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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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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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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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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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Pumps
Flow technology specialist SPX has announced it has been awarded a contract in Q3 worth around $22 million (€16 million) for oil well production pumps. The pumps are to be used for key artificial lift service on EnQuest's new offshore subsea heavy oil field project, currently being developed in the North Sea.
The new order is for fifteen ClydeUnion-branded Hydraulic Submersible Pumps (HSPs),…
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Valves
Flowrox, a manufacturer of heavy-duty industrial valves, is launching a new pinch valve product designed to enhance current pipeline equipment and processes in the oil and gas, mining, minerals, and metallurgy and waste water industries.
The PVG valve, developed for use where abrasive or corrosive slurries, powders or coarse substances are processed, is engineered at full bore with no flow…
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Concentric AB, a fluid engineering company specialising in diesel engine pumps and niche hydraulic systems, has signed a multi-year contract with a global truck manufacturer to supply oil and variable flow water pumps for its new 11 litre engine which is designed to meet the requirements of Euro 6/EPA13 legislation.
This contract follows on from an earlier order, announced in October 2012, from…
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Pump Solutions Group (PSG), an operating company within Dover Corporation and a global leader of pumps, systems and related technologies, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of engineered pump provider Finder Pompe ('Finder') for a purchase price of approximately $145 million (€107 million), subject to normal post-closing adjustments.
Headquartered in Merate, Italy, Finder…
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DESMI, a global specialist in the development and manufacture of pump solutions for a variety of industries including marine, oil spill solutions and defence, has launched a vertical in-line centrifugal pump.
The ESL can be used for a number of applications, including hot and fresh water circulation, HVAC, as a hydrophore pump, cooling water and refrigeration.
Denmark-based DESMI claims a number…
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Flowmeters
Litre Meter, a UK-based manufacturer of fluid flow products, has sent 65 VFF positive displacement flow meters with spares to Azerbaijan for use in chemical injection applications in the Caspian Sea.
The VFF MF30 rotary piston flow meters will measure flow of methanol at high pressure – 430 bar (6,326 psi) – in gas field exploration programs.
'Antifreeze' fluids such as methanol are…
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Valves
Attendees at the Adipec 2013 event in Abu Dhabi earlier this month saw the introduction of a new metal seated ball valve from AS-Schneider.
Made of stainless steel for use in corrosive environments, the patent-pending KM series valve is designed for high-pressure operations with oil and gas industry pipes.
The valve can operate in temperatures ranging from -29ºC to 450ºC, as opposed to…
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Flowserve, a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, announced it has received a multi-million dollar order from water treatment solutions company IDE Technologies.
The order, made in the last quarter of 2013, covers the supply of pumping systems for the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Carlsbad, California, US.
The 189,250 m3/day plant was designed…
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Level Monitors
Industry technology provider Digi International, which produces a variety of wireless devices and offers computerised digital services, has launched the latest addition to its range of solutions for tank monitoring.
The Digi Connect Tank is a fully integrated, cellular-enabled remote tank level monitoring solution for single tanks, totes and containers. The Digi Connect Tank relays…
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Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, a manufacturer of control and measuring systems for fluids and gases for a variety of applications including water treatment and microfluidics, have announced a new process control solution.
The company’s pivoted armature solenoid valves are equipped with a lockable manual override as standard and have the option of a visual position indicator or an…
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FES International, a global supplier of fluid transfer systems, has completed a major £2.4 million (€2.8 million) swivel refurbishment contract for Houston-based oil and gas company Talos ERT.
The swivels form part of a Disconnectable Transfer System (DTS)/Turret, which FES supplied to Helix ERT in 2008 for a vessel operating in the oil fields of the Green Bank Canyon, in the Gulf of…
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Pumps
AxFlow, a specialist in the marketing, distribution and provision of a complete sales engineering service for fluid handling equipment, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to distribute Aturia centrifugal pumps in the UK. This development will expand AxFlow's pump offering to include DIN, ISO, split case, mag drive, borehole and fire-fighting pumps.
'Adding the Aturia to portfolio…
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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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Hoses
Parker Hannifin has announced a new addition to its Hose Products Division, to be included in its Partek line of hydraulic hose sleeving products.
A new hose protection sleeve designed to prevent worker injuries and equipment damage from high-pressure hose bursts, introduced as Partek Defense, features high-performance materials and a proprietary endurance-boosting weave pattern to contain…
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