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Pipelines
PJ Valves (PJV), a specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves to the global energy industry, has launched a new piping business, PJ Piping (PJP).
Located in Houston, Texas, the company – operating as part of the PJ Group – will supply specialist pipe fittings, flanges, and other piping components to the oil and gas, petrochemical, and desalination sectors.
PJP will be led by a…
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Pumps
EthosEnergy has completed a full inspection, repairs, testing, and reassembly of a Westinghouse boiler feed pump turbine for a US power station, bringing the unit back to full load.
Coyote Station, located near Beulah, North Dakota, is operated by Otter Tail Power Co. headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
The Coyote Station boiler feed pump turbine experienced an overspeed event…
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Italian seal manufacturer Fluiten has released double cartridge TRHD seals with metal bellows, developed specifically for pumps used at high temperature.
Fluiten’s R&D team designed the seals to be able to withstand temperatures of over 176°C, as stipulated by API standards, and they are also able to prevent any leakage of dangerous liquids into the atmosphere.
During the refining…
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Valves
New Jersey, US-based Assured Automation has released the new 30D Series of three-way sanitary ball valves for use in food processing and other clean service applications.
This valve line meets FDA and USDA 3A requirements with its body constructed of ASTM 316 stainless steel with sanitary tri-clamp end connections.
The 30D Series, available in sizes ½” through 4”, features a…
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Other
Subsea and oil and gas solutions provider FMC Technologies and the construction and engineering company Technip are moving forward with a company merger.
The pending merger transaction between the companies has received an early decision from the US antitrust regulators under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), concluding antitrust review of the…
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Other
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have invented a new type of nanofilter that could reduce the energy needed to treat wastewater by up to five times.
Typically, for the last steps of water purification in a wastewater treatment process, an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane filters out small particles before a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane is used.
In reverse…
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Valves
Asco has introduced the capability to integrate multiple safety zones within a single Numatics 503 series valve manifold.
This new zoned safety approach helps the design engineer satisfy the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and comply with ISO 13849-1 while eliminating the components and complexity found in discrete safety circuits.
"With this functionality, the original equipment manufacturer…
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Pumps
Grindex, an electrical submersible pumps, is launching the Grindex Maxi SH pump for high head drainage applications.
The pump features a 37kW motor and a two-stage-impeller hydraulic, scaled up from Master SH, which enables total heads up to 140m.
Today many high head applications are forced to use several pumps connected in series or oversized single pump solutions to reach desired performance,…
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Other
ABB has launched the ATS430 turbidity and TSS sensor, latest in its range of Aztec digital sensors for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment applications.
Featuring ABB’s EZLink technology, the sensor provides ultra-stable and accurate measurement of turbidity and total suspended solids up to 4,000NTU (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) or 100,000mg/l.
Unlike conventional turbidity and…
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Pumps
Global water tech company Xylem has developed Flygt Concertor, the world’s first wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence.
The system senses the operating conditions of its environment, adapts its performance in real time, and provides feedback to pumping station operators.
Xylem reports that fields tests conducted around the world have validated energy savings of up to 70%…
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Valves
Hunt Valve, a fluid power engineering company specialising in severe-duty valves and components, has released a new proportional poppet valve for descaling applications.
By eliminating the effects of water hammer and system shock, this innovative poppet valve technology promotes safety in the plant and cuts operating costs in half while lasting three to five times longer than…
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Other
Measurement solutions provider Wika has released a version of its A-10 pressure transmitter designed to operate with pressure in the millibar ranges.
The smallest of pressure ranges of the new transmitter range from 0…50 mbar to 0…600 mbar, and the wetted parts in the new variant are all welded and from stainless steel.
The new mbar pressure ranges are particularly…
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Pumps
Global electrical submersible pump manufacturer Grindex is launching the Grindex Mega Inox, a 90kW and 134Hp pump manufactured completely in stainless steel.
The pump is built on Grindex’ cast iron Mega pump platform and represents at the same time an extension of the current completely stainless steel Inox pump range.
Dewatering applications’ worst challenge is the combination of a…
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Pumps
Pump manufacturer Neptune, a Dover company, has introduced its new Series MP7100 mechanically actuated diaphragm metering pumps.
The Series MP7100 is engineered from the ground up to be more robust and durable than similar mechanical diaphragm pump designs.
It incorporates the ruggedness of a hydraulic diaphragm metering pump, eliminates the need for intermediate fluid or hydraulic oil to actuate…
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Other
Ross SysCon, a full service machine and controls fabrication facility, has introduced a portable pumping system with a static mixer capable of handling both laminar and turbulent flow applications across a 26-element low pressure drop (LPD) static mixer.
The system is ideal for continuous inline mixing of minor liquid components into a fluid stream, as it produces a homogenous blend within a…
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Valves
Andritz Hydro, part of international technology group Andritz, has received an order from Eidsiva Vannkraft to supply electromechanical equipment for a new Norwegian hydropower plant.
Andritz’ contract comprises design, manufacturing, and delivery of the complete electromechanical equipment for the new Nedre Otta plant.
The supply deal includes two vertical Kaplan turbines with a total…
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Pumps
Dean Pump, a centrifugal pump manufacturer and CECO Environmental brand, has entered into a distribution agreement with Dorian Drake International.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dorian Drake will be responsible for sales in specific international markets, including all of Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America.
The agreement is the first step in a major initiative for the Dean…
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Other
US-based Bal Seal Engineering has expanded its line of seal materials to include P78, a high-temperature, high-performance thermoplastic, and P240, a lubricated, fiber-reinforced version of P78.
The company says the properties of the new materials make them well-suited for use in the chemical processing and petrochemical industries and in applications requiring high wear resistance at extreme…
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