in a number of hotels in Maastricht. To take advantage of these rates, fill out the hotel reservation form on our website: www.valve-world.net and fax it to the MECC Hotel Service at +31-(0)43-3838300. For more

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information, please call +31-(0)43-3838383. The MECC Hotel Service will also operate a shuttle service between the airport and the conference hotels. If you would like to take advantage of this service, there is also a form to fill out using the same weblink as above.

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Transportation to Maastricht and the MECC leave every hour, commencing at 6.30 am. This

more information, you can call +31-43-

Maastricht-Aachen airport is located only 10

Flights to Brussel Airport (Zaventem)

journey takes 2 hrs and 20 minutes. For more

3838383.

kilometres outside Maastricht. The following

You can also fly directly to Brussels from many

information, go to www.ns.nl select

airports have direct flights to this airport:

major international airports. For detailed

International

• Netherlands -Amsterdam Schiphol - KLM

information go to www.brusselsairport.be

Air

Train The nearest train station, Maastricht-

There will be a special shuttle service between

Car

Randwyck, is located 250 metres from the

the airport and the conference hotels upon

If you are travelling south on the E25/A2

MECC. There are frequent trains between this

request

motorway (from Amsterdam-Eindhoven), take

station and Maastricht Central Station, which

By making your reservation for the ticket of

exit 55, "Randwyck-MECC". If you are

is linked with the Dutch and international

your main flight at your travel agency, you can

travelling north on the E25/A2 (from Paris-

railway networks. Major European cities with a

Liège), take exit 56, "Gronsveld MECC".

direct connection with Maastricht are:

• Germany - Berlin - Easyjet

Connecting flights

ask for the ticket for the connecting flight

Train connections from Amsterdam to Maastricht

between Amsterdam and Maastricht. If you

Trains to Maastricht leave every 30 minutes

reserve both tickets together, there is a

from Schiphol Airport. The journey takes

Airport Shuttle Service

special rate for the flight from Amsterdam to

about 3 hours.

MECC Maastricht has its own Transport

Maastricht. There are four daily flights from

For more information, go to www.ns.nl

Service that can arrange taxis from the

• Paris (Charles de Gaulle) • London (Waterloo) • Amsterdam • Brussels (Midi) different airports to Maastricht and vice versa.

Amsterdam to Maastricht.

The only thing you have to do is fill out the

For more information, go to

Train Connections from Brussels to Maastricht

www.maastrichtaachenairport.nl

Trains to Maastricht from Brussels Airport

world.net and fax it to +31-43-3838309. For

• Düsseldorf • Hamburg

form which you can download fromwww.valve-

Please Note

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Cancellation Policy -Cancellations in writing prior to September 1st 2008 will be subject to a Euro 50 processing fee. Refunds will not be granted after September 1st 2008. Refunds will not be given for no-shows after the conference start date. Valve World Conference 2008 Proceedings will be made available FREE ON LINE to all Conference Participants. To benefit from our special group-booking offer: Four Registration for the Price of Three please indicate clearly that you are part of a group. All four registration forms must be submitted together with “ the chosen fourth person free” clearly indicated!

Take advantage of our reduced registration fee. Attendees who register as delegates and pay before 21st June 2008 can benefit from the early bird fee of Euro 1095 instead of the onsite fee of Euro 1895. The fee includes access to all sessions and workshops, access to the conference proceedings online, access to the exhibition, three lunches and all social functions including the Valve World dinner and free transportation on Maastricht city busses during conference days. If you wish to register with multiple employees of your company, please contact Mrs. Kiyo Vlam for the special “4 delegates for the price of 3” offer. E-mail: [email protected]




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