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Industrial engineering group Spirax-Sarco has sold M&M International to sector peer Rotork for €9.7 million.
The Spirax group acquired M&M, which manufactures piston actuated valves and solenoid valves in Bergamo, Italy, in 2000 and reported operating profit of €1.5 million and sales of €8.9 million last year.
Spirax said on Tuesday that the divestment follows a strategic…
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Pumps
Pump solutions firm Sulzer Pumps has released a new series of single stage close coupled process pumps, it has announced.
Based on the design features of the existing Ahlstar range, the pump series was developed for applications in oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing, chemical, pulp and paper, general industry, power generation and water & wastewater. It uses mainly the same spare parts as…
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Valves
Asahi, a provider of fluid handling system solutions and specialist in thermoplastic fluid flow technologies, is now manufacturing diaphragm valves in the United States.
The company's Asahi Type-14 diaphragm valves are available in sizes 1/2" through 2" with one-piece moulded bodies of PVC, CPVC, PP or PVDF. Available diaphragm materials include EPDM, FKM or three-layer EPDM/PVDF/PTFE.
Three…
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Flowmeters
California-based firm Fox Thermal Instruments has announced the launch of its latest product, a redesigned version of one of its leading flowmeter models.
The company has 'revamped' its product line with the FT2A Thermal Mass Flow Meter and Temperature Transmitter. The FT2A is, the company says, an improved version of the Model FT2 flowmeter.
Offering BACnet MS/TP, RS485 Modbus, Profibus-DP,…
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Howard Energy Partners (HEP) has begun construction on two major liquid handling facilities – the Live Oak Stabilizer, an off-spec liquids stabiliser facility near Three Rivers, Texas, and the Brownsville Liquids Terminal, a bulk liquid storage facility within the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Both projects are expected to be completed by mid-2014.
With a capacity of up to 10,000 barrels per…
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Industrial sprayer and pump manufacturer Graco completed two acquisitions in December that will add to its groundwater and landfill fluid-management capabilities, say company officials.
QED Environmental Systems, a Michigan-based pump maker that specialises in removing groundwater, managing landfill liquids and gases, and removing chemicals from ground or drinking water, is one of the new…
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Technology provider John Crane is supplying seals, couplings and bearings to Italian pump manufacturer Termomeccanica Pompe (TMP) for 24 centrifugal pumps that will be used in the development of Iraq's Zubair oil field.
The agreement covers mechanical seals and systems, high-performance couplings and hydrodynamic bearings. A service option has been discussed for a later stage.
A consortium led by…
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Biffi Italia, a manufacturer of valve actuators, has announced the launch of its latest electronic pipeline monitoring system for leak detection in high and low pressure environments including liquid and gas pipelines.
Part of the company's range of internal leak detectors, ELBS-20, the company says, was designed to monitor the integrity of gas and fluid pipelines and can be used in conjunction…
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Pumps
Gorman-Rupp (GR), a Mansfield, Ohio-based pump manufacturer, has rolled out a new Eradicator solids management system for its Super T Series line of self-priming centrifugal pumps.
GR says the Eradicator was developed for demanding applications, including solids-laden wastewater and slurries, to improve system uptime and to decrease the number of service calls and overall maintenance…
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Valves
Industrial valve specialist AS-Schneider has developed a new manifold especially for use on floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.
The monoflange with dual double block and bleed function offers good operational reliability and minimum weight, which are both important in floating systems for extraction of crude oil and natural gas, the company says.
AS-Schneider originally…
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An increased demand for spill-free fluid transfer products has led Emco Wheaton Canada to step up its supplies of a range of dry-break couplings, the company says.
The growing need for the products, especially those used in low pressure applications and loading/unloading trucks and railcars, is largely due to increased shale gas discoveries across North America.
Emco says it is 'stocking its…
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Pumps
Sterlitech has introduced the compact and quiet TLD3000 and TLD5000 diaphragm vacuum pumps to its line of analytical laboratory equipment.
With optimized features, such as PTFE-coated contact surfaces, an oil-free design, and stainless steel valves, the pumps provide a chemically resistant and maintenance-free solution for a broad range of vacuum filtration applications.
Featuring a 1/7…
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Level Monitors
Advanced industrial technology company Titan Logix has announced its release of the latest addition to the company's product offerings.
Designed for use with Titan's TD80 liquid level gauging system for mobile tankers, the Finch II is an enhanced version of the company's Finch 5332E external display.
The Finch II is able to monitor up to two compartments simultaneously which will switch the…
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Pumps
Mouvex, a manufacturer of positive displacement pumps, vane compressors, screw compressors and hydraulic coolers, has announced a number of upgrades to a line of its pumps.
The company's A Series eccentric disc pumps are now available in ductile iron construction, which Mouvex has said is 'critical' as more companies in the oil & gas industry are integrating ductile iron systems into their…
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Pump manufacturer CRI Pumps has become the first company of its kind from India to have a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary operating in China.
The subsidiary, CRI Pumps Shanghai, became operational this month and is intended for manufacturing and marketing a select range of high-end energy pumps as well as the company's flagship products.
CRI allegedly plans to invest about $6 million (€4…
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Flowmeters
Krohne, manufacturer and distributor of level and flow measurement products for the process industries, has announced the latest in a number of approvals for one of its key products.
Since its introduction in 2011, the H250 M40 has achieved more than 30 approvals worldwide for hazardous gas and dust areas, and is now approved for use in North American hazardous areas
The flowmeter combines…
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Pumps
Research and Markets has published a report by technology research company, TechNavio, forecasting growth in the US fluid power pump and motor market over the next four years.
TechNavio's report, the Fluid Power Pump and Motor Market in the US 2012-2016, foresees growth in the US market at a CAGR of 10.81% over the period.
One of the key factors contributing to this market growth, it says, is the…
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Valves
Explosion protection service company Stuvex has released details of its recent product launch, a specialist isolation valve.
The Norex is an explosion isolation valve which is ATEX certified as an explosion isolation device according to the directive 94/9/CE. When fitted to a horizontal pipe within a predetermined distance of the containment system to be protected – usually a filter - it is…
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