Nov 18, 2015
Honeywell control technology installed at Russian refinery giant
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Nov 18, 2015
Pumps
Two Landia chopper pumps have resolved plugging and subsequent costly maintenance issues at one of the largest convention centres in California, US.
A pump and engineering distributor Mitchell Lewis & Staver were called in to the Moscone Center in San Francisco by Koffler Electric to address regular wet well problems.
Effluent from the centre’s bathrooms, combined... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2015
Pumps
HealthAid, one of the UK’s premier manufacturers and distributors of nutritionally balanced supplements, has replaced its ageing and increasingly unreliable filling machine with a Flexicon PF6 tabletop aseptic liquid filler from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology (WMFT).
The investment has not only increased machine uptime, but boosted dispensing... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2015
Pumps
When upgrading one of Europe’s largest sewers, which currently serves 3.5 million people, increasing its capacity by 60%, and taking into account a predicted population increase of 10% by 2021, it is understandable why such a system is regarded as a ‘super sewer’.
These are the scale of the upgrades being undertaken by Thames Water at their Beckton and... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2015
Flowmeters
UK Flowtechnik, a supplier of flowmeters, instrumentation, pumps, magnetic couplings, and hydraulic system components, has become the first company in the world to accurately meter extremely viscous adhesive with 55% aluminium filler.
The Nottingham-based company was approached by a manufacturer of glue and resin dispensing machines to see if it could accurately measure... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2015
Valves
Power plant valve purchases will remain at a high level in 2016 thanks to continued construction of new coal-fired power plants in Asia, says a recent market study by the McIlvaine Company.
China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Japan are expected to be the driving forces for the valve market in the region.
Despite the fact that Japan was the host of the original greenhouse gas... [Read More]
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Nov 17, 2015
Pumps
Jump, a French manufacturer of positive displacement, vacuum, and drum pumps, has upgraded its JE Series eccentric disc pump.
The company has so far manufactured its equipment from ductile iron or 316L stainless steel, but it is now expanding its range to cover stainless cast iron fabrication.
Stainless cast iron can be used in sensitive applications for which 316L stainless... [Read More]
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Nov 16, 2015
Other
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the new RTU2020 process controller for managing remote automation and control applications in oil and gas, mining, and other process industries.
Today’s industrial operations are increasingly challenged with converting ‘Big Data’ from complex automation systems and into relevant, actionable information.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2015
Pipelines
A new method of pipeline corrosion protection, the Pipevac, has recently been developed by UK-based Abfad.
Unprotected pipelines, be they buried in the ground, submerged underwater, or exposed to the environment, are incredibly susceptible to corrosion.
Corrosion in pipelines is perilous, as it can damage their structural integrity, making them dangerous for transporting... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2015
Pumps
Verder has introduced the new VA25-HP (DA) high pressure air-operated double diaphragm pump for compressed air pressure and filter press applications.
The new AODD pump is capable of boosting up pressure up to two times the used compressed air pressure and stalling against closed discharge, with no safety pressure valve required.
The VA25-HP (DA) has no need for ancillary... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2015
Other
Hayward Flow Control has added PVC and CPVC FLV Series bag filters to its range of thermoplastic filtration products.
The new PVC and CPVC FLV Series are available in Size 1 (16") and Size 2 (32") vessels with True-Union design for multiple end connection sizes and types allowing for quick and flexible installations.
Made from PVC or CPVC materials, the FLV Series products... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2015
Other
Renold Couplings’ Hi-Tec range of pilot bored RB rubber-in-compression couplings are now available ‘off the shelf’.
Used across a variety of production industries, the Hi-Tec RB coupling transmits torque using compressed rubber elements to dampen vibration and eliminate backlash.
This results in the efficient operation of the drive train, while removing... [Read More]
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Nov 11, 2015
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Radco Industries, a global manufacturer of high quality heat transfer fluids and specialty lubricants for the military sector, has added a methylethylated aromatic mixture to its line of synthetic and petroleum based heat transfer fluid products.
This latest formulation will be manufactured and sold as Xceltherm SST.
Testing performed under the recently developed ASTM... [Read More]
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Nov 11, 2015
Valves
Metso, a Finnish valve solutions provider for pulp and paper industries, has signed a comprehensive framework agreement with Metsä Fibre to supply valve solutions for the world`s first next-generation bioproduct mill.
Metso`s valve solutions will be used in all process phases of the mill, located in Äänekoski, Finland.
The delivery includes more than one... [Read More]
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Nov 11, 2015
Valves
IMI Precision Engineering has created the first smart solenoid valve to fully integrate the two main types of intelligent partial stroke testing systems.
The new IMI Maxseal ICO4-PST smart solenoid valve is aimed at providing a no-compromise solution for partial stroke testing (PST) by combining positioners and electronic systems.
PST has long been used within the oil... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2015
Other
Watersprint, Swedish water technology company, and Seoul Viosys, a Korean UV LED firm, are planning a partnership to provide a drinking water purification system to Bangladesh.
Today a large section of the population in Bangladesh uses arsenic-contaminated water for drinking and cooking.
Water purification products and systems based on Watersprint's water control... [Read More]
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Nov 10, 2015
Pumps
Lifteck International, a Canadian pump company, has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Shell Canada to collaborate on development and commercialisation of Lifteck's patented gas drive pump (GDP) technology for artificial lift by harvesting reservoir energy.
The technology – originally developed and patented by Alberta Innovates Technology Futures... [Read More]
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