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Flowmeters
A large order of 45 positive chemical injection flowmeters from UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter is being shipped to the Ichthys liquid natural gas field off Western Australia via Litre Meter's South Korean distributors, S-TEK.
Central to the project are three different sizes of meter, V125, HF40 and HF60, each of which had to be built to a degree of customisation. Thirty meters are destined…
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Valves
Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a manufacturer of engineered industrial products, has developed two new valve lines that deliver fugitive emissions control.
Designed in accordance with the industry's latest standards, the new Pacific CSV line of cast steel gate, globe and check valves from Crane ChemPharma & Energy provide high level of quality and performance in demanding…
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Pumps
Flowserve, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has announced that its operations in Rio de Janeiro and Lawrence, Massachusetts, have received orders totalling approximately $18 million (€16.4 million) for pumping systems for the Petroperu Talara refinery in Piura, Peru. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2014.
The project, led…
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Valves
Center Line 200 resilient seated butterfly valves from Crane ChemPharma & Energy are now NSF-61 & NSF-372 certified for potable water and lead-free service.
Certification to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 ensures that a product meets the regulatory requirements for the US and Canada, and it can often fulfil the testing requirements for many other countries as well.
Manufactured in stainless steel…
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Other
Tecan's Infinite M1000 PRO multimode reader has helped liquid analysis specialist Aqsens to develop a portable testing platform for on-site quantitative monitoring of polymeric scale inhibitors in oil field-produced waters.
Joonas Siivonen, application scientist at Aqsens, explains: 'Polymeric scale inhibitors are used to prevent scale build-up during oil production, and the residual levels in…
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Pumps
The new LPD Series Stepper Dispense Pump is the latest variable volume pump offered by The Lee Company.
Available in 50 and 250 microliter full dispense volumes, this miniature chemically inert pump was designed to offer greater design flexibility and significant cost savings to the medical and scientific industries.
Designed to be completely maintenance free, the LPD Series pump offers…
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Other
A new electric actuator range was launched by SIPOS Aktorik at last week's Valve World Expo in Germany.
The SIPOS Seven series features a number of innovations to enhance the flexibility and functionality of actuation technology. Advancements include large colour display, simple 'joystick' control and USB interface. SIPOS Seven products include the Ecotron, Profitron and high precision…
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Other
Voith recently manufactured its 1,000th TPKL fluid coupling. This coupling will go to the DaTong Coal Mining Group in China.
A new coal mine owned by the group will receive four TPKL fluid couplings. The fill-controlled couplings will be used in a 6.4 MW belt conveyor drive with demanding requirements. The 3.16m-long underground belt conveyor is driven by four 1.6 kW motors, with a planned…
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Pumps
NOV Mono has designed and manufactured its largest W Range progressing cavity pumps ever built. The four pumps have been ordered for two major wastewater treatment plant upgrade projects, and at 11m long they will have double the size and double the capacity of pumps normally used for this type of sludge cake application.
The pumps will be used in a duty/standby configuration on a Cake Reception…
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Valves
Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a provider of highly-engineered solutions for fluid handling applications worldwide, recently launched three new products during the 2014 Valve World Conference & Expo in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Xomox XLC:
Xomox XLC fully-lined ball check valves offer economical solutions for the vast majority of chemical applications with a unique flexible seat that enables…
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Level Monitors
TankLink, a specialist in wireless remote tank monitoring, recently launched the new TankLink 95 wireless monitoring solution for 3G/4G networks. The TankLink 95 is an intrinsically safe tank monitoring solution, certified to US standards for operation in areas designated as Class 1, Division 1 hazardous locations. The system addresses safety regulations in industrial plants and other areas where…
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Other
W&O Europe, a global supplier to the marine and marine offshore markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation, and engineered solutions, is now the exclusive distributor for the Hyde Marine Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The distribution agreement grants W&O Europe the exclusive rights to promote the Hyde…
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Other
Emco Wheaton has supplied the Turkish Rail Authority with couplers to help reduce fuel theft in its transporters.
The Todo-matic adaptor, which is mounted on the rail car, incorporates a switch that senses the magnet another mounted on both the coupler and the adaptor cap. This connection generates an 'on/off' signal which alerts the locomotive driver if a coupler or cap is disconnected from an…
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Valves
Burkert has developed a new micro-valve for pharmaceutical fluid control systems that claims to reduce liquid consumption, minimise dosing and wash cycles, and cut the distance to the application.
Measuring 7mm wide and 26mm high, the new micro-valve – WhisperValave – fits in miniature apparatus. It is suitable for 9 mm titre plates, but can also be installed in smaller spaces. For…
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Other
Derived from its original Tank-Safe development for the transportation industry, Elfab engineers have worked closely with tank component experts to offer a new rupture disc that meets current market requirements.
The non-fragmenting, fully lined design offers tank manufacturers high performance overpressure protection with an operating ratio of up to 90% combined with a ±5% burst…
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Valves
Metso has received a large order for flow control technology from Zorlu Energy Companies Group in Turkey. The company is building a new 45MW geothermal power plant in Manisa-Alasehir, located about 560km southwest of Ankara. Metso's valve solutions featuring high control performance and control accuracy will play a role in extracting geothermal energy from the heat of the Earth.
Zorlu Energy…
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Valves
Mechanical valve interlocking equipment specialist Smith Flow Control has redesigned the key for its Ellis interlocking range.
Ellis interlocks are used for critical process applications in oil and gas, petrochemical and water industries.
The new Ellis key is suited to aggressive industrial environments. Featuring a spring-loaded rubber seal, which helps prevent ingress of sand, dust and water or…
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Valves
In October of 2010, Nelson engineers launched an R&D project to develop the next generation of sleeve-style valves. They aimed at addressing critical irrigation issues – the result is the new 1000 Series.
The 1000 Series is geared to handle tough agricultural environments. The internal filter or optional external filter protects ports from plugging. There is no ‘continuous…
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