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Twenty years on since purchasing their first equipment from Landia, the same Mexican customer has placed a new order for 20 submersible mixers and chopper pumps.
The mixers will be working in the process tanks of two WWTP’s in Atequiza – whilst the chopper pumps will be recirculating digester sludge every four hours.
Located close to Mexico’s largest freshwater lake, Lago de Chapala,…
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A multicrusher made by Borger is playing a key role in the success of an award-winning operation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
At Stornoway’s Creed Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) on the Isle of Lewis, the Borger Multicrusher consistently chops tonnes of coarse waste salmon per shift. This has enabled the facility to integrate the fish with household food waste and garden waste…
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced its energy rating (ER) programme database of rated pumps has grown to more than 9,400 products.
Based on the US Department of Energy’s Motor Market Assessment pumps can account for 40% of energy usage in industrial fluid systems.
The HI energy rating metric represents the greatest potential savings for these and other systems through the…
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The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA)the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related pumping equipment, has increased its membership to a record complement of 94 companies.
The most recent company to recognise the features and benefits of membership is Northumberland based Eastern Seals UK. A leading supplier of sealing…
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Endress+Hauser has launched the Micropilot FWR30, its first cloud-connected radar, to provide full transparency in the storage and transport of liquids.
As the world's first 80 GHz wireless IIoT sensor, it combines high-end technology and user-friendly digital services in one cost-effective device.
The instrument’s continuously recorded measurement data can be accessed at any time, from…
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Pipelines
Liberty Steel Hartlepool has secured contracts to build more than 470 kilometres of pipe for use in offshore and onshore energy infrastructure projects in the US and Caspian Sea regions.
The orders, of significant value, will be fulfilled at Liberty’s Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded Linepipe (LSAW) mill.
Production has commenced and will continue for the next 10 to 12 months, providing…
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In many older refining and chemical plants across the Western Hemisphere, especially those which were established decades ago – many in the 1940s and 1950s – there is an ongoing struggle with legacy equipment.
Particularly, legacy measurement devices, such as differential pressure meters or turbine meters that require regular maintenance in increasing frequency as they age.
Many of these…
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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 to keep their…
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The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) is launching a new pump engineering forum.
Aimed at plant, process and maintenance engineers, consultants and buyers within end-user industries, along with pump manufacturers and distributors around the world, this online forum will aid with pump selection, installation and application information.
The aim is to encourage information transfer,…
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A UK filter and housings manufacturer has increased the capabilities of its welding fabrication shop as part of a major programme of investments designed to boost future growth.
Amazon Filters has invested £500,000 (€572,000) in the enhanced welding capability at its European production centre in Camberley, Surrey.
The spend includes automated welding equipment, heavy duty craneage and…
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VorTek Instruments has just released its SonoPro commercial and water series transit-time ultrasonic flowmeter.
These flowmeters, the company says, offer high accuracy transit-time ultrasonic technology delivering accurate and reliable flow metering.
The design incorporates matched precision transducers and signal processing circuitry to accurately measure the flow of most liquids over a wide…
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A manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial process instrumentation has announced its new Optiwave 6500C - a radar level transmitter for powders and dusty atmospheres.
KROHNE’s Optiwave 6500C aims to deliver continuous high measurement in silos, hoppers and containers.
The device is an optimal product for bulk storage in mining, minerals, chemicals, power, paper, food and beverage…
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Valves
With the news that Denmark is one of first European countries aiming to slowly put the Coronavirus lockdown into reverse, leading pump and mixer manufacturer Landia has won significant new orders from Asia.
The first order is to supply pumps for a new biogas project in Japan, while the second order is to provide submersible mixers for an industrial WWTP in Malaysia.
Landia had also won an order…
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Pumping systems company DESMI has revealed that it was the victim of a cyber-attack.
The online raid happened overnight on April 7 and 8 and the attackers demanded a ransom for data recovery.
Group CEO Henrik Sørensen said: “We, under no circumstances, will pay a ransom. We do not support criminals.
“Our communication systems were affected by the cyber-attack but due to a fantastic job…
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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 in Falkirk, Scotland.
AVT…
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Emerson and Quantum Reservoir Impact have announced a team-up to develop and market the next-generation applications for AI-based analytics and decision-making tools for oil and gas exploration and production.
The collaboration combines the power of Emerson’s global reach and the world’s largest independent exploration and production software portfolio with Quantum’s leading industry…
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At the time of writing this opinion editorial, the world is in a state of change.
I started the month of March plugging away on planning committee activities for the Hydraulic Institute’s upcoming technical conference.
I was also a proud father of one (with another child on the way). In a few short days, I saw the arrival of my second son just before COVID-19 transformed into a global…
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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 glycol…
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