Feb 3, 2016
Hillenbrand acquires Red Valve
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Feb 3, 2016
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Emerson Process Management has expanded its integrated operations (iOps) solutions to include workflow software modules from OVS Group.
Integration of Emerson’s technologies and OVS software means users across an oilfield can automate the analysis of their data and reports to capture opportunities more efficiently.
The joint solution works with Emerson’s DeltaV... [Read More]
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Feb 3, 2016
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Triangle Fluid Controls, a Canadian manufacturer of industrial PTFE and semi-metallic gasketing products, has launched a premium grade compressed non-asbestos gasket material.
Durlon 8900 has been designed to withstand temperatures of 496°C and pressures of 138 bar, and has been thoroughly tested passing the API 607 6th Edition Fire Test with zero leakage.
“This... [Read More]
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Feb 2, 2016
Valves
Private US equity firm May River Capital has acquired Hunt Valve, a fluid power engineering company specialising in severe duty valves and components.
May River plans to invest in the company to build a platform that will accelerate the company’s profitable growth.
Brad Sterner, Hunt Valve’s new president and CEO, said the company’s history of supplying... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2016
Flowmeters
UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has appointed two new distributors in Southeast Asia to distribute its flow measurement solutions and chemical injection packages.
The new distributors – Wehaya in Selangor, Malaysia, and Lasindo in Jakarta, Indonesia – will deliver Litre Meter devices for the offshore oil and gas industry in Asia and Australasia.
Litre Meter... [Read More]
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Feb 1, 2016
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EnerMech Australia has signed a distribution agreement with Parker Hannifin to act as a specialist Parker distributor in the Australian oil and gas sector.
Covering a broad spectrum of technologies, EnerMech will use Parker products for client requirements in hydraulics, pneumatics, filtration, instrumentation, fluid connectors, and seals.
EnerMech will recruit additional... [Read More]
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Jan 29, 2016
Valves
AS-Schneider, a German industrial valves specialist, has received the Fire Safe Approval for its E Series valves and manifolds.
The approval, granted by the international testing and certification body TÜV SÜD, certifies that the E Series valves perform safely and reliably in shut-off duties also in case of fire.
The tested valves were deemed leak-free under... [Read More]
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Jan 28, 2016
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Read Cased Hole, a Scotland-based oil well production and integrity evaluator, has launched a new Micro-leak Detection solution.
The new solution will help maximise operational safety and minimise downtime by delivering fast and reliable answers for on-the-spot well integrity management decisions.
The diagnostic solution combines GE Oil & Gas’ NTO acoustic noise... [Read More]
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Jan 27, 2016
Pumps
The Frankenthal, Germany-based pump manufacturer KSB Aktiengesellschaft has launched the latest versions of its self-priming centrifugal Etaprime pumps.
The new pump offers high suction properties, even under relatively poor inlet conditions where the inlet pressure is low.
At negative inlet pressure, for example, the pumps still manage up to 9m suction lift.
Fluids with... [Read More]
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Jan 26, 2016
Pumps
Swissinnov Product, a Swiss company specialised in pump systems, has launched the NaoStedi pulseless dosing pump compatible with Masterflex L/S drives.
The new pump serves multiple applications in pharmaceutical, medical, laboratory, chemical, and industrial markets.
NaoStedi delivers high performances in dosing accuracy and flow control, and is a new and fairly easy to... [Read More]
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Jan 26, 2016
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KBR, an American engineering, procurement and construction company, has been selected by Shell to utilise its Rose solvent deasphalting technology at Shell’s Pernis refinery.
The Rose unit is set to remove heavier fractions from crude oil, allowing the Rotterdam, Netherlands-based refinery to upgrade a larger proportion of its oil intake into lighter, high-grade... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2016
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Emerson Process Management’s CSI 6500 machinery health monitor has received IEC 61508:2010, Safety Integration Level (SIL) 1 certification.
The monitor is certified suitable for use in delivering reliable protection monitoring in such environments as steam and gas turbines in power plants, critical refinery assets, nuclear industry critical assets, and other safety-critical... [Read More]
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Jan 25, 2016
Pumps
Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Varisco, an Italian pump manufacturer with a global sales network.
Varisco, employing 135 people, is based in Padua near Venice, Italy, and had revenues of €30 million in 2014.
Founded in 1932, Varisco is known for the design and manufacture of high-quality pumps used by... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2016
Pumps
Swiss liquid handling solutions provider Sulzer has signed a frame contract for process and medium consistency pumps to the Horizonte 2 project by Brazil’s Fibria Celulose.
The world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer Fibria’s new production line will be built in the Três Lagoas Unit in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil and it is scheduled... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2016
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Emerson Process Management has introduced the industry’s first wireless HART pressure gauge.
The Rosemount wireless pressure gauge (WPG) enables remote collection of field data, keeping operators updated on changing field conditions and improving personnel safety by reducing manual operator rounds and field exposure.
Mechanical gauges face quality and reliability... [Read More]
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Jan 22, 2016
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Condition monitoring specialist Sensonics has developed the new VEL/GLF low frequency velocity vibration sensor for slow-speed rotating machinery.
Slow-speed rotating machinery – typically below 300 rpm – is commonplace in many industrial applications, such as cooling towers and hydro-electric turbines.
To ensure the machinery and the plant are functioning... [Read More]
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Jan 21, 2016
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Renold Couplings is making a significant investment in the future of its Cardiff manufacturing facility.
The investment centres on the installation of new machines to increase production and reduce lead times of couplings manufactured at the site.
Two of the machines are now fully operational, with a further two to follow later in 2016.
“With the DMG Mori-Seiki... [Read More]
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