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US company NOV Mono has provided ten progressing cavity pumps to a £300 million (€375 million) wastewater facility in the UK.
The Southern Water plant in Peacehaven, Sussex features a number of different Mono pumps, including EZstrip cake pumps, LF injection pumps and Widethroat pumps.
The plant uses 11km of newly constructed tunnels to bring sewage flows into two new pumping stations…
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LinkTech Quick Couplings is due to launch two new lines of couplings in July this year.
The 60PP Series large flow couplings offer the highest available 3/8" flow with both valved and non-valved configurations.
These couplings are manufactured from medical grade, gamma sterilisable polypropylene which allows greater chemical resistance. The cost-efficient high flow couplings come equipped with a…
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Valves
Crane ChemPharma & Energy has launched a new range of gate, globe and check valves for use in power, oil & gas and chemical markets.
Developed specifically for high-stress, high thermal-cycling applications, Pacific Forged are designed to reduce the total cost of ownership.
Multi-stage ultrasonic testing is standard on all forgings and finished valves to ensure consistency and reliability…
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Metso will supply process automation technologies and valve solutions for JSC Svetlogorsk Pulp & Board Plant's new bleached kraft pulp mill in Svetlogorsk, the Republic of Belarus.
The new 400,000 ton-per-year mill under construction will be the first bleached kraft pulp mill in the country.
China CAMC Engineering, an EPC contractor responsible for the turnkey delivery of the plant, placed…
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Pumps
Water technology provider Xylem has won a contract to supply submersible pumps and monitoring and control technology as part of a project to upgrade Europe's largest (and the world's second largest) wastewater treatment plant located near Paris, France.
Xylem will supply its Flygt brand submersible pumps and related accessories to recirculate water and sludge through basins and feed the…
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Pumps
Wanner International has introduced two new ranges of its signature Hydra-Cell dosing performance pumps with mechanical flow-rate adjustment.
The Hydra-Cell G03/G13 dosing range accommodates repeatable, steady flow requirements up to 310 litres per hour at pressures up to 100 bar and flows up to 490 litres per hour at pressures up to 70 bar.
The Hydra-Cell G10 dosing range accommodates repeatable…
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Portable pump equipment manufacturer BBA Pumps has introduced a bolt-on pump package for offshore applications.
The BA-C250H45 bolt-on pump package is designed to cater to the mining and offshore markets, where there is no need for a complete skid and/or canopy.
These units feature the customer's BA-C pump of choice coupled to a diesel engine, including the control panel, and mounted on a high…
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Valves
Acro Associates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bimba Manufacturing, has announced a line of next generation solenoid (electric) pinch valves designed to provide greater flexibility for an array of fluidic control system applications.
Versagrip Solenoid Pinch Valves join the Acro family of pinch valves, which include pneumatic pinch valves and Intelivalve. Because pinch valves use tubing, they can…
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Pumps
Graco, a manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, has unveiled its electric supply pump for high pressure applications.
The E-Flo DC pump features an energy efficient electric brushless DC motor that stalls under pressure and changes speeds to maintain constant fluid pressure, similar to a pneumatic air motor.
Suited for high-pressure applications such as waterborne spraying or moving high…
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Neste Oil will replace its existing systems with Metso's automation and flow control technology at the Porvoo refinery sulphur plant in Finland.
'Reliable automation enables us to minimise sulphur emissions from the refinery. New systems and field devices provide operators and the maintenance staff not only with more information, but also information that is more processed,' says Ari Aitolahti,…
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Pipelines
Floking Pipes will begin manufacturing oriented PVC pipe, to compete with ductile iron pipe, in Chennai, India, in August 2014.
It took the company two years to obtain the required licensing to start the plant, according to a spokesperson. The plant will use technology from Spanish molecular oriented PVC pipe maker Molecor Tecnologica.
The Indian company has plans to install four lines, each with…
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Valves
Weatherford Oil Tools Middle East has chosen Metso's valve technologies for an oil production upgrade project in the region.
Metso's delivery for this project will include over 100 Neles globe control valves, emergency shutdown valves, on-off ball valves, and Mapag butterfly valves. Most of the control valves will be equipped with intelligent valve controllers, which ensure long-term reliability,…
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Kansas, US-based fluid handling equipment manufacturer Cashco has extended its range of valves with a new high-flow/high-sensitivity back pressure relief regulator.
‘The new B7 valve came about largely as a result of requests for an equivalent to our P7 high-flow/high sensitivity pressure reducing regulator, which we introduced in 2005,’ says Clint Rogers, GM of Cashco’s valve…
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Midland Manufacturing, a specialist in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment and a division of OPW, will now offer repair services of railcar valves in addition to its valve remanufacturing and repair programme.
Standard repair services of general and pressure railcar valves will consist of testing, cleaning, collecting of data, replacing soft goods (i.e. gaskets), assembling and final…
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Stafford Manufacturing has introduced a line of shaft collars and couplings designed for use in conveyors, furnaces, ovens, oil and gas, and other process environments with temperatures up to 1,650°F.
Stafford high-temperature shaft collars are offered in one-piece, two-piece, hinged, and flanged designs and the rigid clamp-type couplings come in a wide range of configurations including one-,…
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Valves
Valve specialist Samson Controls has launched a new design of valve booster to eliminate time-consuming trial and error procedures associated with fine tuning of control valves.
As a result of its bypass restriction, the booster can be accurately adjusted and then lead-sealed in this set-up ensuring valuable time saved, whilst also minimising potential start-up problems.
The pressure-balanced…
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Verder has introduced the Verderair Hi-Clean range of air operated double diaphragm pumps. The Hi-Clean range is suitable for where pumping processes require FDA, 3A and EC1935/2005 compliant specification.
The pumps are constructed from SS316 stainless steel polished to RA 3,2μm. The centre section is also available in aluminium and PP for where a full SS316 is not required.
The range also…
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Level Monitors
ATEK Access Technologies has launched a tank level monitoring solution for fuel distributors, waste oil collectors and others managing liquid assets.
The TankScan TSM8000 provides remote access to liquid tank data anywhere an Internet connection is available. This allows customers to reduce tank service costs by an average of 30%, ensures efficient delivery and collection of liquid products and…
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