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Valves
Power plant valve purchases will remain at a high level in 2016 thanks to continued construction of new coal-fired power plants in Asia, says a recent market study by the McIlvaine Company.
China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Japan are expected to be the driving forces for the valve market in the region.
Despite the fact that Japan was the host of the original greenhouse gas reduction convention, the…
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Pumps
Jump, a French manufacturer of positive displacement, vacuum, and drum pumps, has upgraded its JE Series eccentric disc pump.
The company has so far manufactured its equipment from ductile iron or 316L stainless steel, but it is now expanding its range to cover stainless cast iron fabrication.
Stainless cast iron can be used in sensitive applications for which 316L stainless steel might not be a…
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Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) has launched the new RTU2020 process controller for managing remote automation and control applications in oil and gas, mining, and other process industries.
Today’s industrial operations are increasingly challenged with converting ‘Big Data’ from complex automation systems and into relevant, actionable information.
The growth of…
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Pipelines
A new method of pipeline corrosion protection, the Pipevac, has recently been developed by UK-based Abfad.
Unprotected pipelines, be they buried in the ground, submerged underwater, or exposed to the environment, are incredibly susceptible to corrosion.
Corrosion in pipelines is perilous, as it can damage their structural integrity, making them dangerous for transporting potentially hazardous…
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Pumps
Verder has introduced the new VA25-HP (DA) high pressure air-operated double diaphragm pump for compressed air pressure and filter press applications.
The new AODD pump is capable of boosting up pressure up to two times the used compressed air pressure and stalling against closed discharge, with no safety pressure valve required.
The VA25-HP (DA) has no need for ancillary equipment to regulate…
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Hayward Flow Control has added PVC and CPVC FLV Series bag filters to its range of thermoplastic filtration products.
The new PVC and CPVC FLV Series are available in Size 1 (16") and Size 2 (32") vessels with True-Union design for multiple end connection sizes and types allowing for quick and flexible installations.
Made from PVC or CPVC materials, the FLV Series products are well-suited for…
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Other
Renold Couplings’ Hi-Tec range of pilot bored RB rubber-in-compression couplings are now available ‘off the shelf’.
Used across a variety of production industries, the Hi-Tec RB coupling transmits torque using compressed rubber elements to dampen vibration and eliminate backlash.
This results in the efficient operation of the drive train, while removing the risk of failure and…
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Radco Industries, a global manufacturer of high quality heat transfer fluids and specialty lubricants for the military sector, has added a methylethylated aromatic mixture to its line of synthetic and petroleum based heat transfer fluid products.
This latest formulation will be manufactured and sold as Xceltherm SST.
Testing performed under the recently developed ASTM 6743, known as the…
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Valves
Metso, a Finnish valve solutions provider for pulp and paper industries, has signed a comprehensive framework agreement with Metsä Fibre to supply valve solutions for the world`s first next-generation bioproduct mill.
Metso`s valve solutions will be used in all process phases of the mill, located in Äänekoski, Finland.
The delivery includes more than one thousand valves and…
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Pumps
Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for water management, building services and groundwater, has released the Wilo Helix Excel high-efficiency multistage pump line.
The Helix Excel offers efficiencies up to 94% due to the EC motor and high efficiency drive combination.
The company reports 20%-50% energy savings compared to a multistage pump with a VFD and high-efficiency motor.
The…
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Valves
The JSC Taneco Oil Refining and Petrochemical complex located in Nizhnekamsk, Russia has purchased Auma’s new actuation solution for lift plug valves.
The established supplier of modular, electric actuation technology supplied actuators for 28 lift plug valves to SchuF, an international industrial valve company.
Construction of the refinery complex commenced in 2005 and commissioning is…
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Pumps
Armstrong Fluid Technology (AFT) has introduced its generation Design Envelope pumps.
The new pump range features 33 advanced energy savings models ranging in sizes from one to 75HP, AFT says.
The new pumps are designed to increase energy savings while providing more sustainable solutions.
‘The Design Envelope (DE) technology integrates the latest selection, control, and hydronic tools into…
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Pumps
BBA Pumps has introduced a new design of its B Series self-priming pumps.
The design of the larger B pumps (6" to 10") has been modified to provide higher pump efficiency and a larger passage for solids.
The production process of the pump range’s smaller models, such as the electrically driven B40 to B70, has also been enhanced, BBA reports.
The company aims to reduce its ecological impact…
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Other
Robix Alternative Fuels has demonstrated its patented C160 oil spill recovery vessel in open water testing in Mexico.
The C160 is capable of recovering up to 160m3/hr of spilt oil off the surface of water.
The vessel exceeded expectations in terms of its oil recovery performance and operation in open water testing conditions.
The next step is to complete independent 3rd party testing by local…
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Shimadzu, an analytical instrumentation manufacturer, has introduced a new model of the i-Series integrated (Ultra) High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (UHPLC/HPLC) systems family.
The new Prominence-i version named LC-2030 LT is a detectorless model giving the users the flexibility of adding any detector of their choice and allows even inexperienced operators to obtain high quality data…
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Indonesia's state-owned PT Pertamina and Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to formalise key business principles for joint ownership, operation and upgrade of the Cilacap Refinery.
The contract was signed during the inauguration of the newly commissioned Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) facility at the Cilacap Refinery, and…
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Electronic Temperature Instruments has introduced a new budget differential thermometer kit to meet the needs of HVAC engineers and plumbers.
The ETI differential thermometer measures temperature over the range of -99.9 to 299.9°C with a 0.1°C resolution or 300 to 1372°C with a 1°C resolution.
The thermometer features a custom, LCD display with °C/°F, T1, T2, diff, hold,…
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Fluid Handling International is participating in Tank Storage Germany in Hamburg on 25-26 November!
Come meet Chris at our booth C17 and pick up a free copy of the magazine.
You can also follow our twitter feed @FluidHandIntl for event updates.
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