Jun 2, 2020
Pump manufacturer secures significant order for work in China
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
May 21, 2020
Flowmeters
Emerson, a global engineering and technology company, has announced it will invest more than $100 million (€90 million) in Boulder, Colorado, to significantly expand its manufacturing space and launch a new innovation centre focused on research, new product development and industry training for its advanced flow measurement products.
“This US investment significantly... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
May 19, 2020
Valves
CIRCOR has opened its expanded 6,000 sq m plant in Weihai as it continues to drive its strategy of increasing product availability and support in China and the Asia-Pacific market.
The fully integrated facility in Shandong province is providing end-to-end manufacturing, sales and service to commercial marine and industrial customers in the region.
CIRCOR’s expansion... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
May 13, 2020
Valves
Schroeder Valves is offering a new type of valve for pressures from 140 to 250 bar - the Schroeder Intermediate Pressure Valve (SIP).
This series is ideal in systems with frequent operation in the minimum flow range.
It will especially be in use with boiler feed water circuits in gas and steam combined cycle power plants (CCPP) for the protection of centrifugal pumps.... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 21, 2020
Pumps
Workers at Triark Pumps have been doing their bit to tackle the global pandemic.
The company, established in 1984, is one of the leading independent suppliers of air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps in the UK. It also offers engineered solutions and guidance.
With many customers operating in areas deemed as essential manufacturing and supply, Triark has been helping... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 16, 2020
Valves
Plant reliability specialist AVT Reliability has been awarded a three-year contract to provide proactive condition based maintenance (CBM) support to leading chemical company INEOS.
The contract, which was awarded following a formal tender process, will involve the monitoring and maintenance of more than 1,500 pieces of rotating equipment at INEOS’ Grangemouth site... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 14, 2020
Valves
Sulzer is supplying an industrial scale cMIST system for natural gas dehydration.
The unit will be installed at an onshore ExxonMobil facility in the US.
The unit is to be delivered to ExxonMobil’s facility by Sulzer Chemtech, a leader in separation and mixing technology, and will be the world’s first commercial application of the cMIST technology in place of conventional... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Apr 8, 2020
Pumps
With the re-opening of its Shanghai office after the Coronavirus pandemic appears to be easing in the country, Landia has sold a new batch of chopper pumps to China.
As business begins to get back to normal after a lengthy lockdown, the new order will see the chopper pumps used for a liquid manure application at a dairy farm in the northern part of China. The 18.5 kW... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Apr 2, 2020
Pumps
University researchers have developed a desalination process that pumps ions instead of water.
Researchers from Indonesia’s Bogor Agricultural University, the University of Bath and the University of Johannesburg have developed a low-cost, solar-powered desalination system that can be operated in mobile units.
This can be used in households in remote areas where water... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 31, 2020
Pumps
Wanner’s hydra-cell Metering and dosing pumps offer the advantages of conventional metering pumps with several significant additional benefits.
Hydra-Cell pumps are internationally known for their ‘no pulse, no problem’ accuracy and reliability for metering and dosing applications.
The virtually pulse-less, linear flow; lowers acquisition costs, due to their compact... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 27, 2020
Pumps
A global private equity firm has completed the buy-out of a leading manufacturer of precision-engineered and efficient centrifugal pumps and compressors in the US.
Sundyne, with its headquarters in Colorado designs and manufactures API compliant pumps and compressors, announced that Warburg Pincus has completed its acquisition from BC Partners Advisors LP and The Carlyle... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 24, 2020
Pipelines
A leading North American manufacturer of decanter and thickening centrifuges and dewatering systems announced the $67m (61m euros) energy-efficient upgrade at two of New York City’s largest wastewater treatment plants as complete.
As part of a series designed to improve pollution control and treatment efficiency, the Department of Environmental Protection chose to... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 19, 2020
Pumps
A Swedish global company has completed the purchase of a Michigan firm.
Atlas Copco, with about 39,000 employees worldwide that provides compressors, vacuum solutions, generators, pumps, power tools and assembly systems, has signed the deal for Dekker Vacuum Technologies.
Dekker, established in 1998, is a leading provider of engineered vacuum pumps and systems used... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 19, 2020
Valves
New York City fireboats have been equipped with Rotork’s electric actuators.
The boats, Firefighter 2 and Firefighter 343, from the Marine Division of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) are using its IQ range of part-turn devices which will help keep the city safe.
The actuators have the important duty of controlling the flow of water to the fire nozzles... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Mar 17, 2020
Pumps
A new and low-cost approach to multiphase metering – the process of determining the make-up of crude oil as it’s pumped from the reservoir – has been demonstrated by engineers from Brunel University London.
Crude oil is extracted as a mixture of oil, gas, water and sand, which is separated and processed before making its way downstream to be turned into usable... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 17, 2020
Pipelines
A leading engineering company has sealed a contract to build a calcining system for a customer in Russia.
The order worth £27.3m (30m euros) has been booked in Metso’s first quarter of orders received. Commissioning of the system is expected to take place in three year’s time.
The system, which consists of two calcining lines with a total capacity of 420, 000... [Read More]
Chemical/Petrochemcial News
Mar 5, 2020
Level Monitors
Swiss engineering company WEKA has further expanded its partnership with Toshniwal Hyvac in India, with the addition of local licensed production of its magnetic level indicators.
In January 2020, local licensed production was audited, with a certificate for full WEKA licensed production in India issued. According to the company, the goal of penetrating the Indian market... [Read More]