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CIRCOR International brand Leslie Controls will now offer replacement Kylie-Mueller valves through CIRCOR’s channel partner network, the company has announced.
Operators in the oil and gas and hydroelectric industries will now be able to replace Kylie-Mueller’s GTB and GTW control valves with substitutes manufactured by OEMs.
Kylie-Mueller’s offering of GTB 3-way and GTW 2-way…
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Pumps
Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Brooks’ Semiconductor Cryogenics Business, which was announced in August 2018.
The acquisition includes cryogenic pump operations in Chelmsford, US and Monterrey, Mexico, as well as a global sales and service network and Brooks Automation’s 50% share of Ulvac Cryogenics.
The cryogenic business employs approximately 400 staff members and is…
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AxFlow Italy has acquired Generalcontrol, an Italian distributor of positive displacement (PD) pumps, instruments, vacuum pumps and compressors.
"The acquisition of Generalcontrol is well in line with AxFlow Group's strategy for growth based on distributing international premium brands and value-added selling through competence and local in-depth customer knowledge," said Ole Weiner, CEO of…
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Valves
Zahroof Valves (ZVI) has partnered with Burckhardt Compression Services to enable the provision of ZVI’s valves to nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
The new agreement will allow Burckhardt to offer ZVI products within the GCC, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.
Under the terms of the partnership, Burckhardt will offer ZVI valves…
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To optimise metering performance, Flowrox has designed next generation metering pumps with integrated Smart Solutions features.
All pumps in the company’s FXM2 and FXM3 series are now IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) ready.
Users are able to use the Flowrox Malibu portal to remotely manage, measure and analyse process remotely with a computer or handheld device with an internet…
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Other
Water technology provider Xylem has announced an ambitious set of goals to advance its sustainability commitment across three fronts.
These three areas are serving customers, building a sustainable company and empowering communities through social impact initiatives.
The goals were published in Xylem’s 2018 sustainability report, titled ‘Creating a Water-Secure…
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Valves
Dutch tank storage company Vopak has partnered with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) company TWTG to install valve sensors at Vopak’s terminals in the Port of Rotterdam.
This is the first pilot of TWTG valve sensors, which will be installed across Vopak’s 68 terminals with over 250,000 valves in different variations.
The IIoT sensors aim to improve employee safety, with all…
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Pumps
Atlas Copco Power and Flow has partnered with UK-based Pump & Plant Services to provide a comprehensive dewatering pump capability.
Pump & Plant Services specialises in the hire and sale of industrial pumps, diesel generators and lighting towers.
Under the terms of the partnership, Pump & Plant Services will supply and support Atlas Copco’s WEDA, PAS and VAR ranges.
The PAS…
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Pumps
A recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see Enpro Subsea and DASS Can-K Pumps collaborate to deliver multiphase pumping solutions for topside and subsea well boosting.
Can-K’s electro submersible twin-screw multiphase (ESTSP) pump technology will be combined with Enpro’s subsea systems experience and flow access modules (FAM) technology to create a retrievable subsea…
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Technology company Andritz will supply four two-stage vertical water pumps to the Shanxi Xiaolangdi Yellow River Diversion project in China.
The project, which comprises two reservoirs, several tunnels, underground canals, pumping stations, pipelines and aqueducts, is able to transport 247 million cubic metres of water per year.
Of this total, 116 million cubic metres are for irrigation, 116…
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has pledged to zero carbon emissions by signing the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, launched by the World Green Building Council.
The commitment positions energy efficiency as a key component to achieving decarbonisation across global portfolios.
Those who sign up to the commitment pledge to reach net zero carbon operating emissions within their portfolios by…
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Flowmeters
UK-based start-up GM Flow Measurement Services has developed automated technology to accurately and safely measure and analyse flow data on offshore installations.
The company has secured support for its flow measurement products from Scottish Enterprise, and is now preparing for growth following successful field trials.
The technology is based on two metering products that GM Flow claims are…
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Valves
Rotork has announced that its intelligent electric actuators are being used to control penstock gates at a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Australia.
The company’s IQ3 multi-turn electric actuators are installed on eight penstock gate valves, controlling the flow of wastewater entering the plant in Murrumba Downs in Queensland, Australia.
The end user, Unitywater, operates 15 STP sites…
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Pumps
Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced a new self-regulating, variable speed fire pump, which is reportedly the first fire pump to meet NFPA-20 (2019 Edition), Section 4.8 standards.
“The new Design Envelope Fire Pump will provide safe, reliable performance in fire suppression systems, along with complete transparency into the operation of the pump,” said Steven Baird, marketing…
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Valves
Metso has announced its decision to develop the businesses of Minerals and Flow Control segments separately, in addition to the appointment of Olli Isotalo as president of the Valves business area.
The announcement was made after the board of directors ‘defined its view on the company’s portfolio strategy’, deciding to develop the two businesses as separate divisions.
”All…
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Pumps
Minnesota, US-headquartered Wanner Engineering has introduced its new Hydra-Cell D66 Series seal-less positive displacement pumps.
The new pumps, which can be used in a range of processing, municipal and commercial applications, offer a maximum flow capacity of 65.7 gallons per minute and pressure ratings up to 700 psi (for models featuring metal pump heads) or 250 psi (for models with…
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Oorja Development Solutions, a spin-out company from Imperial College London in the UK, has been awarded $100,000 (€89,000) to develop solar pumping systems in rural India.
The company was named the winner of this year’s Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge for its work developing and operating pay-as-you-go community solar pumping systems in India.
Oorja, which was co-founded by…
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Pipelines
Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US has reached an agreement to sell the Martinez refinery in California to PBF Holding, a subsidiary of PBF Energy.
The sale has been agreed for a consideration of $1 billion (€0.88 billion) plus the value of hydrocarbon inventory, crude oil supply and product offtake agreements, in addition to other…
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