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TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has launched its data analytics service to help oil and gas operators minimise flowmeter downtime and maintenance.
The total cost of calibrating an offshore flowmeter is estimated to cost $50,000 (€41,000).
The new data analytics service will enable operators to move away from a time-based calibration approach to condition-based calibration, by…
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Titan Enterprises said its High Pressure Oval Gear (OG4) flowmeters provide a solution for oil and gas industry applications that require accurate and chemically resistant flow measurement device.
Benefiting from a compact, rugged design, Titan’s OG4 flowmeters operate reliably even at high pressures, providing long-term performance with minimal maintenance.
Furthermore, Titan’s OG4…
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Pipelines
The biggest ever revamp of Carlisle’s water mains has moved into its final phase around the north of the city centre.
The UK work, which started on January 4, is expected to last three months and will bring to a conclusion a huge five year £14 million (€16 million) scheme by United Utilities to clean and refurbish more than 30km of the city’s largest water pipes.
This last phase of work…
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Atlas Copco has upgraded its 8 Series of air compressors to meet stringent emission standards for construction and road equipment.
In addition to greener operation, the compressors now feature innovative new technologies that help cut operating costs and improve productivity, with 25% less fuel consumption.
The updated 8 Series includes eleven models, some with inbuilt generators, ranging from…
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Pumps
Pump manufacturer Wilo Middle East has announced the acquisition of PumpsPro – a pump solution service provider.
The signing of the agreement took place at the WME office in Jebel Ali Free Zone.
The move is expected to further reinforce Wilo Middle East’s position as a complete solution provider in the UAE and the Middle East region.
Yasser Nagi, managing director of Wilo Middle East,…
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Thames Water plans to recruit more than 1,000 people in the next 12 months after launching an ambitious recruitment programme to create jobs and boost access to careers in the water industry.
The company has employed more than 750 new starters since the beginning of the pandemic and plans to upskill people who are out of work due to COVID-19, helping to increase social mobility in London and the…
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Titan Enterprises said its turbine flowmeter range provides a useful tool for accurately measuring the flow of low viscosity fluids.
Classic turbine flowmeters use propeller type turbines in a closed circular conduit. The turbine is mounted on low friction bearings and its rotation is detected through the chamber wall by one of a variety of detector types.
These flowmeters have good linearity…
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A manufacturer within the German automotive sector has a modern combined heat and power plant that supplies its own facilities as well as large areas of the nearby town.
A short lead time was, therefore, an important aspect when putting routine pump maintenance out to tender.
Not only was Sulzer able to offer the earliest completion date, but it also met the deadline and to the full…
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Irish company EPS has announced the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Scottish engineering company Ferrier Pumps.
EPS Group is a water and wastewater infrastructure specialist and employs over 500 people in Ireland and the UK.
The addition of Ferrier Pumps brings 47 team members and branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen along with 40 years of experience.
Established by Brian…
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Watermark Projects has introduced a Landia mixing system to help handle wastewater at an expanding organic poultry producer in South Wales.
Prior to the effluent being treated by Watermark Projects’ bespoke dissolved air flotation (DAF) as part of their design and build service, Landia’s AirJet kept the balance tank aerated, ensuring that solids were kept in suspension.
Comprising a Landia…
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Detection Services has signed an agreement to introduce energy-saving pump/blower optimisation products and services from UK company Riventa.
With headquarters in Dural, New South Wales, Detection Services, established 1991 and the largest water management business across Australia and New Zealand, specialises in multi-discipline pipeline solutions and technologies covering the water industries.…
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A multicrusher made by Borger is playing a key role in the continuing success of an award-winning waste-to-energy operation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
At Stornoway’s Creed Integrated Waste Management Facility on the Isle of Lewis, the Borger multicrusher consistently chops a seven-cubic tonne batch per shift of coarse waste salmon. This has enabled the facility to integrate the fish with…
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A manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies is accelerating its digital transformation by signing a major new deal with PTC.
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, which has multiple sites in the UK and more than 1,700 employees globally, has invested in Augmented Reality (AR) technology to combat the restraints of the pandemic and bring its business forward.
The…
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Construction has started on the flagship National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility in Renfrewshire.
The team from the main contractor, Morrison Construction, has started work on the foundations of the building with two piling rigs installing controlled modulus columns into the ground.
Since late-October, the team has been working on ground stabilisation activities and bulk…
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Pipelines
Flogas Britain has revealed plans to construct a gas pipeline into what will become the nation’s largest above ground LPG storage terminal near Bristol.
Work has commenced on the Avonmouth facility, which will see it converted from LNG (liquefied natural gas) to LPG storage.
It is estimated the terminal will be operational by the summer of next year, with completion of the pipeline expected…
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Warren Controls has updated its ValveWorks programme to improve the sizing and selection process for globe and rotary control valves based on international standards.
The leading manufacturer of control valves and speciality fluid handling products, said the updates improved its ability to handle projects of greater complexity.
The programme now includes a CLONE feature which easily creates…
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Baker Hughes has launched its next generation onshore composite flexible pipes to address corrosion challenges in the oil and gas sectors.
A key feature of the pipe is its proven spoolable design, making it easier, faster and more cost-effective to transport and install versus steel pipe – reducing installed costs by more than 20%.
Installation also requires fewer onsite support facilities…
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Anglian Water has revealed the proposed location for new state-of-the-art waste water treatment plant (WWTP) for Greater Cambridge in the UK.
The water company said the next stage of the project will provide an opportunity to build a modern, carbon-neutral WWTP.
The closure of the current treatment plant will enable the delivery of Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils’…
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