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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has recently installed a large number of Bredel heavy duty hose pumps at a copper mining company in Northern Brazil.
An initial prospective order for pumps at this site was lost to competitive hose pumps. However, following repeated hose failures and lengthy downtime, the mine’s operators opted to install 32 Bredel hose pumps as part of the next…
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A laser based method that could be used to quickly and accurately detect chemicals such as explosives and dangerous gases has been developed.
The team from the University of Michigan states that the method could be used in airports, for the environmental monitoring of pollutants, or even on battlefields. The technique’s ability to accurately detect chemicals and gases mean it could also be…
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Valves
Ultravalve, a process valve and RPZ valve specialist owned by Bonomi, has supplied valves for a ground-breaking district heat project in Greenwich, London.
Based in the Midlands, Ultravalve is the exclusive UK partner for Vexve, a Finnish valves manufacturer specialising in district heating and cooling valves. Ultravalve has supplied the project with Vexve Full Bore Steel Ball Valves Flanged PN16…
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Pipelines
Marine survey solutions specialists MMT have been awarded a contract by the Danish energy transmission operator Energinet as part of the Baltic Pipe project.
For the assignment MMT will carry out a route survey for a new offshore pipeline in the North Sea and in Lillebælt, the inner Danish Seas.
Organised as a collaboration between Energinet and Polish gas transmission system operator…
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Flowmeters
Construction has begun on NEL’s new, £16 million Centre of Excellence (CoE) for subsea development. According to NEL, a specialist in flow measurement research and development, its new high pressure multiphase flow test facility will have the largest test range in the world.
NEL’s new facility is being built to allow a greater understanding of the impact of higher operating…
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Researchers have demonstrated that a unique system can cool flowing fluid to a temperature below that of the surrounding air, without using electricity.
Since 2013 Shanhui Fan, professor of electrical engineering, and his colleagues, have been using the roof of Stanford University’s Packard Building to test a high-tech mirror-like optical surface that they believe could be the future of…
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Finnish start-up LNGTainer is set to begin production of a new type of LNG container, with the intention of “opening up access to parts of the world where natural resources are scarce.”
LNGTainer will produce its new product in Finland. According to a statement, the company’s patented technology makes the storage and transportation of LNG more energy efficient and…
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The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University has partnered with New Way Air Bearings to launch #TPSHelpsHouston, a fundraising campaign to provide relief to Houston area residents affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Hosted by the Turbomachinery Laboratory, Houston’s annual Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS) recently had to be rescheduled to December in the aftermath of the…
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Pumps
UK based Atlantic Pumps has announced plans to open a new office in Ireland.
The company, which specialises in pumping abrasive and aggressive fluids, will open their new premises at Newry in County Down. The new facility will house Audex and SlurryPro pumps and parts.
Through the expansion, Atlantic will be able to offer Irish-based clients the opportunity to take advantage of Atlantic’s…
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Swedish company Atlas Copco has acquired the operating assets of C.H. Spencer & Company, a US distributor and service provider of industrial pumps, compressors and related products.
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, C.H. Spencer also operates in the states of Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. The company focuses on the distribution and service of compressors, industrial pumps and related systems for…
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Valves
Italian manufacturer Bonomi has announced the expansion of its Valpres ball valve range with the introduction of API 608 Floating Ball Valves.
API 608 is a standard which exceeds the requirements set by ASME B16.34, meaning the ball valves can comfortably handle the rigorous requirements of the petrochemical, power, oil and gas and water treatment markets.
The new Floating Ball Valves incorporate…
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Valves
Schubert & Salzer Control Systems has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art training centre, aimed at new customers and current users of their products. This new facility at the company’s premises in Ingolstadt, Germany, makes a striking impression thanks to its unique architecture.
At the heart of the building is a fully functional valve test bench. Here, customers, partners,…
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Flowmeters
Over the last 20 years flow measurement specialist Titan Enterprises has supplied over 600,000 flow measurement devices to the beer industry, the company reports.
These devices have all gone to the same beer maker, Vianet (formerly Brulines), and have been used for a different functions in the beer production process.
The relationship with Titan Enterprises started when Brulines were developing a…
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Crevice and pitting corrosion is a constant challenge in a variety of fluid handling applications, one which costs trillions of dollars each year as well as carrying a host of potential safety, environmental and health hazards.
Close observation of this kind of corrosion has long been a challenge, but now scientists from the University of California Santa Barbara are able to get a real-time look…
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Flowserve has announced the appointment of David Wilson as president of the company’s Industrial Products Division (IPD). Wilson succeeds Tom Pajonas, executive vice president, Global Operations and the interim president of IPD, who announced his retirement plans earlier in the year.
Wilson’s most recent position was president of the industrial segment for SPX Flow.
Flowserve is a…
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Flowmeters
Krohne has announced the introduction of new large line sizes as standard for its OPTIMASS series of flowmeters, including an addition which the company claims is the “highest capacity” Coriolis flowmeter on the market.
For the OPTIMASS 6400, diameters DN150/6” and DN200/8” have been added, while the OPTIMASS 2400 is now available up to DN400/16”.
According to…
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Vincent Lagarrigue, Director, Trelleborg Oil and Marine explains how a rapidly diversifying LNG market requires transfer solutions to evolve to keep pace
While global demand for LNG (liquefied natural gas) shows little sign of slowing, demand patterns are changing, requiring increasing flexibility from those who transport and transfer this fuel. According to a recent study, global demand for LNG…
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Leading players in the German petroleum and IT industries have met to discuss progress made in standardised data communications both in Germany and internationally.
The IFLEXX Community, a group of leading companies from the German petroleum industry, has actively pushed for standardised data communication in the downstream sector for a number of years. Supply chains in the sector are tightly…
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