Oct 10, 2014
Graco acquires UK valve manufacturer
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Oct 9, 2014
Valves
Pump and valve producer KSB Group has supplied an order of valves worth millions of Euros to a new steam power plant currently being built in Barh, in the Indian State of Bihar.
The complete order comprised 6,580 gate valves, globe valves and check valves as well as other types of valves. About one third of these valves are manufactured at the German KSB site of Pegnitz.... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2014
Other
A special standard damper has been developed by Gardner Denver Thomas to offer a solution for portable and stationary devices for medical, analytical and other applications that require an extremely low sound and low vibration level of all functional parts.
In the past individual adaptions have been created by customers in cooperation with the component manufacturers.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2014
Other
In daily operation, high-performance heavy-duty gears have to continuously withstand huge loads. In case of a machine breakdown caused by overload, the owners are confronted with high costs due to expensive spare parts and costly downtimes.
With the GWS series, Ringfeder Power Transmission has introduced a new range of safety couplings from the GERWAH product segment,... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2014
Pumps
Cat Pumps has introduced an energy-saving high pressure pump package for centralised hygiene and sanitation cleaning systems.Called 'Wash-Saver', the package utilises a variable frequency drive (VFD) and returns typically 85% mechanical energy efficiency irrespective of operating speed.
The Wash-Saver concept uses a feedback signal to the VFD to control the pump speed.... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2014
Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has developed and is supplying a high pressure version of its 900 Series turbine flowmeter for measuring refrigerant flow.
Adapted with steel reinforced polymer components, to give a pressure rating of 40 Bar, the low inertia turbines of the 900 Series flowmeter are designed for measuring the low viscosities (0.3 to 0.4 centipoises) encountered with volatile... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2014
Other
Four of the top terminal operators in Germany: Vopak, Simon Storage, Oiltanking and Tanquid will all be coming together on the 19-20 November in Hamburg to discuss the country's bulk liquid storage market.
Germany has the third largest storage capacity in Europe, but with the storage market in backwardation, refineries closing and strong competition, terminals need to... [Read More]
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Oct 3, 2014
Other
Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has introduced the Style DLY Delta-Y assembly, a combination of pre-assembled Victaulic cast grooved fittings, rigid couplings and butterfly valves. The Delta-Y assembly is designed specifically for bulk cement/barite systems on offshore oil platforms and is also ideal for drilling mud and other associated systems.
The... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2014
Other
GP:50 Corporation, an ISO9001 certified global manufacturer of static pressure sensing instrumentation, has introduced a new miniature flush diaphragm pressure transducer series.
The flush diaphragm design of the GP:50 Model 188/288/388 makes it possible to make pressure measurements of high-viscosity fluids, even within high shock and vibration environments, without port... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2014
Pumps
Alfa Laval, a company specialising in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply Framo water pumping systems to an oil drilling platform that will be located in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canadian coast. The order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of approximately SEK 120 million (€13.1... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2014
Valves
Pentair Valves & Controls has commissioned a new pressure relief valve testing facility to help meet Asia's growing need for pressure relief systems in critical applications for the power generation, oil and gas, process, and petrochemical industries.
The new steam test facility expands Pentair's current China-based manufacturing, assembly, sales, start-up, maintenance,... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2014
Other
Following two successful digital issues of Fluid Handling magazine, we are now very excited to present to you the first print edition for September/October. As well as going out to over 20,000 subscribers across the world, the issue will be distributed at the Tank Storage Germany and Valve World Expo events later this year.
Written for the industry, by the industry, Fluid... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2014
Pumps
Flowserve, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has announced it has received a major order to provide multiple pumping systems to Alstom, a France-based global leader in power generation.
The orders, totalling approximately $30 million (€23.6 million), were booked in the second quarter of 2014. The pumping systems... [Read More]
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Sep 29, 2014
Pumps
Clark Solutions have unveiled a new magnetic drive gear pump designed for laboratory instrument, medical device, cooling system, and other applications.
The Model Series 15000 rotary vane pumps are a pressure/vacuum source delivering smooth, pulse-free gas flow for gas analysers, medical devices, process samplers and other analytical instrument applications.
Measuring... [Read More]
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Sep 25, 2014
Pumps
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... [Read More]
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Sep 25, 2014
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... [Read More]
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Sep 24, 2014
Other
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... [Read More]
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