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Pump solutions provider Grundfos has officially opened a new facility in Lenexa, Kansas, replacing the company’s facility in Olathe.
The building includes a lecture hall with seating capacity for 100 people, a training area for ‘hands-on’ pump education classes and a training video production studio.
In a bid to boost the facility’s sustainability, the new office features…
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Valves
San Francisco news outlet, SFGate, reported that a utility house that contains valves for a Chevron, US-based gas supplier, pipeline that runs through the San Francisco area caught fire in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after a power line structure fell onto it.
Described by the report as a ’12-inch, high pressure natural gas’ pipeline, Chevron released a statement detailing how the firm…
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Xylem has appointed a new managing director for the UK and Ireland, who will oversee both the sales and services division of the business.
Jason Howlett steps into the role having worked in the water industry for 18 years, having been involved in ‘operating and maintaining some of the largest assets in the UK water industry’. This included spending 16 years with major water utility Severn…
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Netzsch has announced a new addition to its grinding technology range with the launch of the N.Mac Twin Shaft Grinder.
According to an announcement for the new grinder, it has been designed ‘to protect pumps and processes’ and provide an upstream application to core Netzsch pump technology. Specifically, it is apparently ideal for fragmenting materials in wastewater treatment, biogas…
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Circor International has announced the launch of a new pump for use in industrial wastewater applications.
According to a company announcement, the Allweiler OptiFix pump has been designed to the make the maintenance of industrial wastewater treatment applications faster, less frequent and simpler.
The new product can apparently be disassembled in five steps, eliminating the need to dismantle it…
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Pipelines
A pipeline that runs from Central Virginia to Montvale is to be taken out of service. The line is operated by Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline Company.
According to ABC8 News, when in use the pipeline was 90 miles(144 km) long and delivered gas as well as other fuels to five different terminals that all served costumers in the Roanoke area. The line is set to remain idle however, Colonial…
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Jersey. The largest of the Channel Islands. Famed for its Royal new potatoes as well as its equally delicious dairy products from its iconic purebred cattle – and now, for those with an interest in exemplary engineering standards of management, research, design, efficiency, easy maintenance and high performance……………… its sewage treatment…
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Pipelines
A new form of detecting gas leaks in petrochemical plants and pipelines has been announced, as autonomous patrolling robots have been developed to use light and sound sensors to ‘listen to’ gas leaks.
The autonomous robots are fitted with tiny chemical sensors which allow them to listen to the ‘sounds’ produced by gases which in turn, means they are able to…
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Valves
In a bid to extend its valve solution portfolio and address a ‘wider scope of customer needs in flow control’, Metso has acquired the valve automation division of India-based Rotex Manufacturers and Engineers.
Following the acquisition, Metso says a range of valves, actuators, limit switches and pneumatics are to be added to Metso’s flow control offering.
“With these…
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Mueller Water Products has signed a definitive agreement to acquire pipe couplings, grips and clamps manufacturer Krausz Industries.
The deal, announced 5 November, is valued at $140 million (approximately €123 million) in cash. The transaction, subject to customary closing conditions, is set to close in December 2018.
Founded in 1920, Krausz is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. According…
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Next Filtration detailed in a press release how its Next FOG STOP system improved overall effluent water level at a municipal wastewater treatment plant in Brazil by reducing residual biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) by 50%.
Combined with an increase in dissolved oxygen (DO) levels of 45.5%, Next FOG STOP could allow the facility to operate under increased flow, or organic loading of up to 25%…
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UK water utility firm Anglian Water has announced that it will be utilising a new leak detection technology in its pipe network, sourced from UK-based supplier Primayer, according to press releases from both parties.
Described as ‘ground-breaking’ by Anglian Water, the technology – referred to as advanced noise loggers – works like a hydrophone and listens for changes in…
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According to a case study, the Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group’s (WMFTG) Bredel hose pumps was used by a leading provider to the environmental and industrial sectors to solve an increasing number of sewerage issues at their UK fuel stations.
The provider in question, environmental clean-up supplier Adler & Allan, noted underlying issues with tank capacity in UK fuel stations,…
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AxFlow, a European-based fluid handling solutions firm, has acquired Australian ‘market-leading’ centrifugal pumps producer Browns Brothers/Kelair.
Browns Brothers/Kelair operates throughout 15 locations across Australia and New Zealand.
After AxFlow’s acquisition of South-African pumps distributor AQS Industries, this acquisition marks the next stepping stone in AxFlow’s…
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According to a press release, Severn Water has committed to an agreement with waste water firm Next Filtration to implement its Next FOG (fats, oils and greases) STOP technology into their water systems.
The technology is designed to reduce the build-up of FOG in sewers.
Also including evaluation of additional systems, the deal follows an 18-month trial of the technology. The release claims that…
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Fluid Handling International will be hosting a webinar with leading system provider of industrial process measurement instrumentation, Krohne.
The webinar will take place on the 7th of November 2018, 2-3 PM (CET). It will be hosted by Krohne's PipePatrol product manager, Daniel Vogt.
Titled, ‘Rapid and Reliable Pipeline Leak Detection’, the webinar will cover the importance…
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The Seeq Corporation has announced that its advanced analytics solutions will now be available on Microsoft as software as a service (SaaS).
Seeq’s customers are those in; oil & gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, mining, food and beverage, as well as other process industries. It enables engineers and scientists in process organisations to rapidly analyse, predict, collaborate and…
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Pipelines
Reported by Reuters, a $15 billion (€13 billion) export deal has been set after companies residing from both Egypt and Israel purchased a 39% stake in an East Mediterranean Gas (EMG) pipeline.
The EMG stake was valued at $518 million (€446 million) and was purchased by Israel’s Delek Drilling, US-based Noble Energy and Egyptian East Gas Co.
Part of an export deal signed between…
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