Over the past several years, the demand for FM certification has diminished. With high costs to re-certify and maintain the certificate, Georg Fischer Signet has decided to discontinue FM approval on the following products:

• 515 Paddlewheel Flow Sensors
• 525 Metalex Paddlewheel Flow Sensor
• 5090 Sensor-Powered Flow Monitor

This will become effective June 30, 2012. For orders placed before June 30, 2012, but shipped after June 30, customers must be notified the Signet products that they are ordering will not have an FM mark. With the discontinuance of the FM Approval, the 6400 Intrinsic Safety Barriers will also be discontinued from the Signet product offering. Please see the part numbers below:

• 6400-9001 159 001 466
• 6402-9001 159 001 486

The FM Approval certification mark will be removed from the products noted above. These devices will no longer be approved as safe for use in hazardous (classified) locations. Design, performance, and all other specifications for these products remain unchanged.

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Georg Fischer announced that it has agreed to acquire Harvel Plastics Inc., the US market leader for industrial plastic pipes. This is another step in the implementation of Georg Fischer's strategy to further expand its piping systems business worldwide.

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Assmann Corporation has added Black tanks to their listing for both Potable Water in Linear polyethylene and also Chemical storage tanks for Crosslink polyethylene.

Keep in mind Assmann tanks are the ONLY Crosslink tanks certified to the NSF 61 standard. Their Crosslink tanks do not require an additional liner to meet the NSF 61 certification.

Assmann is also the only Crosslink tank manufacturer that uses the Schulink XL-350 resin.

The NSF 61 certification is becoming a very pressing issue in the municipal water treatment market. Many engineers are excited that Assmann has the NSF certification.

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• Prompted by PTFE and FEP Raw Material Increases
• Effecting: Hose, Fitting, Tanks and Blowers

More information has been sent in a letter to distributors.

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The Type 514-519 diaphragm valves from GF Piping Systems incorporate features never before seen in a plastic diaphragm valve. The valve has Cv values that average at least double the conventional design. This high-flow design allows the valve to be used where diaphragm valves were previously not possible due to flow restriction. In addition, the new design eliminates the four bolts used to hold the valve together. This eliminates a corrosive weak point. The Type 519 zero-static version uses the pipe wall as the weir and provides for maximum purity and drainability. The valve is available in PVC, CPVC, PP, PP-n, and PVDF. Standard versions can handle up to 150 PSI. All PVDF and an optional PVC version allow for pressures as high as 240 PSI.

http://products.uscosupply.com/category/valves-george-fischer-gf-

This announcement updates NEWS 13/10 (dated May 13, 2010), regarding GF Piping Systems streamlining the Signet product offering.

We are changing various Signet products in terms of product availability. Changes since the last announcement have been highlighted for your reference.

The following fittings listed in the tables below will be retired on 7/15/2011. These will have extended lead times.

Click here or on the image to download this document.

Visit us to order: http://products.uscosupply.com/category/l-categories-flowmeters-process-controls-gf-signet

It is necessary for Ridge Tool to keep pace with the cost of producing the highest quality products and services in the professional tool industry. We (Ridgid) believe that our investments in new products and services allow you to better serve professional tool users and will ensure we are your most valuable professional tool supplier.

Read more by clicking on this link or clicking on the image for the full PDF.

Please be advised that, effective February 1, 2011, Ashcroft Inc. will implement a list price adjustment. As you know, this will be the first time Ashcroft has adjusted prices since April of 2008.

Essentially, there will be a 5% across-the-board adjustment on all Ashcroft®, Heise® and Weksler® products.

Read more by clicking on this link or clicking on the image for the full PDF.

Stenner Pump Company has released their 2011 List Price book which reflects a 5% increase effective January 1 through December 31, 2011.

Stenner did not implement a price increase in 2010 stating that over the last 22 months, they have absorbed increases in materials, etc. while offsetting price increases with improved manufacturing efficiencies, among other cost cutting efforts, some of which include:

KANSAS FACILITY This distribution center allows faster shipments and transit times to the farther regions of the US and Canada. Stenner now provides shipments from three facilities in Florida, New York and Kansas.

IMPROVED TUBE DESIGN A permanently bonded, single piece construction eliminates the brass crimps and latex collars resulting in improved performance and longer tube life.

NEW Lower Price There is a price reduction on all Proportional Injection Systems.

EXPANSION of SALES COVERAGE Our factory employees are ready to provide complimentary certified training to you and your customers on site.

To read the entire memo detailing the price increases, click on the image to get the PDF.

Call USCO for your special pricing:
Outside of MA: 800-343-7555
In MA: 781-395-9023

Orion announced a price increase on their product line effective January 15, 2011.

To read the entire memo detailing the price increases, click on the image to get the PDF.

In a recent press release, Hayward Flow Control said that it "is pleased to announce the launch of our new design large diameter TB Series True Union Ball Valve with actuation ready features."

The new design incorporates an actuation mounting pad per ISO5211 and an integral panel mount foot pad.

Sizes range from 2-1/2" (DN63) to 6" (DN150). Available materials include PVC and Corzan© CPVC.

Order From USCO by clicking this link.

Effective November 1, 2010 a Plast-O-Matic a price increase took effect.

Please call USCO 1-800-343-7555, for your special pricing.

Georg Fischer announces price increase for valves and instrumentation effective December 1, 2010.

Click here or on the image do download the release document in PDF format.

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NEW COOL-FIT Products and Product Updates EFFECTIVE 10/22/10

Click here or on the image do download the release document in PDF format.

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Hayward Flow Control Products created a document to clarify how Hayward products comply with the "Buy American" requirement contained in Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The attached PDF begins, "This act clearly states that none of the funds made available through the act can be used for a project for construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States."

To read the full document and get the information you need, please click on this link or on the picture above.

The "Blue-White" Sonic-Pro Hybrid Ultrasonic Flowmeter is shipped in a specially designed case. The Sonic-Pro S3 package includes: Hard sided case; the Ultrasonic Flowmeter; a CD with instructional manuals, all necessary transducer and enclosure mounting hardware; two sets of transducer acoustic mounting gaskets, one for temporary installations and one for permanent installations. The Sonic-Pro S1 and S2 units ship with all of the above except the multi language CD.

www.bluwhite.com/SonicProPage.html

The use of thermoplastic materials is not well known in the overall world of fabricated products. While thermoplastics may have limitations with regard to the operating temperature or operating pressure of a fabricated structure, they very often present an excellent alternative to metals due to some inherent characteristics. Depending on the application, thermoplastics may far outlast metals in the areas of corrosion, resistance to chemicals or abrasion...

Read more by clicking on this link for a 2 page introduction and overview of thermoplastic welding technique.

Great Plains Industries Inc. (GPI) has just released the TM300-F-GX, a 3-in. turbine meter designed for water applications. The meter provides local display with measured units in gallons, liters and cubic feet. It displays total flow, a resettable total and rate of flow. In addition to local indication, the meter provides push-button set 4-20 mA output. The meter will accurately handle flow rates up to 600 gpm, feature Van Stone flanges, schedule 80 PVC construction and a one-piece turbine design. These meters are specifically designed for high-flow monitoring applications in skid systems for the water and wastewater markets.

Effective immediately, GF Piping Systems is issuing a voluntary recall of all Signet integral PVDF paddlewheels due to potential leakage. This notice affects all PVDF integral paddlewheel sensors with a manufacturing date prior to September 1, 2010. Current and future orders will be fulfilled with product manufactured after this date. We request that all GF distributors involved in sales of Signet Instrumentation act in accordance with this recall and notify customers who have purchased product with integral mount sensors. Failure to follow this request may result in injury to persons and/or damage to property.

Click here for a copy of the full warning and list of of replacements.

The procedures described in this link will make strong, pressure-tight joints in the shop or in the field. However, it is the knowledge of the operator/installer performing the solvent cementing function that is of critical importance for a successful job.