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Pumps
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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Valves
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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Pumps
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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Pumps
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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Flowmeters
Tracerco, an international oil and gas service provider part of Johnson Matthey, has landed a contract to provide smart tracer technology for flow measurement of six new oil wells.
Heavy oil was discovered at the Mariner field in the UK North Sea in 1981, but has remained inaccessible until now.
Alternative technology implemented by Statoil at its Maureen reservoir has made producing from the…
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released Centum VP R6.02, a new version of its integrated production control system with enhanced functionality.
Yokogawa has developed a number of new operation and monitoring functions for Centum VP, the latest generation in the 40-year-old Centum series, that will make it easier for operators to keep track of what is happening in a plant.
Oil refineries,…
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Pumps
Franklin Electric has expanded its line of VR Series vertical, stainless steel multi-stage pumps.
The booster pumps are now available in 3, 5, 9, 15, 20, 30, 45, 65, and 95m3/h options with a flow range up to 600 gpm and 750ft of total dynamic head (TDH).
The VR Series was manufactured to be the most durable booster pump on the market, according to Franklin.
Each pump features all 316…
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Honeywell has introduced its new Amplified Basic Pressure (ABP) Series of board-mounted piezoresistive pressure sensors.
The new sensors, among the smallest in their class, offer a ratiometric analogue or digital output for reading pressure over the specified full scale pressure span and temperature range.
The ABP Series is fully calibrated and temperature compensated for sensor offset,…
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Pumps
A Bredel 40 hose pump from Watson-Marlow is the latest arrival at Farécla Products, a world-class manufacturer of cutting compounds and finishing products, where it is being used on a mobile platform to serve filling lines.
The pump joins existing Bredel 65 and Bredel 100 pumps on site that are being deployed to transfer a number of extremely abrasive, highly viscous products.
Based at…
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Valves
Rotork Skilmatic electro-hydraulic valve actuators have been ordered for increased safety emergency shutdown duties on two new oil pipelines in China.
Owned by the China National Petroleum Corporation, the Mahui and Yunnan Pipelines are attached to the network bringing oil and gas to China from offshore fields in the Bay of Bengal.
The Skilmatic actuators will be installed in automated and…
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced the IPS 4000 integrated pumping system, an advanced multi-zone control.
The new system directly integrates with pumping units to optimise energy performance, system handling, and installation.
Designed with the ‘sensor within’, the IPS 4000 series offers a comprehensive control solution that does not rely on remote sensors to…
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Pumps
The global water pump market was valued at $40.5 billion (€37.2bln) in 2014 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.6% during the period 2015 – 2020, according to a new market study.
According to P&S Market Research, the rapid growth of the urban population is creating pressure on the existing water infrastructure, which includes delivery…
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ABB Measurement & Analytics in the UK has won a new multi-million pound framework agreement with Thames Water to supply its biggest ever offering of instrumentation equipment.
The framework will see ABB offering an expanded range of products to its previous supply of pressure instrumentation and electromagnetic flowmeters, with the addition of clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters and borehole level…
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