Jan 12, 2021
Navigating the bearing selection process
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Jan 5, 2021
For the offshore oil and gas industry, about 75% of the water produced is treated and then discharged into the ocean, with the rest being re-injected.
Moving onshore, roughly 90% of this water is re-injected, with the rest being treated and re-used or discharged.
With the rapid development of shale oil and gas, and the demand for water for hydraulic fracturing, there... [Read More]
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Dec 11, 2020
Rotork IQ actuators have been operating cone valves at the Nathaniel Washington power plant, which enable precise control of water through the penstock systems.
The site has a total of 33 hydroelectric generators and IQ actuators have been installed as part of an overhaul project to operate cone valves.
Over the past 20 years the US has embarked on building several... [Read More]
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Dec 9, 2020
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS) provided a wastewater treatment solution for Welsh Water at its visitor centre while a new plant gets built.
The original wastewater treatment works would not have been capable of treating the increased amount of wastewater produced when the refurbished visitor centre in the Llys y Frȃn Country Park Reservoir is completed.
Young... [Read More]
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Dec 8, 2020
Aftermarket support from Celeros Flow Technology has delivered significant improvements in environmental performance and mean time between failures (MTBF) for an operating European oil refinery.
There was a maintenance window of just two weeks available in which to complete a mechanical upgrade to a third party OH2 pump.
The upgrade was necessary to ensure the pump... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2020
Using the highest precision manufacturing methods, REMBE has developed a range of rupture discs with high performance characteristics.
By using advanced in-house technology, the company has developed a performance-improved range of rupture discs.
Contour precision manufacturing enables highly accurate digitalisation of the rupture disc surface while high cutting speeds... [Read More]
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Nov 27, 2020
Fertiliser and other chemical manufacturing processes rely on several key pieces of rotating equipment to maintain efficient production rates.
Using a preventative maintenance approach to uphold the reliability and efficiency of equipment is an important strategy.
In addition to this, retrofit projects enable new materials and component designs to be integrated with... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2020
Managing two ageing adjacent wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can be a tall order at the best of times, but how about when discharge is into one of the most diverse and sensitive waterways in the world, home to more species of fish than any other river of its size in North America?
Some might choose to steer clear of this very sizeable challenge.
The need to meet... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2020
Pumps play an essential role behind the scenes of our everyday lives, keeping water for municipalities and crop irrigation moving - enabling power generation, supporting oil and gas and manufacturing processes.
We will never know how much we depend on these vital assets and how many pumps have influenced our lives.
Something that we also do not consider is that even... [Read More]
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Nov 2, 2020
Industrial players working in process and transfer applications, notably in ATEX areas (explosive atmospheres) require cryogenic pumps designed with high standards of safety to handle combustion, suction pressure as well as expensive and rare gases.
Fives Group has been involved in industrial engineering and project management for decades. Its multisector expertise, allowing... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2020
Just south of Aberdeen, improvements continue to be made at Scottish Water’s Sludge Treatment Centre (STC) in Nigg – but at a site still approaching its full potential, 0.9-1.0MW per tonne of dry solids is already being consistently produced.
Part of its trailblazing route-map to lead the water industry to net zero emissions and beyond by 2040 (five years ahead of... [Read More]
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Oct 21, 2020
At three locations in Germany, HKS develops and produces high-quality rotary actuators such as the successful I-DA-H.
Due to its especially high degree of functionality and precision, this versatile rotary actuator is used worldwide in all industrial areas.
For 50 years, the family-run HKS company has designed hydraulic rotary actuators, actuators, rotary lift combinations,... [Read More]
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Oct 16, 2020
White metal or Babbitt bearings are used in a wide variety of rotating machinery and, just like conventional roller or ball bearings, they need to be replaced when they reach the end of their service life.
Replacements can be manufactured by specialists such as Sulzer’s Southampton Service Centre, which has recently upgraded its facilities.
For some of the largest... [Read More]
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Oct 12, 2020
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, has provided equipment for a special trial project that sees one of its lamella clarifiers treating a raw water supply.
The client is trialling different chemical dosing set ups on actual water, running the tests for several weeks to generate data for a thorough review.
For the pilot, SPS was tasked... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2020
Water companies can expect increasing scrutiny into their environmental performance, as customer awareness of river and bathing water quality grows.
This was among messages from Helen Wakeham, deputy director of water quality at the Environment Agency, during a keynote address at the Zero Pollutions Conference 2020, hosted by technology consultancy Isle.
Speaking to... [Read More]
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