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Hoses
Coxreels, a US manufacturer of industrial-grade hose, cord and cable reels, has announced it has re-engineered a series of its reels for improved performance.
The 1195 Series, the company says, now comes standard equipped with an in-line swivel and a remodelled low profile outlet riser offering full-flow characteristics and an increased operating PSI rating up to 1000 PSI. The reel is designed to…
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Pumps
Sykes Pumps has unveiled a new range of specialist Bentonite pumps.
The pumps have been developed around Sykes’ GP150M model, both in terms of specification and performance.
Available in two versions – B150 (diesel engine) and B150E (electric motor) – the Bentonite pump has been designed for projects where deep piling or excavation work is being carried out.
Both models deploy a…
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Valves
Midland Manufacturing, part of OPW, plans to launch three new products – two pressure relief valves (PRVs), the High-FlowX and the Smart-Flow, and a detachable handle for bottom outlet valves, Tanktite.
Midland says these three new products will help customers meet DOT and Transport Canada rules for rail tank cars in North America.
The first phase of the ‘Enhanced Tank Car Standards…
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Flowmeters
Oilfield services firm Schlumberger has announced the latest addition to its latest generation of multiphase flowmeters for offshore and land applications.
The Vx Spectra surface multiphase flowmeter enables operators to obtain flow rate measurements in production testing and permanent monitoring.
The flowmeter uses full gamma spectroscopy to provide high accuracy in multiphase production…
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Other
A US manufacturer of flowmeters, oil colour analysers, water in oil analysers and oil lubrication monitoring systems, Kytola, announced the newest addition to their industrial oval gear line of flowmeters.
The stainless steel model SRP is a solution for process control in industries such as automotive, chemical, oil and gas.
Specifically designed for flow measurement of liquids in demanding…
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Other
Andritz, global supplier of plants and services for the hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and other specialised industries, has secured an order from two Chinese shipyards - Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, Shanghai, and China Merchants Heavy Industry, Shenzhen - to supply 12 submersible motor pumps for use on jack-up rigs.
Start-up is scheduled for the first half of 2014.
The submersible motor…
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Other
Parker Hannifin, a control and motion technology manufacturer, is adding two new hose sizes, typically used in heavy-duty equipment, and new fitting end configurations to an already existing range.
The -24 and -32 Compact Spiral hoses are available in 5,000 psi and 6,000 psi.
According to Parker, the proprietary design and construction of Compact Spiral hose makes it the most flexible hose…
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Other
Colder Products Company, a provider of quick disconnect couplings and fittings for plastic tubing, has announced the introduction of a new series of couplings designed specifically for liquid cooling applications.
LQ6 Series Couplings are the first of their kind, according to the company, utilising new patent-pending valve technology.
The couplings include non-spill shutoff valves that allow…
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Pumps
A Mono Compact C progressing cavity pump provided by NOV has been specified as a replacement for a previous Mono pump that had operated without problems for over 30 years.
The new pump is being used in a fertiliser production process by GrowHow, a UK fertiliser manufacturer and a supplier to the chemical process industry.
GrowHow had been using an original Mono SH80 pump for a demanding…
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Other
Industrial Magnetics (IM) has introduced a new T-Trap magnetic separator for liquid processors that offers improved metal capture rates, durability, and ease of cleaning.
The new design features a single, large-tube magnet which provides direct, in-the-flow contact of the product to the magnetic tube.
IM says this increased contact area offers an advantage over traditional plate style…
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Flowmeters
Badger Meter has released new oval gear flowmeters, manufactured from PVDF plastic.
The new PVDF meterz can be used in a number of applications where conventional meters are not appropriate.
They are best suited for flow measurement of viscous or high corrosive fluids, additives, AdBlue, ultrapure water and oils, but also for a wide range of chemical applications, including hydrocarbons-based…
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Other
Alfa Lavel, a Sweden-based producer specialising in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won two major orders in the past month for supply and use of its equipment.
The first is an order to supply equipment to a major brewery in Brazil. Alfa Laval will supply valves, pumps and heat exchangers to a process including fermentation, maturation, cooling, filtration, blending…
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Valves
Aseptic diaphragm valves are frequently used to control sterile applications, but small volumes can only be controlled with an inadequate level of accuracy, or not at all.
Gemü has released the 567 BioStar control valve in order to solve this problem. The Gemü 567 BioStar is a 2/2-way globe valve with a regulating needle or regulating cone for high control accuracy and precise dosing,…
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Pumps
An engineering firm based in Hartlepool, UK, is making a number of new friends in the chemicals industry thanks to a growing reputation in specialist technical work since re-launching last year.
C&A Pumps and Engineering launched in 2012 to install and maintain electrical and mechanical systems primarily for building firms, local authorities and managed workspaces.
Though the chemicals sector…
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Pipelines
Global demand for plastic pipes is expected to rise by 6.7% per annum to reach 19.3 billion metres in 2019.
The demand increase was forecast in World Plastic Pipe, a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry research firm.
According to the study, strong growth of construction activity, particularly in the large markets of China and the US, will boost the demand for plastic…
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Pumps
Pump manufacturer CRI Pumps has opened its sixth foreign subsidiary — CRI Pumps Shanghai Co Ltd — in China.
The new subsidiary is expected to become fully operational in about a month.
G. Soundararajan, Vice-Chairman, CRI Pumps, says the investment in China facility would to the tune of $6 million.
CRI China would focus on industrial, mining, process industries, pressure boosting…
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Other
CEJN has introduced a new coupling which the company describes as having a flat-face twist lock for the toughest applications in the construction and demolition segment. This quick connect coupling is designed to work with the highest surge flows and the toughest pressure impulses, the company says.
The TLX series is made from high alloy steels with zinc-nickel surface treatment for durability in…
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Pumps
Jump has launched its latest hose pump range, the JH Series.
The pump design features up to 70% lower pulsation compared to a single peristaltic pump and reduced space requirements, while providing transfer capacity up to 300m3/h in the triple version.
Jump says the JH Series has low energy consumption when coupling pump bodies, with consumption increased by 30% instead of 100%.
Adaptable flanges…
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