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Alfa Laval, a Swedish heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling solutions provider, has won an order to supply two process lines for edible oil refining in China.
The order is booked in the food technology and life science segment of the company and has a value of approximately SEK75 million (€7.9 million), with delivery scheduled for 2016.
The order comprises engineering as…
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Pump manufacturer Apollo Goessnitz, part of Russia’s HMS Group, has secured an order for five process pump skids for a new construction of a solvent de-asphalting (SDA) unit in Porvoo, Finland.
The unit will be erected for separation of residual products received by vacuum distillation of crude oil.
With the new process and pumps, Neste will be able to optimise the process of oil refining…
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Electro Scan, a California, US-based pipe condition assessment company, has announced its new patent pending multi-sensor probe that accurately finds and measures water losses.
Water utilities commonly lose 20-30% of their production before delivery to a customer’s meter, with fixing the wrong pipe often costing 10 times more than fixing the right pipe.
Since legacy equipment, like…
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Morgan Advanced Materials has launched a new range of high-accuracy sensors for the oil and gas extraction sector.
The sensors harness the capabilities of Morgan’s proprietary piezoelectric materials which can provide reliable sensing and monitoring in high-temperature environments above 200°C.
Suitable for applications from custody transfer to gas flow monitoring, the sensors from…
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Celanese, a global technology and specialty materials company, has announced the introduction of Celanese polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) to the Japanese market.
“Celanese PPS is a highly stable and durable polymer and is a primary reason why customers in the Japanese automotive industry, among others, specify parts made from this material,” says Hajime Suzuki, Celanese managing director…
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DXP Enterprises, a Texas, US-based pumping solutions and supply chain services provider, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Cortech Engineering, a distributor of pumps and related process equipment for Southern and Central California and Southern Nevada.
Cortech is headquartered in Yorba Linda, California, and operates out of three locations within the state.
The company is…
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Wilden, part of PSG, a Dover company and a global air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology provider, has released the new Saniflo Hygienic series (HS) Original metal AODD pump models.
The new pumps utilise the energy-efficient Pro-Flo Shift air distribution system (ADS).
They comply with EHEDG, 3-A, CE, ATEX, USP Class VI, 1935/2004/EC, and FDA CFR 21.177 requirements for use in a…
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Valves
Rotork has released new multi-turn spur gearboxes for the manual operation of gate, globe, sluice, and penstock valves.
The new HOS/MPR gearboxes are designed for the valves with torque demands from 508Nm to 15,917Nm and can be installed above or underground with upward or downward input orientation.
The totally enclosed, maintenance-free spur gearing is grease lubricated for life and designed…
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Xylem has been awarded a contract to provide an existing wastewater treatment plant in the US with advanced treatment technology, which will play a key role in an initiative focused on improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
The City of Frederick, Maryland, is a contributor to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the water quality of which is being damaged due to excess nutrients entering the…
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In many areas of science and industry flexible tube pumps, better known as peristaltic pumps, are employed for the transportation of fluids.
One of the applications in gas analysis is the discharge of condensate removed from the sample gas stream by a chiller.
The flexible tube pump features a steady forward flow, without check valves, regardless of pressure variations within the system and…
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Endress+Hauser will be launching a new colorimetric analyzing system, the Liquiline System CA80AM ammonium analyser, designed for monitoring critical control points in water and resource reclamation facilities.
The analyser and sample preparation system provides a modern approach to process control and regulatory compliance, and will be extended as a platform across a range of measurement…
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Khansaheb Sykes, one of the largest dewatering and pump rental companies in the Middle East, has launched the new range of Hydraset pumps.
The newly introduced pumps consist of three major components – a Hydrapak, Hydrapump, and a Hydrahose – and serves as a suitable solution when the suction lift requirements exceed nine metres.
The range of pumps includes both 100mm and 150mm models…
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Valves
The global subsea valves market is expected to grow between 2015 and 2023 owning to the increasing offshore oil and gas and subsea projects, says a new market study by Transparency Market Research.
Increasing energy demand coupled with declining onshore reserves has forced oil and gas exploration and production companies to increase investment and activities in offshore reserves, which accelerate…
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Global flow control company Rotork has acquired Bifold, a manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic instrument valves and components.
Bifold, set up in the 19th century, provides instrument valves and accessories, piping valves, and pumps for the oil, gas, and wider industrial markets, with expertise in a number of niche sectors including subsea and wellhead control systems.
It also has technology…
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Pipelines
Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning contract by Petronas Carigali for D18 Project.
The project covers the procurement and installation of two 8” water injection flexible pipes totalling 9.5km in length.
The flexible pipes will connect three fixed jacket platforms which form the existing D18 infrastructure offshore Sarawak, Malaysia, at a…
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UOP, a Honeywell company, has announced that Egypt's Alexandria National Refining & Petrochemicals Company (ANRPC) will use UOP technology and equipment as part of a $300 million (appr. €268 million), multi-year project to expand an existing petrol production facility.
ANRPC will add a second UOP continuous catalytic reforming (CCR) platforming process unit,…
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British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) has provided clarification to the pump industry on conformity to Building Information Modelling Level 2 (BIM)
By helping develop a product data template (PDT) for pump manufacturers, BPMA aims to make it easier for them fulfil their commitments to BIM, on which no uniform standard has been established.
The purpose of the PDT, available as a…
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Inever has developed the new Inever MVC series, which utilises the latest motion control technology to ensure speed and accuracy in packaging sachets of salad dressings and other pasty liquids.
Filling sachets with thick, pasty liquids at high speeds with accuracy and efficiency is one of the most difficult packaging jobs, with the combination of small size and slow running liquid at the root of…
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