Dec 2, 2016
Watson-Marlow acquires tubing manufacturer Aflex
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Dec 2, 2016
Pumps
Amarinth, a centrifugal pumps and associated equipment specialist, has delivered a complex skid package with an API 610 OH2 pump to the Mariner platform in the North Sea.
The Mariner field is located 140km southeast of the UK Shetland Islands in a water depth of 110m and is ranked as one of UK’s largest undeveloped oil finds.
The required skid package for the platform... [Read More]
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Dec 2, 2016
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Motion and control systems manufacturer Parker Hannifin has agreed to acquire liquid and air filtration systems maker Clarcor for $4.3 billion (€4bn) with company debt included.
In its biggest acquisition deal ever, Parker’s offer of $83 per share represents a premium of approximately 18% over Carcor’s closing price last Wednesday.
According to a statement... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2016
Valves
Rotork has improved its Pakscan two-wire digital control system with the introduction of a new P4 master station capable of running the new Pakscan Plus ultra-fast control loop.
On the P4 master station, a large touch screen display provides an easy-to-use, multilingual user interface providing quick device setup, interrogation, and issue resolution.
NAMUR standard diagnostic... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2016
Valves
German actuator manufacturer Auma is preparing to replace its KP and KES connections for explosion-proof actuators with the new electrical KT connection.
The new connector, as well as the two previous ones, feature a modular design that simplifies their purchasing and installation, and they are implemented via Auma’s plug/socket connector.
“The new KT plug/socket... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2016
Pumps
Pump expert Sulzer has entered into exclusive discussions with Moret Industries to acquire the pump manufacturer Ensival Moret (EM) at a proposed price of €80 million.
EM, whose main manufacturing facilities are based in Saint Quentin, France, and Thimister, Belgium, achieved sales of €115 million in 2015 and has currently about 730 employees.
The company also... [Read More]
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Nov 30, 2016
Valves
Velan France, a subsidiary of Canadian valve manufacturer Velan, has been awarded contracts to supply nuclear-class valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Corp. (CNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. (CNPE), China Nuclear Energy Industry Corp. (CNEIC), and State Nuclear Power Engineering Corp.(SNPEC).
These nuclear valve orders represent a sales value of about... [Read More]
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Nov 28, 2016
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Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia Water Technologies, has been chosen by contractor Tecnicas Reunidas to engineer and procure a wastewater treatment plant in Saudi Arabia.
The plant will be located at the Jazan Refinery and Terminal, a new refinery and terminal in the Kingdom’s southwest wholly-owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, with an expected capacity to... [Read More]
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Nov 28, 2016
Pumps
Global Pumps, a major Australian supplier of industrial pumps, has extended its peristaltic pump range with the addition of the new Verderflex Vantage 5000.
Recommended for dosing chemicals in water treatment applications, the new Verderflex peristaltic pumps can provide flow rates up to 6,600ml/min and maximum pressure of 7 bar.
With a flow rate exceeding most... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2016
Valves
Valve maker Rotork has fitted and delivered its IQ3 intelligent electric actuators to fifteen gate valves at a Canadian oil sands mine project.
In a recent contract, Rotork’s facility at Calgary fitted the actuators to gate valves sized 42", 48" and 60" and shipped them to the Suncor Fort Hills project in the Athabasca region of Alberta.
The contract is one of many... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2016
Pumps
T-T’s range of heavy duty chopper pumps has been designed to tackle the tough industrial processes.
The ETO, ETV, and PTS ranges of heavy duty chopper pumps have a double chopping system to ensure chopping of solids prior to pumping, which enables high efficiency due to the anti-clogging action.
The first chopping system consists of two chrome steel blades secured... [Read More]
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Nov 25, 2016
Pumps
DAB Water Technology, an Italian expert in the global water management industry, eyes at least 50% growth in the Middle East market in the next few years.
DAB officials said it will target the exponential infrastructure development activities underway in this market, where there is a huge requirement for sustainable water pumping, submersible motoring, and other water... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2016
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Canadian city of West Kelowna is planning to construct a new C$53.5 million (€37.5m) water treatment plant to supply half of the city’s population of 31,000.
Officials of the British Columbian city have submitted an application for provincial and federal governments to cover 83% of the costs through the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund.
The plant, on which construction... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2016
Flowmeters
Chemoil Middle East DMCC has fitted its time-chartered and owned barges in Fujairah with E&H mass flowmeter (MFM) systems that have passed the TR48 acceptance test.
Chemoil worked closely with Lloyd's Register (LR), together with the National Metrology Centre (NMC) of Singapore, A*Star, and bunker consultancy Metcore International to certify the barge systems... [Read More]
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Nov 24, 2016
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Alpha Process Controls (APC) has secured a contract to supply GNL Quintero regasification terminal in Chile with its LNG hose transfer system with innovative emergency release collar (ERC) breakaway couplings.
The UK-based division of the GT Group will deliver the complete ERC systems, consisting of liquid and vapour lines, which will be employed for emergency ship-to-shore... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2016
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The city of Greater Sudbury in Canada is facing a massive bill to renovate and upgrade its water network within the next 15 years.
According to a recent testimony delivered to the City Council, the cost of the works could rise to anywhere from C$76 million to C$435 million (€52.4m to €304.3m), the Sudbury Star reports.
The cheaper option would include keeping... [Read More]
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Nov 23, 2016
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Hungarian bioethanol producer Pannonia Ethanol has successfully completed a €135 million credit facility agreement with a consortium of Hungarian banks.
The facility will support expansion at the company’s Dunaföldvár, Hungary, biorefinery, investment in new projects, cost reduction, additional jobs, and increases in both corn buying and animal feed... [Read More]
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