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Flow measurement R&D specialist NEL has appointed Bruno Pinguet, one of the world’s leading experts in multiphase flow measurement, as senior consultant.
With more than 25 years of international experience, Pinguet is recognised as a world authority and he has published over 140 scientific papers and holds a number of patents.
His appointment will help NEL to drive forward the…
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Valves
Pipe fitting technology developer Viega has introduced its line of Viega ProPress Zero Lead ball valve press x hose thread for copper fittings.
The bronze ball valves are full port and designed for potable water applications, available in ½" and ¾" press sizes and ¾" hose sizes.
Other features include a lockable metal handle, stainless steel ball, and EPDM sealing…
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Mass Flow Online, the e-commerce channel of Bronkhorst High-Tech, has released two new models in its Mass-View series, the MV-108 mass flowmeter and MV-308 mass flow regulator.
With the introduction of the new models, the Mass-View product line has been extended to gas flow rates up to 500ln/min (N2-equivalent), fulfilling the demand from industrial users e.g. for gas supply in burner…
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Hifi Engineering, a developer of fibre optic sensing technologies, has released the results of its high-fidelity dynamic sensing HDS leak detection technology as part of a testing programme.
The programme was funded by LOOKNorth, a national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research hosted by C-CORE, a Canadian R&D corporation.
The C-CORE results proved the Hifi HDS system…
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Pumps
Growing urbanisation and industrialisation in the developing countries and increasing use of water pumps in industries is driving the demand in the water pumps market globally.
According to a new market study by Persistence Market Research, Asia Pacific is the largest market for water pumps followed by Europe and North America.
Asia Pacific also has the highest growth rate in the water pumps…
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Triark Pumps, a UK supplier of air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps, has been shortlisted in two categories within the prestigious Pump Industry Awards for 2017.
The company has been nominated as a possible recipient of the Distributor of the Year and the Technical Innovation of the Year – Projects awards.
Commenting on Triark’s selection as a finalist, MD David Rozée…
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Alicat Scientific has added backlighting as a standard feature on monochrome LCD displays for its core range of mass flowmeters, mass flow controllers, and pressure controllers.
The backlighting illuminates Alicat’s full-information, menu-driven, multi-parameter LCD display screens for easier reading, regardless of lighting conditions.
Though reliable and dependable with low power…
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Flowmeters
Fluidwell’s explosion proof E018 flow monitor/totaliser and the specific device description (DD) have been successfully validated by the HART Communication Foundation.
The certification guarantees the device will operate hassle free with all registered DD-enabled host systems, with the specific DD allowing access to every menu setting.
“HART communication is one of the most popular…
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Valves
Process valve and actuator supplier Bonomi (UK) Ltd is helping its customers achieve more accurate and faster system design solutions through the provision of 3D drawings.
The company’s ability to offer 3D images of valve and actuators assemblies means that its customers can preview systems and assess the compatibility of components, before committing to a final design brief.
The service…
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Arca Regler has developed two new pneumatically activated actuators, the company’s smallest and largest products so far.
On the small end of the scale, the PP-1.3 features a diaphragm surface of only 8.68sqin, while the PP-130 offers a 434sqin diaphragm surface.
The PP-1.3 is fully welded, made from stainless steel and especially designed for smaller nominal widths DN25-50 with a valve…
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Australian valve and pipe fitting manufacturer Philmac has seen its expansion plans hindered by electricity costs that have more than doubled in two years.
A series of blackouts has plagued South Australia’s wind-dependent power grid since June 2016, which seriously affected Adelaide-based Philmac’s production in September.
The blackouts have been exacerbated by the closure of the…
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Global water and environmental service company Veolia has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a drinking water production and treatment plant in Senegal.
The contact for the facility, to be located in the country’s capital Dakar, was signed between Veolia and the national water company Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal (SONES).
"We want…
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Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services, has appointed R. Scott Rowe as president and CEO, effective 1 April, 2017.
Rowe, who will also join the board of directors, succeeds Mark Blinn, who previously announced his intention to retire.
Rowe brings nearly 20 years of senior leadership and operational experience in the industry to Flowserve.
He most…
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Divelbiss Corp., serving the electronics and industrial control industry, has introduced the HEC-P6000 family of controllers, offering powerful control and communications capability for the harshest environments.
Programmed using the no-cost Divelbiss EZ ladder toolkit in ladder diagram, function block, and structured text, and based on P-Series PLC on a ChipTM technology, the HEC-P6000 family…
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AutomationDirect’s has expanded its ProSense line of sensing products with the EPS series of digital pressure sensors for both gas and liquid applications.
The EPS series sensors are available with measuring ranges from vacuum up to 5800 psig, and selectable engineering units such as bar, mbar, kPa, MPa, inches of water column, and inches of mercury can be shown on the digital display.
The…
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Valves
Spirax Sarco, a products and services provider for steam system management, has released the EP500, the world's first ergonomically designed electropneumatic valve positioner.
The positioner offers very high accuracy and “industry-leading” reliability with an ease of installation, calibration and operation, Spirax Sarco said.
The EP500 has a cast aluminium enclosure that is suitable…
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Pumps
Nash, a division of Gardner Denver, has added a new line of dry vacuum pumps and systems to its portfolio and upgraded its liquid ring vacuum pumps.
A new addition is the Dry-Pro dry vacuum pump, which provides dry and contact free operation without lubrication in the pumping chamber.
The lubricant-free operation translates into major advantages, including no process contamination and no…
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Spiral Water Technologies, a developer of advanced filtration solutions for difficult-to-treat waters, has introduced the Model S1000 automatic self-cleaning filter for both process and wastewater streams.
Designed to remove ultra-high and variable total suspended solids (TSS) from difficult-to-treat fluids in industrial process and wastewater treatment applications, it is suited for use in such…
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