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Valves
Valvestock, Pipe Center's specialist valve and actuator business, has supplied high specification components for installation in a new 140-person accommodation module being built by Sembmarine SLP for a major oil company.
The module, shortly to be deployed in the North Sea off Scotland, includes living accommodation, canteens, a gym, hospital facilities and a helicopter landing pad. The completed…
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Pumps
Pumping of molten salts used as a heat transfer and storage medium represents a challenging task in solar power stations.
Friatec’s Rheinhütte Pumpen division has released the new GVSO chemical submersible pump for pumping aggressive, hot and contaminated media.
The vertical pump enables the safe pumping of acids and lyes in all concentration and temperature ranges.
Flexible submersion…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprise's insertion turbine flowmeters combine robust technology with modern materials and design.
The polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) turbine on insertion turbines rotates freely on a 316 stainless steel shaft and has specially aerofoil shaped blades to extend the dynamic range of the meter.
The specially contoured housing further improves the meters linearity particularly at lower fluid…
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Pumps
Maag has launched a new S Series of screw pumps that offer the process industries a variety of options for conveying challenging fluids.
The manufacturer says the rotary positive-displacement pumps provide numerous advantages over conventional technologies, including ATEX-certification for use in explosive or dangerous environments, self-priming capability, good suction performance and…
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Other
Metallized Carbon Corporation, a manufacturer of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for severe service lubrication applications, has announced the availability of custom vanes, rotors, and end plates for use in rotary vane pumps pumping both liquids and gases.
The carbon-graphite components provide lubrication in most environments and are designed for pumping liquids with poor…
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Other
NanoScreen, an automated liquid handling solution provider, has announced its quality management system processes have been certified as compliant under the ISO 9001:2008 standard.
The certification applies to NanoScreen’s management system governing the product design, manufacturing and sales of instruments and consumables.
'It was essential for us to achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification,…
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Other
Krohne, a measuring instruments provider for processing industries, has announced its new Spectrobay process near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer system for process control in the chemical industry.
In the last 10 years NIR spectroscopy has established itself as a powerful tool in the process analysis technology (PAT) sector, the real time measurement of the composition of the chemical substances…
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Pipelines
Hilong Holding, a China-based integrated oilfield equipment and services provider, has announced that the Group has successfully acquired all the equity shares of Texas Internal Pipe Coating (TIPC) with the purchase agreement signed on 14 February 2014 and the closing completed on 26 March this year.
Located in Texas, US, Texas Internal Pipe Coating is a company with the main business of OCTG…
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Pumps
KNF Neuberger has announced an extension to its line of brushless DC powered NFB boxer pumps with the addition of two new models.
The new NFB 5 and NFB 25 feature low pulsation, gentle transfer of liquids from 5 – 300 mL/min per head, and cost savings thanks to their design and extended product life, KNF says in a release.
The new NFB boxer pumps feature two heads driven by a single motor,…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has announced a new ruggedised flowmeter for metering low flow fluids, such as viscous hydraulic oils used in heavy machinery, at pressures of up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 150°C.
Manufactured in durable 316 stainless steel, the compact Titan 700 bar OG2 Special flowmeter is an IP67 / NEMA 4 compliant version of its OG2 flowmeter.
With a standard flow range from 0.03…
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Valves
Burkert Fluid Control Systems has re-engineered Robolux multiport and double valves to fit with their Element control head range as part of a new actuator concept for compact processes.
Robolux multiport valves are designed for hygienic processes and are ideal for clean and washdown areas. The valves can now be combined with Bürkert's Element control heads to open up a range of new…
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Valves
The upstream oil and gas industry is estimated to spend more than $10 billion (€7 billion) for valves in a single year for the first time, according to analysis published by the McIlvaine Company.
The analysis appears in Industrial Valves: World Markets, recently published by the company.
In 2015, expenditure will come to around $10.3 billion. Valves purchased for oil and gas extraction will…
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Pumps
Flowserve, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has announced the opening of its state-of-the-art pump manufacturing plant in Coimbatore, India.
The facility will support the company's existing Indian operations and provide pump products for power and oil and gas industries throughout the Asia Pacific region.
The new expansion includes…
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Pumps
Crane ChemPharma & Energy has announced the launch of a new line of pumps for use in industrial applications worldwide.
The design of the DEPA DH Next Generation Aluminium Housing Air Operated Diaphragm Pump offers numerous benefits to users, the company says, including:• Flexible Multi-port Connections: A customized manifold design improves ball valve guidance, increases functionality…
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Pumps
CDR Pumps, a chemical process pump manufacturer, has added a polymer concrete baseplate to its range of pumps for the corrosive chemical industry.
The epoxy resin-based concrete offers corrosion resistance to the harshest of atmospheres, a flat surface to ensure optimum pump and motor alignment, and reduced vibration.
Units are moulded with an integral drip pan, come complete with grouting hole…
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Pumps
PT Hydraulics Australia has added a new pump series for use in harsh environments to its range.
The Dynex PF500 Series pumps are designed for use in remote locations around the world. Featuring individual piston check valves with positive sealing action to provide contamination tolerance and greater volumetric efficiency at pressures to 10,000psi (700 bar).
Dynex panel system pumps have a low…
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Pumps
Wastecorp Pumps, a North American manufacturer of sewage treatment pumps, has launched a new product line of double disc pumps.
The Sludge Pro is designed to operate virtually leak-free and requires no regular maintenance.
Both single and double disc pump models are available with fluid handling capabilities up to 300 GPM. 3", 4" and 6" connection sizes are available with maximum discharge head…
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Pipelines
Metinvest Group, a Ukraine-based holding company of mining and steel assets, has been given permission to supply large diameter pipes made from internally-produced pipe making plate for oil and gas pipelines in Iraq.
The company has been added to the Oil Ministry of Iraq's list of certified suppliers of large diameter pipes manufactured from internally produced pipe making plate, meaning it can…
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