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Michael Smith Engineers has introduced a new range of ARBO thermoplastic mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps.
The pumps are available in a choice of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVDF and PTFE in order to resist the effects of aggressive chemicals, which can cause corrosion problems for metallic pumps.
By manufacturing all wetted parts out of solid block without the need for injection moulding…
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Valves
Bestobell Marine, part of the President Engineering Group, can now offer both butt weld and flanged connections for all its globe and check valves.
These valves range from small (DN15) to large (DN350), allowing Bestobell Marine to offer greater flexibility to its customers. Valves with flanged connections are particularly in demand with the Japanese and Korean shipbuilding companies, as they…
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Alltec, a company specialising in engineered grounding/earthing and bonding solutions, surge/transient protection, and lightning protection, is manufacturing a new series of surge protection devices for mission critical infrastructure.
The Dynashield ADSx2F Series has been designed as fast responding, high current handling devices for the protection of sensitive electronic equipment and systems…
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Flowmeters
ABB, a power and automation technology group, has launched a new multi-phase flowmeter for measuring real-time production in the oil and gas upstream sector.
The Vega Isokinetic Sampling (VIS) multi-phase flowmeter is designed for monitoring the flow rates of produced oil, gas and water close to the wellhead. VIS allows the measurement of three different phases at the same time.VIS is based on a…
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Valves
Rotork Midland has introduced a new range of stainless steel hydraulic valves designed for use in offshore applications.
The Midland-ACS valve range is recommended for wellhead chemical injection and chemical dosing applications at offshore well and pipeline installations
Manufactured in 316L Super Duplex stainless steel as well as titanium, the valves are suitable for a range of chemicals and…
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Noshok, a supplier of pressure, level, temperature and force measurement instrumentation, has announced the availability of the new 810 series compact OEM temperature transmitter, which is designed for applications including mobile hydraulics, automotive, heat exchangers, HVAC, transportation and refrigeration controls.
The Noshok 810 Series compact OEM temperature transmitter is a compact size…
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Pumps
Crane Chempharma has expanded its line of aluminium air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps with two additional sizes.
The next generation DEPA DH line of AODD pumps now includes the sizes DH50 and 80. With this addition, the advanced flanged range now consists of five sizes that are certified to ATEX Zone 1.
Aluminium DEPA DH pumps are designed for use in the paint, petrochemical and…
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Flowmeters
Litre Meter has shipped six LF05 VFF positive displacement flowmeters to China via a distributor for use in chemical injection applications on an offshore platform.
The Atex-certified rotary piston flowmeters are used to measure the flow of a number of chemicals including corrosion inhibitor, demulsifier and scale inhibitor. One meter was calibrated for very low flow at 0.00001-0.00015 m3/hour…
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Pumps
Wilden, part of Dover Corporation's Pump Solutions Group (PSG), has introduced a new line of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps.
Advanced FIT AODD pumps fit bolt-to-bolt and pipe-to-pipe in existing fluid-handling piping systems to provide increased performance with no repiping necessary.
'Advanced FIT pumps have been designed to 'drop into' the existing plumbing footprint with no…
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A pair of Series ‘A’ Munchers from NOV Mono have helped reduce maintenance intervals and improve capacity at a major wastewater treatment plant in Massachusetts, USA.
The construction of the Mono units - and their ability to handle up to 11 million gallons per day (MGD) - has also helped reduce the risk of overflows during storm periods.
Operated by the Lynn Waste Water Treatment…
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Pumps
CECO Environmental, a global environmental technology company focused on critical solutions in the air pollution control (APC), energy, fluid handling and filtration industries, has announced that its Met-Pro Global Pump Solutions subsidiary (MPGPS) recently introduced the patent-pending Fybroc Series 8500 All-FRP vertical turbine pump.
This new technology features four fluid handling sizes…
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Valves
UK-based company Evolution Valves, a bespoke manufacturer of industrial valves, has reported a record sales month in August of £1.6 million (€2 million). This follows the company's January 2014 record sales month of £1.0 million.
Sales director Peter Cone stated that the achievement was entirely based on export sales with key orders emanating from North America, the Caribbean and…
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Altra Industrial Motion has released a new range of stainless steel mounted bearings and shaft couplings from Boston Gear for industrial washdown applications.
Manufactured by Boston Gear, a US-based supplier of power transmission products, the new line of stainless steel mounted bearings and shaft couplings are designed for high pressure washdown applications in food processing and packaging…
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Pumps
Blackmer has extended its XLW Series of sliding vane pumps, introduced in 1978, with a new 4" model.
The XLW4A model, like all XLW Series pumps, has been designed to perform in the handling and transfer of a variety of abrasive liquids, including oxide primers, inks and paints, where wear-resistance is critical to pump operation. XLW Series pumps have also shown to be successful in applications…
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Emerson Process Management has introduced a new injection control application designed for the FloBoss 107 flow computer and ROC800-Series remote operations controller to accurately measure and control water or steam delivered to injection wells.
The injection controller application replaces PLC programming with a simple, configurable interface, helping to reduce commissioning effort and…
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German pump technology firm Flux-Geräte is now offering customers a solution for transferring high-viscosity materials from special sea container drums.
The follower plate and process seal of the Viscoflux mobile drum emptying system is designed for opening diameters of lidded drums with 560mm and 571mm as standard.
During the fluid transfer process the process seal adapts to beadings and…
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Level Monitors
MTS Systems, a supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, has announced that the chief controller of explosives (CCoE) with the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) has issued updated safety approvals for its Level Plus M-Series level transmitters Models MR and MG in India.
Electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive applications must be compliant…
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Valves
Eliminating traps and crevices in process systems used for aseptic applications is an important requirement in helping to minimise the risks of bacteria growth, for example in control valves.
Control valve specialist Samson Controls offers a range of aseptic valves which incorporate the important features of smooth, crevice-free surfaces and are manufactured to quality assurance systems certified…
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