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Pressure on leakage levels coming from UK water industry regulators is creating noise in the UK leak location technology market, says David Frost, managing director of Servelec Technologies, which has recently acquired pinpoint leak detection specialist Primayer.
The scale of leak reduction required by water companies in England and Wales in AMP7 is sharpening strategies to address this…
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Ray Mouw, business development manager at Morgan Advanced Materials’ Technical Ceramics business, explains why magnesia stabilised zirconia ceramic components will be vital for pumps that work in harsh environments, such as oil and gas, and crude oil extraction.
It goes without saying that crude oil is a valuable, or perhaps more accurately an invaluable product, to all of us globally. The…
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Maintaining subsea pipelines is a crucial process to keep operations flowing. It is paramount for both the safety of offshore operations and the upkeep of legal regulations. It’s important therefore for the equipment used in the flow assurance process to be accurate and reliable. Not only does it need to find any integrity issues, but ideally, it must do so without disrupting operational…
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A Colorado energy producer is taking advantage of new Coriolis mass flowmeter technology that ensures both stable and uninterrupted measurements of oil with high gas content. The new meter is cost-effective, rugged and reliable technology that helps them meet investors’ needs for accurate and reliable well allocation measurement information.
Independent energy company looking for…
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In today’s refinery environment of constantly changing crude oil availability and pricing, producers’ task of maintaining or increasing capacity while reducing costs becomes ever more complex. As operators navigate the road to greater efficiency and profitability, they depend on receiving consistently accurate process measurement data in all applications.
In this paper, Emerson will look…
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Steve Schofield, director and CEO of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), provides an overview of the ‘contentious’ Radio Equipment Directive.
The Radio Equipment Directive supersedes the former R&TTE (Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) directive and determines that all and any products that are equipped or combined with a device for transmitting or…
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Like a number of small islands in the Maldives, Velaa is completely dependent on fuel shipped in. This is stored in overground tanks before being used to refuel boats and power generators producing energy for the entire island. The island was recently bought by a Czech entrepreneur, and was relying on antiquated equipment and piping. KPS was approached to provide a reliable long-term…
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Ryan O’Loan from CDEnviro looks at the how the resources in excavated material can be maximised, with pollutants removed and disposal costs reduced.
We live increasingly urbanised lives, with a resulting pressure on space and infrastructure. Add to this our growing technological demands, requiring miles of cabling, and ‘digging up a road’ or around a building’s foundations has never…
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If you are part of the booster set supply chain you have legal obligations to ensure that the booster sets which you place on the market are fully compliant in respect of EU legislation. In this article, Steve Schofield of the BPMA (British Pump Manufacturers Association) highlights the issue and urges users to ‘buy with confidence’.
The European pump sector through its network of…
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Cleaning flue gases from renewable power plants is a difficult task for which only pumps designed to withstand the harshest environments will do
The world is gradually moving away from traditional energy production such as coal and gas, and, as a result of the drive towards sustainability in recent years, waste-to-energy and biomass power plants have become a popular production method. Like…
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A look into nuclear check valve technology and markets
A nuclear check valve is a one-way valve that allows a fluid, either liquid or gas, to flow in a single direction with minimum resistance. The valve consists of a body, bonnet, and disc, with the body comprising two ports, one for the fluid to enter and the other for it to exit. They are used in various nuclear power plant applications,…
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A US brewery required an innovative cooling system for its craft beer production
In late 2015, Two Roads Brewing Co. in Connecticut, US, was looking to expand its fast-growing brewery and needed the expertise of a leading-edge HVAC/R manufacturer to assist it. Phil Markowski, master brewer, and Mike Wight, director of operations contacted a local HVAC contractor, who put them in touch with…
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What to expect when specifying hydraulic ball valves for a project
Hydraulic slow closure sanitary ball valves provide small flow resistance coefficient, high degree of automation, wide range of functions, and stable and reliable performance.
These features have been applied in all kinds of industries and fields, with the main applications including:
Replacing the functions of electric…
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German cream cheese plant finds success with new sine pumps
Leading German dairy product manufacturer Goldsteig has put its trust in the recently-launched MasoSine Certa Sine pump from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) for the production of cream cheese.
The Certa pump is well-suited for transferring the sensitive cream used to manufacture mascarpone and delicate whey for…
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Wastewater treatment plant operators work confidently with complete system measurement
Wastewater treatment is a vitally important process. Just ask the Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal’s assistant chief water and sewer operator, Eric Wemerman: “For a community to keep everyone’s trust you want to make sure you’re operating a good system.”
“When people flush their toilets you…
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Axial piston pumps are used in many industrial applications providing a great deal of motive power, efficiently translating the rotary motion of a prime mover into hydraulic oil flow that can be easily routed and used for a vast range of tasks
Hydraulic pumps come in many shapes and sizes, but one of the most versatile is the axial piston pump, which can be arranged as a pump or a motor,…
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