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Everything surrounding the world famous tennis arenas has to work precisely. From courts to irrigation, there is no room for errors at the place where sport and traditions meet on the grass.
Grant Cantin presses his controller for the irrigation systems, and within seconds the sprinklers’ nozzles pop up and one of Wimbledon’s 41 courts is watered.
The sunny London sky combined with…
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Pentair has entered into an agreement to acquire Erico Global for $1.8 billion (€1.6 billion) in cash, including the repayment of Erico debt.
The transaction values Erico at approximately 12 times 2015 forecasted EBITDA.
The transaction – anticipated to be completed in 2015 and subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals – is expected to add greater…
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International Austria-based technology group Andritz will supply 121 pumps and 18 booster stations for a new drinking water treatment plant in Samawa, Iraq, on behalf of PWT Wasser- und Abwassertechnik, Germany.
The new plant will pump up 220,000m³ of water from a branch of the river Euphrat, which will then be processed into drinking water, fed to a pipework, and distributed to…
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When a major energy pipeline company looked to streamline their pumping system for their waste oil tanks for the temporary storage, they called on Netzsch to design and build customized vertical cavity sump pumps for lower maintenance and operational efficiencies.
Along the customer’s pipeline are pumping stations needed to power the liquid fuels through the pipeline.
At each pump station,…
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Sales calls, advertising and exhibiting by air, gas, liquid, water flow control and equipment suppliers are all predicated on certain assumptions relative to the identity of the decision maker for the product being sold.
McIlvaine analyses in N064 Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market show that there is a continuing shift in responsibility.
The following trends…
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Valves
The new BOA-Control and BOA-Control IMS valve series of the Frankenthal-based KSB unite three functions – shut-off, balancing, and measuring – in a single valve.
The valves are mainly used for hydraulic balancing in hot-water heating systems, air-conditioning systems, and cooling circuits as well as in other applications for flow rate and temperature measurement.
KSB says the…
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Elaflex presents the ZVF 50, a manual (non-automatic) high flow nozzle for over-wing and helicopter refuelling of JET and AVGAS fuels.
After several years of development and field tests Elaflex commenced deliveries of the nozzle to customers in March 2015.
The ZVF 50 is in alignment with the requirements of the JIG document.
The nozzle is of a modular, ergonomic design and weighs 2,7kg.
A full 2"…
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced two new enhancements to its Astro wet-rotor circulators.
These include a larger wiring box for easier access and faster wiring on the 220, 225, 230, and 250 Series circulators.
This larger 3” x 4.25” box includes a threaded connection to accept commercially available ½” NPT electrical connectors directly.
The identical wiring box…
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EGC Critical Components, a manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic performance-critical components, has announced its dures brand of materials.
The new family of proprietary thermoplastic polymer composites developed specifically for the manufacture of bushings, bearings, and wear rings in pumps handling a wide range of liquids, including those that contain solid matter.
The material,…
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Sulzer has received an order from Strathcona Storage Limited Partnership. The pumps Sulzer supplies are for the challenging application of injecting hydrocarbons at a very high pressure into salt caverns for storage.
The CP volute style pumps for the ethylene service and the GSG diffuser style bare shaft pump will be shipped in the first quarter of 2016.
Besides the delivery, Sulzer will take…
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Based on the current challenging environment in the oil and gas market, Sulzer has decided to take measures to streamline the manufacturing capacities of its Pumps Equipment division.
Since the beginning of 2015, Sulzer’s pumps equipment division has been organised in three market-oriented business units: Oil and Gas, Power, and Water; a dedicated global Parts, Retrofit, and Nuclear…
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A German paper mill has replaced its existing diaphragm pumps with Qdos models from Watson-Marlow (WM) and reported process improvements including reliability, increased up-time, and ease of maintenance when pumping anti-foam agents used in starching operations.
The Schoellershammer plant, run by the family-owned Heinr. Aug. Schoeller Söhne (Schoeller) in Düren, Germany produces fine…
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Numerous plant operators experience problems incurred by temperature and pressure fluctuations in the pump.
In conjunction with the low vapour pressure margin of the medium (e.g. ethane, propane), this can cause phase transitions between liquid and gas at the seal faces, causing them to run dry.
Conventional mechanical seals consequently sustain damage, which results in seal failures.
With the…
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Colfax Fluid Handling has delivered three Allweiler propeller pumps to a German chemical company at end of 2014.
The pumps were delivered to Cordenka, based in Obernburg, which manufactures technical fabrics and cords.
Cordenka also produces sodium sulphate, which it sells to detergent and glass industries.
Since the end of 2014, Cordenka has used three additional new propeller pumps from…
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Valves
Rotork Instruments has acquired M&M International, an Italy-based subsidiary of Spirax-Sarco Engineering.
With the acquisition, Rotork adds M&M’s complete range of solenoid valve products to its portfolio.
Established for over 30 years, M&M is a manufacturer of general purpose solenoid valves, air actuated piston valves, automatic drain valves, connectors, coils, and customised…
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BBA Pumps has launched the new BA100K, a diesel-driven 4” solids handling mobile pump set.
The unit delivers good pumping performance combined with a low cost of maintenance and minimal exhaust emissions.
The dry self-priming dewatering and sewage pump has a capacity of over 190m3/hour (836 US GPM), a maximum head of 22mwc, and features free passage of 82mm.
It is driven by a…
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Developing clean fuel and hydrogen-fuelled hybrid vehicles is becoming an increasing priority for western economies.
As hybrid vehicles become more mainstream the need to provide hydrogen fuelling stations has arisen. Hydrogen fuelling stations and the concept of the ‘hydrogen highway’ are relatively new ideas, with Germany currently having 16 such stations in operation across the…
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Graco has launched a new line of chemical injection equipment for use in the midstream and upstream sectors of the oil and natural gas markets.
The new internally designed and developed product line includes durable pumps, advanced controllers, and accessories to dispense, control, and monitor numerous chemical fluids used to keep oil and natural gas pipelines and wellheads flowing freely in most…
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