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Pumps
Crane ChemPharma & Energy has announced the launch of a new line of pumps for use in industrial applications worldwide.
The design of the DEPA DH Next Generation Aluminium Housing Air Operated Diaphragm Pump offers numerous benefits to users, the company says, including:• Flexible Multi-port Connections: A customized manifold design improves ball valve guidance, increases functionality…
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Flowserve, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has announced the opening of its state-of-the-art pump manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, India.
The facility will support the company's existing Indian operations and provide pump products for power and oil and gas industries throughout the Asia Pacific region.
The new expansion includes…
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Valves
Burkert Fluid Control Systems has re-engineered Robolux multiport and double valves to fit with their Element control head range as part of a new actuator concept for compact processes.
Robolux multiport valves are designed for hygienic processes and are ideal for clean and washdown areas. The valves can now be combined with Bürkert's Element control heads to open up a range of new…
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The upstream oil and gas industry is estimated to spend more than $10 billion (€7 billion) for valves in a single year for the first time, according to analysis published by the McIlvaine Company.
The analysis appears in Industrial Valves: World Markets, recently published by the company.
In 2015, expenditure will come to around $10.3 billion. Valves purchased for oil and gas extraction will…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has announced a new ruggedised flowmeter for metering low flow fluids, such as viscous hydraulic oils used in heavy machinery, at pressures of up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 150°C.
Manufactured in durable 316 stainless steel, the compact Titan 700 bar OG2 Special flowmeter is an IP67 / NEMA 4 compliant version of its OG2 flowmeter.
With a standard flow range from 0.03…
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Valves
TXO has acquired a 30% stake in a new joint venture in oil recovery technology for $74,250 cash (€54,083).
Oil Tech Royalties (OTR), owns intellectual property rights to a new valve technology – a proprietary acoustic flow reactor valve (RAP) - that disperses heavy oil and diesel. The JV is to commercially promote the technology in specific regions across the globe.
According to a…
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Pumps
When pumping applications present the challenges of low flows at high pressures, very low NPSH for high temperatures or low vapour pressure liquids, a new pump range from Pump Engineering could be an ideal tool for efficiency.
The MTH range of pumps is designed for applications such as boiler feed, high pressure cooling, refrigeration and CIP process. These compact pumps, which are available in…
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Other
Coxreels, a US manufacturer of industrial grade hose, cord and cable reels, has announced a new, re‐engineered outlet riser on an existing series of its reels.
Both the 1175 and 1185 Series reels have been enhanced and now come equipped with a remodelled low profile outlet riser offering improved full‐flow characteristics.
The riser replaces the machined flange riser and o-ring flange seal…
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Hoses
Abilene, Texas-based McCarty Equipment Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston-based GHX Industrial and The United Distribution Group, has acquired the assets and operations of the Bakersfield, California location of Alternative Hose.
The location has been operating for 7 years, focusing primarily on the upstream business.
Alternative carries a number of world-class brands including Gates,…
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Other
Emerson Process Management has released a direct insertion density and concentration meter designed for aggressive applications.
The Micro Motion Fork Density Meter is the next generation of the Micro Motion 7826 and 7828 direct insertion density meters. Incorporating the same tuning fork design as its predecessors, the Fork Density Meter is built to tackle process applications such as pipeline…
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Wastecorp Pumps, a North American manufacturer of sewage treatment pumps, has launched a new product line of double disc pumps.
The Sludge Pro is designed to operate virtually leak-free and requires no regular maintenance.
Both single and double disc pump models are available with fluid handling capabilities up to 300 GPM. 3", 4" and 6" connection sizes are available with maximum discharge head…
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CDR Pumps, a chemical process pump manufacturer, has added a polymer concrete baseplate to its range of pumps for the corrosive chemical industry.
The epoxy resin-based concrete offers corrosion resistance to the harshest of atmospheres, a flat surface to ensure optimum pump and motor alignment, and reduced vibration.
Units are moulded with an integral drip pan, come complete with grouting hole…
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Other
Plexus Holdings, an oil and gas engineering services business, has agreed a new three-year contract with drilling and engineering company AGR Well Management.
Under the contract, Plexus will supply both its standard pressure and High Temperature/High Pressure ('HPHT') POS-GRIP wellhead technology and mudline services to AGR.
Plexus has already received its first order under the new contract,…
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Valves
Technology and automation manufacturer Metso has been given a substantial order to be delivered to Saudi Aramco's petroleum refining and petrochemical production complex currently under construction.
The order includes a considerable range of Metso's Neles rotary and globe valves and Jamesbury valves, including control, on/off and safety valves. It also includes the company's intelligent safety…
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Bestobell Valves has secured an order with China’s Hudong Zhonghua shipyard to supply valves for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
The contract is the latest in a series from the shipyard for the UK-based President Engineering Group subsidiary’s cryogenic valves.
When completed in 2015, the LNG carriers will be used by Sinopec, the China Shipping Group and Japanese shipping…
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Flowmeters
OW Bunker is continuing to roll out its flow measurement technology across its global bunker fleet.
The company has announced it recently installed a Coriolis flowmeter on a refuelling barge in Rotterdam.OW Bunker is the first independent physical fuel distributor to use the technology when supplying customers in the region.
Reports say the Coriolis flowmeter has been installed on the bunker…
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Valves
Neste Oil and Metso have agreed on the delivery of automation and valve technology for the refinery unit under construction at Neste Oil's Porvoo refinery.
Metso's technology helps the company with its targets to increase the output of high-octane gasoline and to improve flexibility in production. Construction started in 2013, and the unit is due to come onstream in spring 2015.
The delivery…
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Pipelines
Composite Pipes Industry (CPI), a manufacturer of glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) pipes, has won a contract worth $5 million (€3.6 million) for the supply of pipes and fittings for a 62 km-long pipeline for British oil giant BP.
The company says the corrosion-resistant pipes, to be used on the pipeline in BP's Khazzan field development in Oman, are cost-effective and do not require…
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