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Jan 25, 2016
Emerson protection system receives SIL1 safety-critical rating
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Jan 25, 2016
Pumps
Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Varisco, an Italian pump manufacturer with a global sales network.
Varisco, employing 135 people, is based in Padua near Venice, Italy, and had revenues of €30 million in 2014.
Founded in 1932, Varisco is known for the design and manufacture of high-quality pumps used by... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2016
Pumps
Swiss liquid handling solutions provider Sulzer has signed a frame contract for process and medium consistency pumps to the Horizonte 2 project by Brazil’s Fibria Celulose.
The world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer Fibria’s new production line will be built in the Três Lagoas Unit in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil and it is scheduled... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2016
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Emerson Process Management has introduced the industry’s first wireless HART pressure gauge.
The Rosemount wireless pressure gauge (WPG) enables remote collection of field data, keeping operators updated on changing field conditions and improving personnel safety by reducing manual operator rounds and field exposure.
Mechanical gauges face quality and reliability... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2016
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Condition monitoring specialist Sensonics has developed the new VEL/GLF low frequency velocity vibration sensor for slow-speed rotating machinery.
Slow-speed rotating machinery – typically below 300 rpm – is commonplace in many industrial applications, such as cooling towers and hydro-electric turbines.
To ensure the machinery and the plant are functioning... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2016
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Renold Couplings is making a significant investment in the future of its Cardiff manufacturing facility.
The investment centres on the installation of new machines to increase production and reduce lead times of couplings manufactured at the site.
Two of the machines are now fully operational, with a further two to follow later in 2016.
“With the DMG Mori-Seiki... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2016
Pumps
QuantumFlo, a Florida-based pump technology company, will launch its state-of-the-art iQFlo 2.0 technology at the 2016 AHR Expo, 25-27 January, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
iQFlo is a software solution that ensures pumping systems perform as energy efficiently as possible resulting in cost savings.
Using a complex algorithm to manage pump... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2016
Pumps
Global water technology company Xylem has introduced enhancements to its Flygt 2000 drainage pump range.
The new and improved Flygt pumps offer a more reliable and robust selection of large and mid-sized drainage pumps engineered for challenging dewatering conditions and applications.
Xylem’s new 25kW (30hp) Flygt 2190 mid-sized submersible dewatering pump is built... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2016
Flowmeters
The UK flowmeter manufacturer Titan Enterprises has launched the Pulsite Solo, an affordable battery-powered rate and total flowmeter.
Offering the flexibility of panel-, wall-, or surface-mounting, the new digital display instrument has been designed for use with switch, coil, and magnetic sensor inputs.
With housing constructed from durable polymer and sealed to IP65... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2016
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The Spray Nozzle People (SNP), a standard and custom-designed spraying solutions provider, has introduced a new range of PVDF (Kynar) eductor nozzles.
Storing liquids in tanks is essential for many process industry applications, as is the need to agitate the contents to avoid separation and sedimentation.
Fluids can be recirculated through tanks to achieve separation,... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2016
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Spanish oil storage and transportation company CLH Group has installed leak detection systems by Smart Sensor Technology (SST) for early warning of hydrocarbon.
The detection systems, formed by a grid of wireless sensors placed in existing monitoring wells, were installed in late 2015 in 12 CLH facilities.
“This technology entails a perfect complement to all our... [Read More]
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Jan 19, 2016
Pumps
The below 30hp centrifugal water pumps market in Egypt is anticipated to expand at a steady CAGR of around 5.1% over 2015-2020, a new market study says.
Growth of the market is mainly driven by the increasing investment in housing construction, infrastructure development, expansion of water supply network, and increase in the agriculture initiative activities, according... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2016
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Honeywell will supply a 250 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) modular gas processing plant and advanced automation systems to PetroVietnam subsidiary PV Gas.
PV Gas, Vietnam’s primary gas provider, will use Honeywell UOP’s modular gas processing plant to separate liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from natural gas at its Ca Mau facility near the southern... [Read More]
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Jan 18, 2016
Valves
Following a formal tender process, water utility Scottish Water has awarded the framework agreement for new valve actuators to Rotork Controls.
The new six-year agreement, following the expiration of Scottish Water’s previous supply contract, appoints Rotork as the sole supplier of new actuators to Scottish Water and its business partners, valvemakers, and appointed... [Read More]
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Jan 15, 2016
Pumps
Sundyne, a Colorado, US-based pumps and compressors manufacturer, has launched a new low net positive suction head required (NPSHr), high-flow pump model, the LMV-803Lr.
The Sundyne LMV-803Lr is an API 610 compliant pump available in either OH3 or OH5 motor mounting configuration that provides ultra-low NPSHr performance – approximately 5ft (1.5m), across the entire... [Read More]
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Jan 15, 2016
Pipelines
Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group has executed the isolation of a major North American pipeline operator’s key export pipeline.
Enbridge Pipelines required the double block and bleed (DBB) isolation on a 48” crude oil pipeline as part of a scheduled line shutdown to facilitate the repair of a receiver valve.
In what is believed to be the first onshore... [Read More]
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Jan 14, 2016
Pumps
Stenner Pump Co., a Florida-based water treatment pumps, tanks, and injection systems manufacturer, is leveraging Rethink Robotics' two-armed Baxter robot in its manufacturing plant.
Baxter is in operation at Stenner’s Jacksonville plant where it is used to increase flexibility and efficiency, allowing for quicker product development and delivery.... [Read More]