HOUSTON (February 4, 2010) – Cameron (NYSE: CAM) has reached agreement forming a joint venture with the owners of Newmans, whose product lines include Newco, OIC, Cooper, and Quadrosphere branded valves and services. The joint venture will continue operating as Newmans.

According to Mark Cordell, President of V&M’s Distributed Valves division, Newmans is poised to become the industry leader in the downstream valve market. “Newmans offers the most complete line-up of gate, globe, and check products, in addition to newer offerings of ball valves and triple-offset butterfly valves. Additional assets include a strong manufacturing presence in China, a network of well-run and strategically located branches, and a growing list of customer approvals. Most importantly, we are drawn to the energy level, passion, and agility of the Newman’s global team of employees.”

The team at Newmans expects to see tangible benefits through its affiliation with Cameron. Steve Mines, CEO of Newmans, stated “We are very excited to be affiliated with a Fortune 500 Company and the world’s leading valve manufacturer. Our team will benefit from Cameron’s strength and expertise in the areas of strategic sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and engineering. Their global sales presence and aftermarket services are unparalleled.”

Cameron (NYSE: CAM) is a leading provider of flow equipment products, systems and services to worldwide oil, gas and process industries. Cameron’s Valve & Measurement group designs, manufactures, markets and services a wide range of valves and measurement and control instrumentation used by those industries. More information on both Cameron and Newmans is available at www.c-a-m.com and www.newcovalves.com.

Kevin Ernest
Vice President, Marketing

The Scanner 2000 microEFM packs the gas, steam, and liquid measurement capabilities, traditionally found in large flow computers, into a compact, low-power instrument that operates economically as a stand-alone chart recorder replacement, flow computer, and totalizer or as an integration-ready device for an exisiting SCADA system. 

For more information, download the brochure or visit the Scanner 2000 Product Page

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Cameron’s Valves & Measurement Group

 Launches New Enhanced

WKM® Saf-T-Seal™ Gate Valve

The new WKM® Saf-T-Seal™ model “C6B” gate valve is still the most simple, rugged and reliable through-conduit gate valve available -- but now comes with a host of new features that increases low pressure sealing performance, eliminates stem maintenance, and provides a completely blow-out proof stem.

 Unlike other floating seat slab gate valves, the new WKM Saf-T-Seal model “C6B” gate valve utilizes two floating seats with a peripheral seal assisted by a wave spring that will allow this valve to seal at very low pressures.  It comes standard with the Cameron patented “SLS” stem seal, requiring no maintenance.  Additionally, the new stem back seat is blowout proof and significantly prolongs stem seal life.  These gate valves are fully compliant to API-6D, API-6FA, and now ANSI B16.34.

The WKM Saf-T-Seal gate valve has been used worldwide since 1959 in applications such as, mainline and manifold valves in liquid pipelines, storage wells, salt domes, brine /water flood service, emergency shutdown (ESD) and within the nuclear industry   The Saf-T-Seal has truly global acceptance and has been installed in major projects in North and South America, Europe and the Middle and Far East.  WKM gate valves are known worldwide for their outstanding reliability and longevity – with thousands in service for 30 or more years.

For more information, please contact Byron Paris at 281-261-3658 or contact your local Cameron Valves & Measurement group representative.