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Flowmeters
Fluidwell’s explosion proof E018 flow monitor/totaliser and the specific device description (DD) have been successfully validated by the HART Communication Foundation.
The certification guarantees the device will operate hassle free with all registered DD-enabled host systems, with the specific DD allowing access to every menu setting.
“HART communication is one of the most popular…
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Valves
Process valve and actuator supplier Bonomi (UK) Ltd is helping its customers achieve more accurate and faster system design solutions through the provision of 3D drawings.
The company’s ability to offer 3D images of valve and actuators assemblies means that its customers can preview systems and assess the compatibility of components, before committing to a final design brief.
The service…
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Valves
Arca Regler has developed two new pneumatically activated actuators, the company’s smallest and largest products so far.
On the small end of the scale, the PP-1.3 features a diaphragm surface of only 8.68sqin, while the PP-130 offers a 434sqin diaphragm surface.
The PP-1.3 is fully welded, made from stainless steel and especially designed for smaller nominal widths DN25-50 with a valve…
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Australian valve and pipe fitting manufacturer Philmac has seen its expansion plans hindered by electricity costs that have more than doubled in two years.
A series of blackouts has plagued South Australia’s wind-dependent power grid since June 2016, which seriously affected Adelaide-based Philmac’s production in September.
The blackouts have been exacerbated by the closure of the…
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Global water and environmental service company Veolia has been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a drinking water production and treatment plant in Senegal.
The contact for the facility, to be located in the country’s capital Dakar, was signed between Veolia and the national water company Société Nationale des Eaux du Sénégal (SONES).
"We want…
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Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services, has appointed R. Scott Rowe as president and CEO, effective 1 April, 2017.
Rowe, who will also join the board of directors, succeeds Mark Blinn, who previously announced his intention to retire.
Rowe brings nearly 20 years of senior leadership and operational experience in the industry to Flowserve.
He most…
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Divelbiss Corp., serving the electronics and industrial control industry, has introduced the HEC-P6000 family of controllers, offering powerful control and communications capability for the harshest environments.
Programmed using the no-cost Divelbiss EZ ladder toolkit in ladder diagram, function block, and structured text, and based on P-Series PLC on a ChipTM technology, the HEC-P6000 family…
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AutomationDirect’s has expanded its ProSense line of sensing products with the EPS series of digital pressure sensors for both gas and liquid applications.
The EPS series sensors are available with measuring ranges from vacuum up to 5800 psig, and selectable engineering units such as bar, mbar, kPa, MPa, inches of water column, and inches of mercury can be shown on the digital display.
The…
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Valves
Spirax Sarco, a products and services provider for steam system management, has released the EP500, the world's first ergonomically designed electropneumatic valve positioner.
The positioner offers very high accuracy and “industry-leading” reliability with an ease of installation, calibration and operation, Spirax Sarco said.
The EP500 has a cast aluminium enclosure that is suitable…
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Pumps
Nash, a division of Gardner Denver, has added a new line of dry vacuum pumps and systems to its portfolio and upgraded its liquid ring vacuum pumps.
A new addition is the Dry-Pro dry vacuum pump, which provides dry and contact free operation without lubrication in the pumping chamber.
The lubricant-free operation translates into major advantages, including no process contamination and no…
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Spiral Water Technologies, a developer of advanced filtration solutions for difficult-to-treat waters, has introduced the Model S1000 automatic self-cleaning filter for both process and wastewater streams.
Designed to remove ultra-high and variable total suspended solids (TSS) from difficult-to-treat fluids in industrial process and wastewater treatment applications, it is suited for use in such…
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Endress+Hauser has invested nearly $1 million (€939,540) in a state-of-the-art pressure test rig at its US headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana.
The rig allows the company to test complete instrument assemblies to customer specifications, and provides a 100% test indicating a specific instrument can withstand the design process pressure up to 15,000 psi.
Previously, Endress+Hauser – like…
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Pumps
Unlicensed pumps that do not meet the EU’s safety directives are slipping through to the European market, British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) warns.
The BPMA continues to press the National Measurement Regulatory Office (NMRO) in its role as UK market surveillance authority to take all appropriate action to ensure illegal pumps are removed from the market and all future…
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Happier days are in the pipeline for Chinese oil and gas pipeline suppliers as the sector is projected to pick up after a three-year slump.
The industry has been suffering from falling order numbers, industry reforms, and China’s tightening programme on weeding out corruption, which has thrown the management teams of some of the country’s largest oil and gas producers into…
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Flowmeters
Australian fluid measurement and handling equipment designer Macnaught has restarted the manufacture of the M-Series mechanical display flowmeters after distributor feedback and resurgence of customer demand.
The company put a stop to producing the mechanical meters in 2016, replacing the product in its portfolio with digital models.
Oval gear meters are popularly held as one of the most…
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TT Electronics, a provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, has introduced the Photologic V OPB9000 reflective optical sensor for industrial and medical applications.
The sensor provides dependable edge and presence detection of reflective media under a wide range of ambient light conditions.
The OPB9000, under the OPTEK brand, is suitable for a variety of…
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Wavefront Technology Solutions, a global fluid injection technology company for oil and gas well stimulation and improved/enhanced oil recovery, has updated its Powerwave activities in the Middle East.
Wavefront has been making progress in the marketing and branding of its core technology, Powerwave, in the Middle East over the past 18 months, the company said in a statement.
The benefits of…
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Pumps
Sulzer has completed the acquisition of Ensival Moret (EM), a part of Moret Industries, and will immediately start to integrate EM in its Pumps Equipment division.
The acquisition allows Sulzer to close specific product gaps in its general industry pumps portfolio, such as axial flow pumps and slurry pumps.
EM offers a wide range of industrial pumps with strong positions in a broad range of…
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