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Flowmeters
Flowmeter technology specialists Titan Enterprises have added an innovative customer resources section to their website.
The new, online service has been specifically designed for use by engineers and scientists responsible for making flow measurements in a variety of applications, with the intention of facilitating easier selection of the optimum flowmeter and instrumentation. The new section of…
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A series of exclusive case studies, from Xylem, Massa, Netzsch and Singer Valve, are available for free for a short time on the Fluid Handling website.
Leading water technology company Xylem explains how its Flygt Concertor wastewater pumping system has eliminated clogging at an Italian wastewater pumping station.
Sonar and ultrasonic sensor specialists Massa discuss non-intrusive, ultrasonic…
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International industrial valve manufacturer Velan has published its financial results for its first quarter, ended 31 May, 2017.
The Montreal headquartered company announced sales of $71.1 million for the period, with net new orders of $72.2million. The company had an order backlog of $456.6 million at the end of the quarter, of which US$168.1 million is scheduled for delivery beyond the next 12…
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Valves
Arca Flow Controls, the US subsidiary of German based Arca Regler GmbH Germany, has delivered five anti-surge valves to Mexico. The valves have been designed for use in several compressor lines that are scheduled to go online in winter 2017 or the beginning of 2018.
The anti-surge globe-type control valves come from the Ecotrol modular parts system, and will be installed to prevent the…
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Pipelines
Turkey and Israel are on the verge of finalising a deal for a natural gas pipeline between the two countries, according to media reports.
Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s Energy Minister, will visit Israel by the end of this year to conclude the agreement, Israeli energy minister Yuval Steinitz said, according to the Times of Israel.
“Hopefully, Mr. Albayrak will pay a visit to Israel this…
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Level Monitors
Emerson has announced the launch of DeltaV Mobile, a platform that leverages Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) technology to give engineers access to real-time data, trends and insight to help in making critical operations decisions, securely from any location in the world.
DeltaV forms part of Emerson’s ‘digital ecosystem’. It takes smartphone technology and connects it with…
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Pumps
Pump specialist AxFlow has added a new rotary positive displacement pump to its portfolio, the ‘twin-screw’ Waukesha Universal TS.
The new pump uses Waukesha Alloy 88 non-galling material twin screws to pump various media containing large particulates, in turn lowering damage to the pump and reducing the need for maintenance. According to a statement from AxFlow, the new pump also…
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Austrian headquartered instrument specialist Anton Paar has announced the release of its new portable density meter, which needs only 2mL of sample to measure a range of substances. Alongside its portability, Anton Paar claims its new DMA 35 is also able to deliver density measurement results in a matter of seconds.
Filled by the device’s built-in hand pump, the DMA 35 carries out filling…
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Level Monitors
Following the launch of their Optiwave series of level measurement meters in June, Krohne have now added three 24GHz and three 80GHz radar level transmitters to the range, on top of the 6GHz and 10GHz devices.
Designed for liquids and solids level measurement in a range of industries, Krohne dubbed the Optiwave series ‘a new generation’ at its launch in June.
Industrial process…
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WesTech Engineering has announced the appointment of a new president. Ralph Cutler has been chosen by the company’s board of directors to take on the new role, effective from 1 July 2017.
Cutler currently serves as WesTech’s vice president of industrial products and sales, he will take the president’s role from Rez Plaizier, who has been serving as both CEO and president.…
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Valves
To round off its existing range of butterfly valves, the KSB Group has launched the new Aporis double-offset butterfly valve with elastomer sealing element. This product is used for applications where huge volumes of water need to be transported and shut off reliably.
Applications include systems for water transport, water treatment or in large industrial cooling circuits. The valve is available…
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Level Monitors
Veghel, The Netherlands based company Fluidwell have announced a new product range which includes an extensive selection of indicators, controllers and monitoring systems for liquid and gas flow applications, as well as for level, pressure and temperature measurement. Named the F-series, the new selection of products are suitable for safe and hazardous areas alike.
According to a statement from…
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Baker Hughes and General Electric Oil and Gas have finalised the transaction combining their businesses, creating what they claim to be the world’s first and only fullstream oil and gas company.
The new company formed from the combination, BHGE, aims to be the first and only to bring together industry leading equipment, services and digital solutions across the whole spectrum of oil and gas…
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Valves
Colombia’s Guadalupe IV hydroelectric plant has solved its flooding problem and saved thousands of dollars with a specialised automatic control valve.
The Colombian State of Antioquia creates much of its clean power from hydro plants along the Guadalupe River. In the case of the Guadalupe IV hydroelectric plant, the risk of flooding required a suitable solution to ensure that the ejector…
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Level Monitors
Leuze electronic has introduced contactless, wear-free capacity proximity switches which are resistant to electromagnetic influences, interference and contaminants such as dust. The switches are designed for the reliable detection of objects and fill levels.
The new capacitive proximity switches mark an expansion to the company’s portfolio of optoelectronic and inductive sensors.…
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Emerson is to host two Global Users Exchange conferences to collaborate, network and solve the challenges in achieving top level operations and capital performance.
Representatives from the oil and gas, power generation, water and wastewater, and chemical industries among many others will attend the events, one in Minneapolis, Minnesota; one in The Hague, The Netherlands; to share better…
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Germany-headquartered biogas equipment and pump technology specialist Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau has announced that it has founded a spin-off company entitled Vogelsang.
With this step, the Essen/Oldenburg-based machine construction company transferred all operational business areas to the newly-created company.
Harald Vogelsang, CEO of Vogelsang, said: “We decided on this spin-off, in…
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German based manufacturer C. Otto Gehrckens (COG) has announced a special new compound for seal manufacture, which it claims could present a breakthrough for the valve and gas industry.
“One of the central demands from the valve sector and gas industry has been for a seal material that has suitable low temperature flexibility, and which conforms to the DIN EN 14141 standard,” COG…
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