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Valves
South African valve and actuator technology manufacturer and supplier AR Controls of Vanderbijlpark has announced that it has acquired IncoValve and Controls.
Under the terms of the buy, IncoValve and Controls will now be established as a leading producer for a range of industries.
IncoValve and Controls has worked closely with AR Controls to combine the latest design and manufacturing…
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Pipelines
Nuns based in Pennsylvania, US, are resisting plans to build a $3 billion pipeline for gas obtained by fracking through its land by creating a rudimentary chapel along the proposed route and launching a legal challenge, citing religious freedom, according to media reports.
According to the Guardian, the Adorers of the Blood of Christ order has filed a complaint against the Federal Energy…
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Flow Research has published a new study, titled ‘The World Market for Ultrasonic Flowmeters’.
The new market research report is the 5th published by Flow Research on the ultrasonic flowmeters market. Their previous study of the market was released in 2012, with earlier editions coming out in 2008, 2003 and 2001.
A primary goal of the study is to determine the size of the world…
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Pumps
Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced that its recently released Design Envelope Generation 5 Pumps meet the IE5 efficiency standard for motors. This includes Armstrong’s Design Envelope Tango parallel pumps and Design Envelope Vertical In-line pumps up to 10hp.
IE5 is the highest efficiency standard currently available for motors on the market. Armstrong’s Design Envelope pumps…
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Researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have developed a new leak detection system, one which uses a robot to inspect pipes from the inside to find leaks before they have time to become catastrophic.
The new leak detection system can inspect gas and water pipes. Significantly, it works “no matter what the pipe is made of”. Many other leak detection systems, on the…
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Pump and valve manufacturer for the oil industry Weir Group has benefitted from a surge in fracking activity in the US, according to the London Evening Standard.
The massive fall in crude oil prices since 2014 had been causing the company to suffer, however, in a recent financial update, the company has said annual revenues and profits for the oil division are now expected to exceed analyst…
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Pipelines
Danish engineering, design and consultancy company Ramboll is performing two concept studies in order to “facilitate the future continuation of the Baltic Pipe”.
Recognised as one of the EU’s projects of common interest (PCI), the completed Baltic Pipe would connect the gas infrastructure of Poland and Denmark. The aim of the project is to strengthen the EU’s internal gas…
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Flowmeters
Flowmeter technology specialists Titan Enterprises have added an innovative customer resources section to their website.
The new, online service has been specifically designed for use by engineers and scientists responsible for making flow measurements in a variety of applications, with the intention of facilitating easier selection of the optimum flowmeter and instrumentation. The new section of…
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A series of exclusive case studies, from Xylem, Massa, Netzsch and Singer Valve, are available for free for a short time on the Fluid Handling website.
Leading water technology company Xylem explains how its Flygt Concertor wastewater pumping system has eliminated clogging at an Italian wastewater pumping station.
Sonar and ultrasonic sensor specialists Massa discuss non-intrusive, ultrasonic…
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International industrial valve manufacturer Velan has published its financial results for its first quarter, ended 31 May, 2017.
The Montreal headquartered company announced sales of $71.1 million for the period, with net new orders of $72.2million. The company had an order backlog of $456.6 million at the end of the quarter, of which US$168.1 million is scheduled for delivery beyond the next 12…
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Valves
Arca Flow Controls, the US subsidiary of German based Arca Regler GmbH Germany, has delivered five anti-surge valves to Mexico. The valves have been designed for use in several compressor lines that are scheduled to go online in winter 2017 or the beginning of 2018.
The anti-surge globe-type control valves come from the Ecotrol modular parts system, and will be installed to prevent the…
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Pipelines
Turkey and Israel are on the verge of finalising a deal for a natural gas pipeline between the two countries, according to media reports.
Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s Energy Minister, will visit Israel by the end of this year to conclude the agreement, Israeli energy minister Yuval Steinitz said, according to the Times of Israel.
“Hopefully, Mr. Albayrak will pay a visit to Israel this…
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Level Monitors
Emerson has announced the launch of DeltaV Mobile, a platform that leverages Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technology to give engineers access to real-time data, trends and insight to help in making critical operations decisions, securely from any location in the world.
DeltaV forms part of Emerson’s ‘digital ecosystem’. It takes smartphone technology and connects it with…
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Pumps
Pump specialist AxFlow has added a new rotary positive displacement pump to its portfolio, the ‘twin-screw’ Waukesha Universal TS.
The new pump uses Waukesha Alloy 88 non-galling material twin screws to pump various media containing large particulates, in turn lowering damage to the pump and reducing the need for maintenance. According to a statement from AxFlow, the new pump also…
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Austrian headquartered instrument specialist Anton Paar has announced the release of its new portable density meter, which needs only 2mL of sample to measure a range of substances. Alongside its portability, Anton Paar claims its new DMA 35 is also able to deliver density measurement results in a matter of seconds.
Filled by the device’s built-in hand pump, the DMA 35 carries out filling…
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Level Monitors
Following the launch of their Optiwave series of level measurement meters in June, Krohne have now added three 24GHz and three 80GHz radar level transmitters to the range, on top of the 6GHz and 10GHz devices.
Designed for liquids and solids level measurement in a range of industries, Krohne dubbed the Optiwave series ‘a new generation’ at its launch in June.
Industrial process…
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WesTech Engineering has announced the appointment of a new president. Ralph Cutler has been chosen by the company’s board of directors to take on the new role, effective from 1 July 2017.
Cutler currently serves as WesTech’s vice president of industrial products and sales, he will take the president’s role from Rez Plaizier, who has been serving as both CEO and president.…
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Valves
To round off its existing range of butterfly valves, the KSB Group has launched the new Aporis double-offset butterfly valve with elastomer sealing element. This product is used for applications where huge volumes of water need to be transported and shut off reliably.
Applications include systems for water transport, water treatment or in large industrial cooling circuits. The valve is available…
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