Wellhead equipment suppliers and operators can make major enhancements to their 'Christmas tree' and related equipment designs by using a new range of API-rated integrated valve assemblies from the Instrumentation Products Division of Parker Hannifin - the global leader in motion and control technologies.

The integration offered by Parker's new valve assemblies reduces weight by as much as 40% compared with double-block-and-bleed configurations using discrete valves, and can reduce space envelopes even further - by as much as 75%. Users can choose from a range of connection styles including flanged, welded, Grayloc hubs and Autoclave cone-and-thread connectors - to suit the particular installation.

The new product range provides integrated process-to-instrument interfacing solutions that dramatically reduce weight and size, and eliminate many potential leak paths and risk, compared with configurations based on discrete valves and connectors - the typical implementation approach used up to now.

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