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Materials engineering company Morgan Advanced Materials has teamed up with a leading research university to investigate the use of alumina blocks in new generation ultrasonic flow meters.
Together, Morgan and Loughborough University's Advanced Ceramics Research Group are exploring the potential use of reflective alumina blocks in place of the stainless steel blocks which are currently widely used…
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Australian company Oz Seals has developed its latest elastomer for chemical resistance.
Based on Aflas by Asahi Glass Company, Aflas Extreme TFE Elastomer is a unique type of fluorinated rubber that combines strength with extreme chemical, temperature and electrical resistance. It is formulated with an additional PTFE backbone into the structure, making it stronger than standard Aflas. These…
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Flowmeters
Emerson Process Management has introduced a coriolis flow transmitter designed to translate measurement data into meaningful insight and instruction.
The Micro Motion Model 5700 Transmitter is applicable for a range of applications, from liquid and gas custody transfer to simple process control.
'The Model 5700 transmitter was developed using Emerson's Human Centred Design approach to technology…
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Pipelines
Canadian company C-FER Technologies has opened a new $14 million (€10.9 million) research and testing facility in Edmonton, Alberta, for the development of new oil and gas pipeline technologies.
C-FER's new facility features:
• A full-scale underground leak simulator for liquid pipelines• One of the world's largest deep water pressure vessels, capable of pressures up to 8,000…
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Wiese Europe specialises in loading arms for the (petro-)chemical and food industry to transfer liquids and gasses to trucks, trains and ships and today supplies its products and services worldwide.
Sixty per cent of Wiese Europe's annual turnover is realised through export. The company already works with agents and distributors in France, China, India, Indonesia, Spain, Singapore the UAE and…
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As the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia, Water Corp. manages more than 100 wastewater treatment plants and over 1,100 pump stations across an area more than a quarter of the size of the US.
After trials and extensive experience with a wide variety of both contacting and non-contacting alternatives, Water Corp. has chosen UK…
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Pumps
Verderflex recently provided a solution to a Swiss airport that had been experiencing significant problems with their water softening treatment. The local water supply required treatment to prevent scaling in the pipework.
The existing treatment system required a salt solution to be dosed from a storage tank close to the pumps over a 350m pipe-run to the water supply. The piping system had a…
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Valves
Crane ChemPharma & Energy has announced the expansion of the Pacific Valves Wedgeplug line for low steam consumption within severe service applications.
Wedgeplug valves are specifically engineered to address the challenges in severe service applications. Now available in ½" to 36" sizes, the range has been expanded to increase the breadth of solutions for customers in the refining,…
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Valves
Bonomi North America has introduced a new series of grooved-end butterfly valves for use in commercial and light industrial applications. The new valves are built with an ISO mounting pad and stem for simple automation with electric or pneumatic actuators.
Standard features of the new Bonomi Series L700E Series include an epoxy-coated ductile iron body, EDPM-coated ductile iron disc, and a 410…
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Flowmeters
Krohne has introduced a new vortex flowmeter for the measurement of conducting and non-conducting liquids, gases and steam.
The Optiswirl 4200 is targeted at auxiliary and supply applications in various industries, such as internal monitoring of energy flows for saturated and superheated steam or hot water, and heat metering applications. Areas of usage also cover steam boiler monitoring, burner…
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Sealing product engineering specialists James Walker and Teadit have signed an enterprise framework agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to supply the gasket requirements of all Shell and Shell joint venture sites in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, Australia, Canada and South America.
The contract covers an initial five-year period with an option to extend for another…
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Valves
Valve and gauge application specialist Total Valve Systems has introduced patented technology in new non-reclosing pressure relief valve.
The model 6820 TRV can be reset in seconds from the field or remotely, the first of its kind to do this. Related product model 6220 is a shutdown version that shuts off when the valve reaches the set pressure or is triggered remotely.
Total Valve's engineering…
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Pipelines
Save The World Air (STWA), a developer of integrated viscosity reduction and joule heat solutions for the energy industry, has entered into a joint development agreement with Haven Technology Solutions, a research firm specialising in flow regime management technologies for the global energy industry.
Testing to be conducted at the Haven flow-loop research facility in Magnolia, Texas, will…
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Pumps
The addition of super duplex stainless steel to the range of liquid head materials available now enables pump manufacturer Wanner's Hydra-Cell G15 pumps to manage the tough-to-handle waste waters processed in 'zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems.
As water becomes an ever more expensive commodity, industrial, oil, chemical and petrochemical companies are increasingly turning to ZLD systems,…
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In daily operation, high-performance heavy-duty gears have to continuously withstand huge loads. In case of a machine breakdown caused by overload, the owners are confronted with high costs due to expensive spare parts and costly downtimes.
With the GWS series, Ringfeder Power Transmission has introduced a new range of safety couplings from the GERWAH product segment, custom-built for heavy-duty…
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A special standard damper has been developed by Gardner Denver Thomas to offer a solution for portable and stationary devices for medical, analytical and other applications that require an extremely low sound and low vibration level of all functional parts.
In the past individual adaptions have been created by customers in cooperation with the component manufacturers.
The zero vibration damper…
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Valves
Pump and valve producer KSB Group has supplied an order of valves worth millions of Euros to a new steam power plant currently being built in Barh, in the Indian State of Bihar.
The complete order comprised 6,580 gate valves, globe valves and check valves as well as other types of valves. About one third of these valves are manufactured at the German KSB site of Pegnitz. A large part of the scope…
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Four of the top terminal operators in Germany: Vopak, Simon Storage, Oiltanking and Tanquid will all be coming together on the 19-20 November in Hamburg to discuss the country's bulk liquid storage market.
Germany has the third largest storage capacity in Europe, but with the storage market in backwardation, refineries closing and strong competition, terminals need to work hard to stay profitable…
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