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Valves
Bestobell Marine, a supplier of cryogenic globe and check valves for ships, has secured two new contracts for its cryogenic globe and check valves.
The valves are to be fitted in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-liquefaction systems that will be installed on two LNG carriers being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in South Korea for Knutsen OAS Shipping of Norway. Similar systems…
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Pumps
When testing new small-scale process technologies in high-pressure laboratories, maximum precision is required so that later upscaling will be as accurate as possible. To be able to work safely and without spillages at pressures up to 500 bar, Lewa has developed a hermetically sealed high-pressure micro-metering pump, which has been available since January 2015. An initial order is already being…
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Valves
Flowrox, a specialist in heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services, will be exhibiting its pinch valve and process flow product lines at ACHEMA 2015.
The company will be presenting a range of pinch valve designs relevant to the industrial pipeline operations including:
• PVE enclosed body pinch valves• PV open body pinch valves• PVG pinch valves• PVEG pinch…
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Exol Lubricants, the UK's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of lubricant products, has launched a new fluid analysis service designed to help to eliminate the risk of machines failing prematurely.
Fluid Check allows machine operators to regularly monitor the condition of the lubricating fluid they are using in a bid to detect the type of contaminants and wear issues that can cause…
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Pumps
A UK cement production facility has improved its maintenance operations and safety levels by installing new equipment from NOV Mono.
Hanson Cement has achieved these improvements by adding a duty/standby Mono Munchpump package to the sewage handling operations at its Padeswood plant in Mold, North Wales.
The plant had originally been using submersible pumps for sewage transfer duties, but these…
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Valves
An emergency butterfly valve sealant system developed by Severn Glocon Group company Severn Leeds has been validated by Saudi Aramco.
The Sealant Pressure Injection Reserve Endurance System (SPIRES, patent pending) is a progressive technology that overcomes the challenge of resealing damaged valves without a cavity. It mitigates risk of leakage following damage to a butterfly valve's primary…
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Hardide Coatings, a provider of advanced surface coating technology, has announced investment in a new Virginia, US, manufacturing plant worth around $7 million (€6.2 million). The investment will see Hardide Coatings expand provision of its range of specialist nanostructured coatings throughout North America.
The company has signed a lease on a 26,000ft2 facility in Martinsville, Henry…
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Alfa Laval, a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery in the US. The order, booked in the Energy & Process segment, has a value of approximately SEK 80 million (€8.5 million). Delivery is scheduled for 2016.
The Alfa Laval compact heat exchangers will be used for heat recovery in the process…
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Dual Valves Australasia offers pipe couplings designed specifically for high pressure mining pipelines.
The Hydrocore U-Cone coupling offers mine engineers a simple and economical alternative to traditional flanges for use on high pressure pipe systems.
Pipes are joined by bringing the ends of the pipe with welded hubs together after inserting the seal, fitting the clamp set over the adjoining…
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Hoses
US company Kurt Hydraulics has introduced its new push-on hose and push-loc hose couplings for low pressure applications.
The push-on design allows for an easy and tight fit with no need for special crimping tools.
Kurt's oil resistant push-on hose contains a specially-designed spiral polyester material inside to lock onto the fitting of the coupling, allowing for strong retention under pressure.…
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Energy management solutions company VP Instruments has announced the addition of several new features to its existing VPFlowScope insertion probe. The meter measures flow, pressure and temperature and is suitable for mobile measurements and fixed installations.
The new features of the VPFlowScope at a glance:
• the software can rotate the meter's display by 180⁰ so you need never read it…
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Rotork Midland recently introduced a new high integrity modular concept for pneumatic actuator control assemblies. Constructed in 316L stainless steel, the Smart-Loc system is particularly suitable for the control and sequencing of process valve actuators in oil and gas applications.
Compared to traditional fabricated panel mounted assemblies, the Smart-Loc offers a lighter, stronger and more…
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The industry’s leading conference in the bulk liquid storage sector, StocExpo, has just revealed its conference programme for 17-19th March 2015.
The event, now in its 11th year, will feature speakers from BP and terminals including Oiltanking, VTTI, CLH and Gate.
New to this year, the event will also host a special finance and investment section, featuring speakers from EQT, UBS Bank, DNB…
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Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has updated its StrengThin piping system with the addition of the Series 466 plug valve and the redesigned Style D08 coupling.
The StrengThin system, a high-pressure piping system for balance-of-plant applications in desalination facilities, enables direct pipe-end preparation of schedule 10S and schedule 20 super austenitic, duplex…
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Actuator developer Centork recently launched its new range of modular electric valve actuators at the 2014 Valve World Expo.
Designed to deliver a solution for duties and applications of all descriptions across a range of industries, the CK range's modular, 'building block' construction presents a number of options and features, enabling each actuator to precisely match its specific valve duty…
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After mechanical production systems were established worldwide, followed by mass production and process automation, the concept of 'Industry 4.0' stands for the consistent digital orientation of industrial processes. With the introduction of the new device platform EDIP (Efficient Device Integration Platform) Bürkert opens the door to intelligent networking of its products. This platform…
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Valves
Badger Meter HP-60 ultra-high pressure control valves are ideal for offshore, oil and gas control applications with up-stream pressures of up to 60,000 psi. Available in the UK through liquids handling specialists Pump Engineering, the Type HP-60 control valve utilises a 17-4 PH body along with a solid Stellite inner valve assembly.
The HP-60 valve is also ideal for use in industrial research and…
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Emco Wheaton will use an upcoming trade show to unveil its latest piece of software. The TODO configurator, which will be available for use on iPads, speeds up the process of specifying products and getting quotes and stores a full specification of product should clients wish to re-order in the future.
'We are very excited to show off our new piece of technology,' says Emco Wheaton's Americas…
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