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Valves
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is introducing the new Furon 2" HGV/HGVM valve and Furon Q-Valve improvements at the Semicon show in California.
At the premier semiconductor industry show, held in the Moscone Center, San Francisco, from 12-14 July, Saint-Gobain will demonstrate the highest Cv valve in the industry based on its full-injection molded Furon 2" HGV/HGVM valve.
The valve is…
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Pumps
EnviroGear Pumps, part of PSG, a Dover company, has released the G Series models G1-82, G1-133, and G1-222 metal sealed internal gear pumps.
Well-suited for the most challenging and demanding transfer applications, the 3”, 4”, and 6” G Series sealed internal gear pumps are available in cast iron, carbon steel, and stainless steel materials.
Delivering flowrates up to…
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Pumps
The US buying and marketing group for industrial equipment Industrial Buyers Consortium (IBC) has added MP Pumps of Fraser, Michigan, as a preferred supplier of centrifugal pumps in the industrial, agriculture, marine, and petroleum markets.
MP pumps can be found in manufacturing and process plants offering a wide range of pumping solutions for distribution.
For almost 75…
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Other
CMD, an Italian manufacturer of gaskets and sealings in graphite, has received five new certifications from the international certification body DNV-GL
The certifications concern fugitive emissions and fire safe tests for both CMD’s Armastem and Stemseal stem packing types and a fire safe test for the spiral-wound Spiroguard gasket
The Armastem and Stemseal stem packing are designed for…
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Other
US-based Evoqua Water Technologies and its recently acquired Neptune Benson business have acquired VAF Filtration Systems, a screen filtration manufacturer based in Arvada, Colorado.
VAF, founded in 1985, engineers and manufactures automatic self-cleaning water filters and control valves for a variety of industrial and municipal water applications.
Markets include industrial water reuse, water…
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Pipelines
Topper Tube, a full line of pipe joint and joints products by Topper Industrial, is now available in a leasing programme through a contract with GSC Financial.
The Topper Tube system is a smart, dynamic, and flexible system which can be suited for numerous applications.
Ryan Brown, president of Topper industrial, said that many manufacturing businesses prefer equipment leasing as a way to…
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Other
AxFlow has introduced Pulsafeeder’s new metallic gear pumps to the Eclipse series, which encompasses 12 different metallic and non-metallic pump models.
The Eclipse family of gear pumps addresses a wide variety of chemicals, connection sizes, and flow ranges for water treatment and chemical processing applications.
The pumps feature a patented front pull-out design that makes routine…
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Other
The Siemens Sitrans P pressure transmitters have received NSF/ANSI 61 and NSF/ANSI 372 certification.
Certified by UL as complying with the “lead free” definition detailed in the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Sitrans P DSIII joins Sitrans F M Mag 3100, Mag 5100W and Mag 8000 magnetic flowmetersm which are also NSF/ANSI 61 certified.
Siemens Process Industries and Drives helps…
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Pumps
In Chautauqua, the westernmost county in the state of New York, US, lies the quiet village of Brocton.
Although an unassuming little town, it boasts the birthplace of the designer of the Pullman Sleeping Car, George Pullman, and offers some of the best wines from surrounding Lake Erie wine country.
The Village of Brocton Water Pollution Control Facility (BWPCF) was built in 1983, originally…
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Hose and joint manufacturer Elaflex has launced a new online product configurator for the Mann Tek dry disconnect couplings range.
Mann Tek, based in Sweden, is part of the Elaflex group, and develops and supplies its couplings for clean, safe and spill free handling of fluids, gases and bulk powders.
The new online tool offers all types of dry disconnect and safety breakaway couplings as well as…
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Other
Emerson Process Management has released the Rosemount 975 flame detectors, a complete line of optical flame detectors designed to perform in harsh environmental conditions.
The new line incorporates a variety of flame detection technologies to provide coverage for a wide range of process industries, including upstream oil and gas installations, chemical plants, and refineries.
Integrated…
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Pumps
Electricité De France SA (EDF) and Sulzer have signed a contract for Sulzer to install more than a dozen new pumps to increase safety systems in French nuclear power plants.
The contract consists of qualifying a pump set prototype, manufacturing, and installing 28 pumping units over the next 15 years.
Sulzer Pompes France — which has more than 40 years of experience in the nuclear…
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Valves
Asco has added to its 362 and 562 Series of brass and stainless steel spool valves by introducing ⅜” and ½ pipe sizes that feature high flow rates and low power consumption.
These new sizes provide design engineers with additional solutions for control valve automation, especially in the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets, the company says. "The ⅜” and…
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Other
Virtual reality has emerged as one of the hottest trends, but what if the lure of virtual reality could be applied beyond video games?
Systran, a US-based documentation and development company for the oil industry, is tapping into the power of virtual reality and gaming technology, using it to create a new-age training platform for operators to learn to work safely in plants.
Systran's newest…
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Pumps
LMI, a US-based controlled-volume metering pump manufacturer and a brand of Accudyne Industries, has introduced the Excel XR line of intelligent metering pumps.
The Excel XR metering pumps are designed for the specific requirements of municipal and industrial water and waste treatment.
Available in two control configurations, manual and enhanced, they also fit into the process control…
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Flowmeters
JLC International has begun distributing the Titan OG2 oval gear flowmeter series for measurement in applications involving extreme high pressures.
The OG2 flowmeters are compact and have a rugged design, which allows them to operate properly despite the high pressure, providing steady performance with minimal maintenance.
The meters come with a pressure test certificate that verifies the…
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Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) has awarded a contract to Ergil Group to supply heat exchangers for the second phase of the revamps of its Atyrau refinery.
Ergil will manufacture and supply shell and tube heat exchangers to be installed as part of the Atyrau refinery’s deep oil refining complex (DORC) project, a $2.9 billion (€2.6bn)…
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In the US, federal authorities have fined a Texas-based steam methane reformer (SMR) plant $77,000 (appr. €70,000) for “wilful, serious violations” for safety failures that exposed workers to health dangers.
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) initiated in late January an inspection of gas producer Air Liquide’s Corpus…
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