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EnviroGear Pumps, a Dover company and an internal gear pumps manufacturer, has added the G Series sealed internal gear pumps to its product line.
EnviroGear G Series pumps (formerly known as Maag Industrial) utilise only two moving parts and operate equally well in both directions while providing a positive, non-pulsating flow.
The pumps’ design provides multiple inlet and outlet…
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Global water technology company Xylem has been awarded a $1.3 million (€1.19m) contract to provide advanced treatment technology to the Saigon Water Corp.’s Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant 2 in Vietnam.
Under the contract, Xylem will design, install, and commission an expansion of the existing treatment plant, located in the country’s capital Ho Chi Minh City, to include the first…
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The Hydraulic Institute, North America’s largest pump trade association, has announced the release of two final rules by the US Department of Energy (DOE).
The Energy Conservation Standard and the Test Procedure for Commercial and Industrial Pumps rulings are now publically available.
The compliance date for the Energy Conservation Standard will be 2020 and DOE estimates it will save 0.29…
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Fluid handling equipment giant Dover Corporation has completed the acquisition of Tokheim Group's dispenser and systems businesses after announcing the agreement on September 2015.
According to Reuters, OPW, a business unit of Dover's fluids segment, acquired the two Tokheim departments (dispenser and systems) for around €425m (£316m).
With this deal OPW closes its fifth major…
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Franklin Electric, an Indiana, US-based global provider of water and fuelling systems, has announced that it has donated 34 water transfer pumps to Fort Wayne City Utilities to help with future neighbourhood flooding.
"Given the high volumes of rain and flooding across not only much of the U.S., but also in our local community, Franklin Electric recognized the need to provide an inventory of gas…
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Wastewater instrumentation manufacturer Verderflex has supplied its peristaltic pumps to Halifax-based water and wastewater firm Smart Storm.
Smart Storm will use Verderflex's R3DC OEM peristaltic pumps as part of the wastewater sampler systems it manufactures. In a statement, Verderflex said its product will help Smart Storm to measure the volume and toxicity of wastewater effluent.
In 2013,…
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US pump manufacturer Wastecorp Pumps has unveiled the first engine driven double disc pump, the Sludge Pro.
The Sludge Pro double disc pump is designed for wastewater, sludge, and sewage pumping for government and industry.
The pump is a style of low maintenance wastewater pump with fluid handling capabilities ranging from 10-500 gpm.
‘We are the first double disc pump manufacturer to offer…
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Blackmer, part of PSG, has added the NPH and XH Series sliding vane pump models to its NP and X Series product families.
The XH Series pumps, which are designed to handle a wide range of non-corrosive and non-abrasive industrial liquids and petroleum products, while the NPH Series pumps are well-suited for handling viscous or shear-sensitive fluids.
Both pumps feature the same performance…
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Valves
Rotork has introduced a new model in its IQ range of non-intrusive intelligent electric actuators with an optimised combination of valve stem diameter acceptance and torque output.
The new IQ19 actuator facilitates economical automation of valves and penstocks typically found in the water and effluent treatment industries.
The actuator combines a stem acceptance of up to 51mm diameter with torque…
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Following the demand for a twin pump version for heating and air-conditioning systems, Frankenthal-based KSB Aktiengesellschaft now offers its Calio glandless pump type series also in twin design.
Twin pumps are often used where reliability requirements are high or space is limited.
During normal operation, one of the two pumps is on duty for 24 hours, after which it changes to…
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Metso will supply hundreds of valves for Kotkamills’ mill in Kotka, Finland, where the current printing paper machine will be rebuilt to produce environmentally friendly consumer board grades.
The new production line will be commissioned in the second quarter of 2016.
‘Our requirements for the valves used in the machine conversion specifically target the reliability of the valves and…
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Mouser has entered into a global distribution agreement with Kavlico Pressure Sensors, a precision pressure sensor specialist offering reliable solutions for harsh and demanding applications including transportation, industrial, medical, aerospace, and defence.
The available Kavlico Pressure Sensors product line includes board-mount and industrial pressure sensors.
The P1A family of ceramic…
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Flowrox, a Finnish heavy-duty industrial valve and pump manufacturer, has launched its new Smart Series of products and the new Malibu platform.
Flowrox Smart products and services will be dedicated to increasing productivity with optimisation and online predictivity through automation and connectivity to help operators garner the full potential of their equipment.
The Smart Series products come…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises showcases its Atrato ultrasonic flowmeters designed to handle low flows from laminar to turbulent.
The meters are largely immune to viscosity and are well-suiter for laboratory testing applications.
The Atrato ultrasonic flowmeters are true inline non-invasive flowmeters without the contorted flow path and disadvantages of alternative designs.
Available in 60°C and 110°C…
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Hydrotechnik (UK), based in Nottingham, has provided a bespoke test rig for a major UK pump manufacturer which has increased repeatable efficiency from 85% to over 94%.
Using the data gathered from the Hydrotechnik rig, the company’s engineers have been able to more accurately establish the efficiency of their pump sets.
The bespoke Hydrotechnik test rigs are used in a modern plant in…
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Delta Controls, a global temperature and pressure process control instrumentation manufacturer, has attained the new CU TR Certificate of Conformity for its switch product portfolio.
The certificate, which is mandatory for any electrical equipment that is going to be operated or installed in hazardous areas within the Customs Union (CU) of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, means the…
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Xylem, a global water technology company, has designed a state-of-the-art water pumping solution as part of a project to expand the Lanaye Locks in Belgium.
The Locks of Lanaye canal is a vital connector route between Northern and Southern Europe, connecting Meuse river with Albert Canal and permitting traffic between Liège and the sea without passing Antwerp.
Xylem’s Flygt pumps and…
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Flowmeters
The increasing offshore production activities in Brazilian and African regions will provide the major market for turbine flowmeters in subsea applications in the coming future, a new market study by Transparency Market Research says.
Turbine flowmeters are velocity measurement devices used for measuring the volumetric flow of liquid or gas.
At oil and gas facilities, turbine flowmeters are…
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