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Rotork EH electro-hydraulic actuators have been selected as a solution for failsafe valve control on a new oil pipeline under construction in Colombia.
The Colombian Bicentennial Pipeline will improve the country's crude oil transportation infrastructure and keep pace with burgeoning production. The three-stage project will run for nearly 1000km from the Llanos region of the country to the port…
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Valves
TeraValve has developed a patented water savings valve that could save 'thousands of dollars' in water and sewage bills for commercial water users. The company also offers a performance guarantee after conducting a comprehensive audit by their water conservation specialists. Besides installing the system, TeraValve also offers to monitor, control and report progress 24×7.
Water while…
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A MasoSine SPS series process pump from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group is optimising the filling of croissants with jam at the Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland, plant owned by Chipita.
Chipita continually reviews its manufacturing processes, and recently decided to revisit some of its existing jam filling lines at Tomaszów Mazowiecki. To improve the jam application process, engineers at…
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W&O Europe, a global supplier to the marine and marine offshore markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation, and engineered solutions, is now the exclusive distributor for the Hyde Marine Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The distribution agreement grants W&O Europe the exclusive rights to promote the Hyde…
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Emco Wheaton has supplied the Turkish Rail Authority with couplers to help reduce fuel theft in its transporters.
The Todo-matic adaptor, which is mounted on the rail car, incorporates a switch that senses the magnet another mounted on both the coupler and the adaptor cap. This connection generates an 'on/off' signal which alerts the locomotive driver if a coupler or cap is disconnected from an…
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Valves
Burkert has developed a new micro-valve for pharmaceutical fluid control systems that claims to reduce liquid consumption, minimise dosing and wash cycles, and cut the distance to the application.
Measuring 7mm wide and 26mm high, the new micro-valve – WhisperValave – fits in miniature apparatus. It is suitable for 9 mm titre plates, but can also be installed in smaller spaces. For…
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Derived from its original Tank-Safe development for the transportation industry, Elfab engineers have worked closely with tank component experts to offer a new rupture disc that meets current market requirements.
The non-fragmenting, fully lined design offers tank manufacturers high performance overpressure protection with an operating ratio of up to 90% combined with a ±5% burst…
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A new range of hygienic internal gear pumps which provide the all-important features and benefits for pumping in food, brewing, pharmaceutical, fine chemicals and other 'sensitive' hygienic applications has been introduced by gear pump specialists Viking Pump.
Available in the UK through Michael Smith Engineers, the positive displacement Viking Hygienic Series represents a breakthrough in…
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Metso has received a large order for flow control technology from Zorlu Energy Companies Group in Turkey. The company is building a new 45MW geothermal power plant in Manisa-Alasehir, located about 560km southwest of Ankara. Metso's valve solutions featuring high control performance and control accuracy will play a role in extracting geothermal energy from the heat of the Earth.
Zorlu Energy…
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Sun Hydraulics, a designer and manufacturer of high performance screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds, and process controls specialist Sturman Industries have entered into a Technology License Agreement related to the use of Sturman's digital valve technology.
Under the agreement, Sun will manufacture and sell valves which incorporate Sturman digital valve actuation technology into…
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Valves
Mechanical valve interlocking equipment specialist Smith Flow Control has redesigned the key for its Ellis interlocking range.
Ellis interlocks are used for critical process applications in oil and gas, petrochemical and water industries.
The new Ellis key is suited to aggressive industrial environments. Featuring a spring-loaded rubber seal, which helps prevent ingress of sand, dust and water or…
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Hoses
SKF recently introduced the SKF Hose connection control (HCC) for monitoring lubrication lines on construction machines.
Designed to check for ruptures in lubricant hoses, this unit alerts the machine operator immediately if there is a fault in the main line from the pump or in the feed lines to the lubrication point.
Economically priced and easy to operate, the HCC can help to prevent costly…
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Valves
In October of 2010, Nelson engineers launched an R&D project to develop the next generation of sleeve-style valves. They aimed at addressing critical irrigation issues – the result is the new 1000 Series.
The 1000 Series is geared to handle tough agricultural environments. The internal filter or optional external filter protects ports from plugging. There is no ‘continuous…
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Doull Site Assessments (DSA), an innovator in testing and monitoring of gas migration and well integrity, and Hifi Engineering, a developer of fibre optic sensing technologies used to monitor gas and fluid flow in pipelines and oil and gas wells, have established a new jointly owned business entity named VentMeter Technologies.
VentMeter is an industry leading technology inclusive of a remotely…
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Mentor Graphics has announced the latest release of its FloEFD upfront and concurrent computational fluid dynamics (CFD) product.
This release provides advanced capabilities and functionality which enables designers and analysts to create more realistic operating environments and models for improved simulation accuracy.
New features include a sliding mesh model for rotating equipment such as…
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Pipelines
Infrastructure inspection and management firm Pure Technologies has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Pure Technologies US, has been selected by the City of Baltimore to lead a multi-year programme to provide services related to the management of large-diameter water transmission pipelines.
The programme contract is expected to be for a period of five years for an amount up to $20…
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Aavid Corporation has acquired Qfinsoft Technology.
Based in British Columbia, Canada, Qfinsoft specialises in developing software for the simulation of fluid flow, thermodynamics, and combustion processes. Its Qfin software is widely used in fluid flow and thermal management applications and its Qled software is the only product of its kind for solid state lighting applications.
Aavid is a…
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Pipelines
STW Resources Holding, an integrated provider of maintenance and construction of oilfield pipelines, water management, including water processing, desalination, reclamation and remediation, has announced that STW Pipeline has signed a contract with a major midstream pipeline company. The contract is to repair and maintain oil and gas pipelines in the Permian Basin of west Texas over the next 12…
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