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Fluid handling equipment giant Dover Corporation has completed the acquisition of Tokheim Group's dispenser and systems businesses after announcing the agreement on September 2015.
According to Reuters, OPW, a business unit of Dover's fluids segment, acquired the two Tokheim departments (dispenser and systems) for around €425m (£316m).
With this deal OPW closes its fifth major…
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Wastewater instrumentation manufacturer Verderflex has supplied its peristaltic pumps to Halifax-based water and wastewater firm Smart Storm.
Smart Storm will use Verderflex's R3DC OEM peristaltic pumps as part of the wastewater sampler systems it manufactures. In a statement, Verderflex said its product will help Smart Storm to measure the volume and toxicity of wastewater effluent.
In 2013,…
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US pump manufacturer Wastecorp Pumps has unveiled the first engine driven double disc pump, the Sludge Pro.
The Sludge Pro double disc pump is designed for wastewater, sludge, and sewage pumping for government and industry.
The pump is a style of low maintenance wastewater pump with fluid handling capabilities ranging from 10-500 gpm.
‘We are the first double disc pump manufacturer to offer…
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Blackmer, part of PSG, has added the NPH and XH Series sliding vane pump models to its NP and X Series product families.
The XH Series pumps, which are designed to handle a wide range of non-corrosive and non-abrasive industrial liquids and petroleum products, while the NPH Series pumps are well-suited for handling viscous or shear-sensitive fluids.
Both pumps feature the same performance…
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Valves
Rotork has introduced a new model in its IQ range of non-intrusive intelligent electric actuators with an optimised combination of valve stem diameter acceptance and torque output.
The new IQ19 actuator facilitates economical automation of valves and penstocks typically found in the water and effluent treatment industries.
The actuator combines a stem acceptance of up to 51mm diameter with torque…
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Pumps
Following the demand for a twin pump version for heating and air-conditioning systems, Frankenthal-based KSB Aktiengesellschaft now offers its Calio glandless pump type series also in twin design.
Twin pumps are often used where reliability requirements are high or space is limited.
During normal operation, one of the two pumps is on duty for 24 hours, after which it changes to…
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Valves
Metso will supply hundreds of valves for Kotkamills’ mill in Kotka, Finland, where the current printing paper machine will be rebuilt to produce environmentally friendly consumer board grades.
The new production line will be commissioned in the second quarter of 2016.
‘Our requirements for the valves used in the machine conversion specifically target the reliability of the valves and…
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Mouser has entered into a global distribution agreement with Kavlico Pressure Sensors, a precision pressure sensor specialist offering reliable solutions for harsh and demanding applications including transportation, industrial, medical, aerospace, and defence.
The available Kavlico Pressure Sensors product line includes board-mount and industrial pressure sensors.
The P1A family of ceramic…
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Renold Couplings is making a significant investment in the future of its Cardiff manufacturing facility.
The investment centres on the installation of new machines to increase production and reduce lead times of couplings manufactured at the site.
Two of the machines are now fully operational, with a further two to follow later in 2016.
“With the DMG Mori-Seiki NLX2500 CNC lathe and…
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UK liquid analysis equipment manufacturer Lovibond has launched the new EComparator range of liquid colorimeters.
The EComparator series enable users to perform colour measurement with objective electronic results in addition to subjective visuals.
Lovibond says the new series will make it easier for colour graders used to traditional comparators to upgrade to an electronic system as they will…
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Pumps
Pump maker Amarinth has secured a further order of API 610 OH2 pumps to be used aboard Total’s new Egina floating production storage offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Amarinth’s Malaysian operation secured the second order for API 610 OH2 super duplex pumps for a de-sanding and process water treatment package aboard Total’s Egina FPSO following on from its successful delivery of a…
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Repsol has commissioned two compact API 674 triplex reciprocating plunger pumps from global pump manufacturer Ruhrpumpen for its La Pampilla Refinery in Peru.
La Pampilla Refinery, operated by Repsol, supplies half of the total demand for petroleum distillate products in Peru.
Intecsa Industrial, the engineering, procurement, and construction company working with Repsol, says it selected…
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Valves
Clarke Industrial Engineering has entered into a licensing agreement with Curtiss-Wright Corp. to exclusively distribute Clarke’s patented and proprietary shutter valve technology for various markets.
The shutter valves will be exclusively available to Curtiss-Wright for the worldwide naval defence market, the US maritime homeland security market, and the commercial…
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Valves
Valve manufacturer Rotork has acquired Oklahoma-based Roto Hammer and added a range of valve chainwheels to its valve mounting kits offered under the Rotork Valvekits name.
The Roto Hammer range of chainwheel products enables hard-to-reach and stubborn manually operated valves to be operated without risk of injury.
Rotork Valvekits supplies valve and actuator-related products, including mounting…
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Pumps
Global water technology company Xylem has introduced enhancements to its Flygt 2000 drainage pump range.
The new and improved Flygt pumps offer a more reliable and robust selection of large and mid-sized drainage pumps engineered for challenging dewatering conditions and applications.
Xylem’s new 25kW (30hp) Flygt 2190 mid-sized submersible dewatering pump is built to handle tough,…
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QuantumFlo, a Florida-based pump technology company, will launch its state-of-the-art iQFlo 2.0 technology at the 2016 AHR Expo, 25-27 January, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
iQFlo is a software solution that ensures pumping systems perform as energy efficiently as possible resulting in cost savings.
Using a complex algorithm to manage pump operation and increase…
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Flowmeters
The UK flowmeter manufacturer Titan Enterprises has launched the Pulsite Solo, an affordable battery-powered rate and total flowmeter.
Offering the flexibility of panel-, wall-, or surface-mounting, the new digital display instrument has been designed for use with switch, coil, and magnetic sensor inputs.
With housing constructed from durable polymer and sealed to IP65 specifications, the Pulsite…
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Other
The Spray Nozzle People (SNP), a standard and custom-designed spraying solutions provider, has introduced a new range of PVDF (Kynar) eductor nozzles.
Storing liquids in tanks is essential for many process industry applications, as is the need to agitate the contents to avoid separation and sedimentation.
Fluids can be recirculated through tanks to achieve separation, which helps to optimise…
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