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UK-based pump manufacturers Tomlinson Hall is leading an initiative to provide resources and equipment to technical training provider NETA Training Group to upgrade its facilities.
Three other companies are also involved in the plans to improve local training for young people. Crane ChemPharma & Energy, ITT Goulds Pumps and Grundfos will work with Tomlinson Hall to allow students to gain…
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Valves
Finnish company Metso announced that it will be investing into a new greenfield valve technology centre in Jiaxing, China.
The facility will begin operations in spring 2020, serving both the local and global markets.
“This is an exciting day for both Metso and our valve customers in various process industries globally - we are investing in improving service and delivery capabilities for…
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Pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has extended its Qdos pump range to include a 12-24V DC power option.
The new range will introduce a type of pump for mobile and remote applications. Watson-Marlow state that it’s new pump will aid any user requiring a precise, closely-controlled metering pump where mains power is not readily available or practical to use.
Watson-Marlow describes the…
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Alfa Laval has announced that it has won two orders to supply Framo pumping systems to an oil facility in the Middle East and to an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading) vessel that is to be built in China.
The established heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company, has orders worth a total value of around $180 million that were placed at the end of December…
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Pipelines
According to the Romford Recorder, Essex and Suffolk Water has added a springer spaniel to its water leakage detection team.
The three year old dog, Denzel has been trained to ‘sniff out’ and locate leaks on the water company’s pipe network. Denzel is trained to recognise even the tiniest traces of the chlorine used to disinfect water supplies.
The Romford Recorder…
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Pipelines
According to S&P Global, Australia’s Northern Gas Pipeline has begun commercial operations. The pipeline is located in Sydney and links the Northern Territory region with eastern Australia.
For the first time, the newly active pipe will connect the gas producing Northern Territory to the gas consuming eastern seaboard states.
S&P Global state that construction on the pipeline…
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Onicon Incorporated, a Harbour Group company, has acquired the parent company of Pulsar Process Measurement, Pulsar. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Malvern, England and founded in 1997, Pulsar designs and manufactures ultrasonic and radar based non-contact level and flow measurement instruments. The company provides level, volume, open channel flow, pipe flow,…
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Pipelines
According to The Times of India, a major leak in the main supply left two dozen localities under Shahganj and Lohamandi in Agra, India, without water on New Year’s Day.
The pipeline is located under the Guru Ka Taal rail over bridge (ROB) and is connected to Lohamandi water pumping station. The Times of India report that a leakage had developed at the end of last week on the main…
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According to an Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) survey, the salaries of chemical engineers in the UK have dropped slightly in 2018.
The IChemE UK Salary Survey 2018, conducted annually, noted that the median salary for chemical engineers saw a slight decline in 2018, decreasing from £55,000 in 2017 to £54,000 in 2018.
Chemical engineers aged under 25, defined as…
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Valves
Finnish machinery firm Metso announced that it has delivered the first set of valves with parts created using 3D printing from its Helsinki plant.
The valves include 3D printed metal components that, according to Metso, allow the valves to perform in a particularly demanding application where they need to withstand numerous fast open-close cycles without maintenance.
“We are at the…
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Other
AP News reports that south-eastern South Dakota, Napa Junction is to be the location of a new ethanol plant. Officials are also considering the construction of a private natural gas pipeline in the area.
The idea to bring a new ethanol plant to Napa Junction has appealed to several companies. AP News reports that since the opening of a grain shuttling facility as well as the construction of a new…
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Pipelines
UK water utility firm Thames Water announced that it has deployed hundreds of night-time leak detectors in order to pinpoint leakages throughout the company’s 20,000 mile network of water pipes.
Thousands of loggers have been installed as well as an extra 600 members of staff after severe weather conditions prevented leak detection operations earlier in the year.
“We have hundreds of…
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Pumps
Flow control and compression equipment supplier Gardner Denver announced that it has acquired US pump manufacturer MP Pumps for a net purchase price of an estimated $58 million (€51.3 million).
MP Pumps, a manufacturer of industrial specialty pumps based out of Michigan, will be a part of Gardner Denver’s Industrials Segment.
“MP Pumps complements and expands Gardner…
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Valves
Emerson has announced the acquisition of Advanced Engineering Valves (A.E Valves), claiming it will create the ‘broadest portfolio of valves and critical isolation technologies serving the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry'.
A.E. Valves is a manufacturer of valve technology aimed at helping LNG customers operate more efficiently. Emerson is a key player in automation solutions and…
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Valves
CO2 extraction company Vitalis Extraction Technology (Vitalis) announced that it has received its first patent for a flow control valve, according to a public release provided by media outlet Cision.
Patent US10143937 involves the design of a cyclone separator and superfluid extraction system with a novel needle flow control valve, according to a release provided by media outlet Cision.
The novel…
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Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers’ Industry Association (BPMA) has announced the appointment of a new president.
Richard Harden, managing director of Wilo UK officially took on the role at BPMA’s recent Annual General Meeting. It follows the departure of previous president, Duncan Lewis. According to a BPMA statement, Lewis completed a “short, but important tenure as…
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Pipelines
In a press release, Shell UK and its partners, Esso Exploration and Production UK and Acro British have announced a final investment deal for a Shearwater gas infrastructure hub located in the central North Sea. This investment will be Shell’s seventh for the UK North Sea in 2018.
The new investment will see the Shearwater platform modified and a 23 mile pipeline installed.
The pipeline…
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Pipelines
UK water company Severn Trent announced that it has started to utilise ‘machine learning’ to further develop the firm’s approach to leak detection.
According to a press release, the company has created an advanced leak detection model that uses data from its network to help identify, locate and manage leaks in its system.
“We’re really excited by this project, and…
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