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TRW Automotive Holdings has announced that it has started production of its dual stage pump technology across two major European vehicle platforms.
The dual stage pump is TRW's latest innovation in pump technology. It is highly suitable for wet dual clutch transmissions due to its ability to integrate two external gear pumps in a compact single housing. The first stage is a low-pressure pump…
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Hoses
The Yokohama Rubber Co.'s marine hoses employed for offshore crude oil transfer have been certified by the American Petroleum Institute as conforming to API Specification Q1 9th Edition (API Spec Q1). API Spec Q1 specifies the quality management system requirements for manufacturing organisations involved in the oil and gas industries.
In response to demands from some marine hose users for the…
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Pipelines
Ceona, SURF contractor with heavy subsea construction capabilities, has secured a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the company's flagship field development vessel, the Ceona Amazon. This will be Ceona's first rigid pipelay project in the Gulf of Mexico for US independent oil & gas operator, Walter Oil & Gas Corporation.
The Ceona Amazon will be deployed for the Coelacanth Export Pipelines…
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Other
Watson-Marlow Pumps Group announced today that it has changed its name to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group to better reflect the evolution of the company from its roots as a manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and tubing, to its current position as a global specialist in fluid path technology.
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, which has a global network of operations including seven…
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Pumps
Texas-based Progressive Pumps is a distributor for the newly introduced Husky high pressure air-operated diaphragm pump from Graco.
The Husky 1050HP is the first pump on the market that allows users to choose between low pressure and high pressure operating modes with Graco's low-high pressure mode valve. High pressure operation is not always required, so a switch to the low pressure mode can…
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Pumps
When a reliable and economic pumping solution is required for applications involving low flows (130 lit/min) high pressures (up to 70 bar) and heads up to 600m, MTH regenerative turbine pumps are an ideal choice. A good example of this is the MTH M52 pumps recently supplied by Pump Engineering for a mechanical seal lubrication and pressurising application in oil production.
The MTH range of pumps…
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Flowmeters
Emerson Process Management has introduced the Micro Motion Heavy Fuel Viscosity Meter (HFVM) Viscomaster, the next generation of the Micro Motion 7829 Viscomaster direct insertion viscosity and density meter.
Making use of the same tuning fork design as its predecessors, the HFVM incorporates a new robust low friction Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) coating that is ideal for tackling the most demanding…
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Flowmeters
Fluidwell has launched the F018 flow monitor/totaliser with fully integrated HART 7 Communication. The robust F018 is equipped with a digital output and a galvanically isolated analogue output according to the linearised flow rate.
'HART communication is one of the most popular industrial protocols today, due to the wide installed base of 4 - 20mA systems throughout the world' says Eric Rath, GM…
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Pumps
Viking Pump's External Gear Segment has announced the newest member of its product portfolio, the GP-14 LACT Series pumps.
The GP-14 LACT Series pumps are designed to create a compact, rugged, and easy to maintain LACT booster pump. Sometimes referred to as the 'shipping pump', the GP-14 Series pumps include an all ductile iron construction, motor speed operation, single mechanical seal, special…
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Pumps
Leistritz Pumpen has launched a new series of pumps designed to comply with API 676 3rd Edition. API 676 – Positive Displacement Pumps – Rotary, 3rd Edition, Nov. 2009, is a standard put forth by the American Petroleum Institute. 'It covers the minimum requirements for rotary positive displacement pumps for use in the oil & gas, petrochemical, and chemical industries,' explains…
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Other
Metso has announced it received repeat orders for valves with accessories and spare parts in 2014 for the Jamnagar Phase 3 refinery, located at Jamnagar Gurajat, India. The refinery complex is owned and operated by Reliance Industries.
Metso's delivery scope to the Jamnagar Phase 3 includes on-off valves, ball and butterfly valves ranging from 1" to 30" in size from the Neles, Mapag and Jamesbury…
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Valves
Clarke Industrial Engineering, the exclusive manufacturer of Shutter Valves, has completed a series of independent certifications at National Board of Testing, located in Worthington, Ohio, US.
The Shutter Valve achieved bubble tight shut off (Class 6 zero leakage) at 150 PSI and 300 PSI. Shell Strength passed with zero leakage at 150 PSI and 300 PSI certification pressures. Torque testing to…
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Other
Flowrox, a specialist in heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services, has launched the Flowrox Expulse product, designed to assist during pump and dampener maintenance by reducing noise and vibration associated with traditional methods—which can lead to pipe damage that can cause breakage and a loss of revenue.
The Flowrox Expulse was designed for use by companies in the oil…
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Flowmeters
Litre Meter has shipped a number of flowmeters to Petrobras for use in a chemical injection application for offshore production in Azerbaijan. The Buckingham-based company shipped three different sizes of VFF positive displacement flowmeters for chemical injection measurement at different flow rates.
The order consisted of three HF40 meters, a V125 positive displacement (PD) flowmeter and a VFF8…
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Valves
Rotork has announced an extensive advancement of CMA electric actuation technology for the operation of process control valves, introducing new options to meet evolving customer and market requirements. With the latest developments, the CMA design can now be specified with increased functionality encompassing local controls, LCD positional display and programmable fail-to-position…
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Pumps
Pump specialist FLUX-GERÄTE has launched a new bearing flange with integrated impulse generator for its eccentric worm-drive pumps. This allows indirect volume measurement to be taken without contact with the material, e.g. for use in the pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics sectors.
The mechanical-volumetric process with impulse generator provides indirect flow-rate measurement. For this…
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Other
Accelerate H2O, a Texas-based organisation created to discover, promote and invest in new and existing technologies that have potential to fill demands and needs in the state's $9 billion (€7.9 billion) water technology market, has entered into a partnership with Isle Inc., an independent technology and innovation consultancy specialising in clean technologies. Under the agreement,…
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Pumps
The Kurt J. Lesker Company (KJLC) has introduced a new line of rotary vane vacuum pumps for a range of applications.
Made up of two-stage oil sealed rotary vane vacuum pumps, the KJLC-RV series is designed to combine high pumping speed with low noise/ vibration levels and 'superior vapour handling capabilities'.
Comprising four models with pumping speeds ranging from 3.8 to 22.9 CFM, each pump in…
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