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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) has extended its direct sales and technical support to customers in the Nordic region with the opening of offices in Finland and Norway.
The new offices bring further strength to the Nordic sales territory and will work alongside existing operations in Denmark and Sweden.
Opening officially from 1 September, this is the latest move by WMFTG to deploy…
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Anglian Water has begun the second stage of a project to move water from its Water Treatment Works in Norwich to Ludham in order to maintain water supplies to 3,000 homes and protect an area of the Norfolk Broads.
Currently water for the area comes from a borehole near to Ludham itself. However, to help protect the surrounding environment of Catfield Fen, which is a renowned Site of Special…
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Landia has been chosen to supply two of its 25m3 pasteurizers for a new waste-to-energy biogas plant in Romania.
The Landia BioChop units will play a crucial role in eliminating biohazards by heating biomass to a minimum of 72°C for one-hour batch processes – allowing the final digestate to be utilized safely as a high-quality fertilizer.
Equipped with a Landia chopper pump and a Landia…
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A natural gas plant in the Middle East had been using a multi-stage, heavy duty vertical turbine pump, type 60-WUJ-2M, in organic lean amine production that was continuously failing.
Lean amine is an organic compound that can absorb hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from sour natural gas.
The temperature of the pump service ranges from 6°C to 59°C. European antimony-impregnated hard…
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Warrington Township in Pennsylvania, US, is home to 25,000 residents and over 375 businesses. The township’s water comes from seven wells and five interconnections from another water supply district.
In total, there are five district metered areas (DMA) with dedicated pressure zones to effectively serve customers in each zone by providing consistent pressure flow. One of the…
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OTEK Corporation was founded on the idea that innovation is the backbone of tomorrow. That idea has been a bastion to the company’s 46-year history, from introducing the industry’s first loop powered digital panel meter (DPM) in 1976, to serving prominent industries around the world well into the 21st century.
Founded in 1974 by Dr Otto P. Fest, under the original name of International…
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“I used to dread coming here,” said Mitch Puckett, director of the City’s Water and Sewer Department.
And no wonder. Despite the installation of two pumps that were sold as being able to cope with typical lift station debris, the chore of having to unblock rags became an all too regular occurrence – in less than 12 months from when they were installed. Then, there was the…
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NETZSCH is expanding its product range with several new sizes of the N.Mac® twin shaft grinder for flow rates of up to 400 cubic metres per hour (m3/h).
The N.Mac twin shaft grinder from Netzsch is available with a channel or inline housing. The versatile grinder is now available in further sizes for flow rates up to 400 m3/h. The N.Mac is designed to break down a variety of materials and is…
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Pipelines
McDermott International, a fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry, has been awarded a contract by Delta Offshore Energy to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a subsea gas pipeline.
The pipeline will connect a regasification platform, located around 22 miles offshore, to the planned 3,200 MW power plant in Bac Lieu…
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Major rupture disc manufacturers Oseco and Elfab have partnered to create a global pressure safety business.
Oseco, based in Oklahoma, US and Elfab, based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, have formed a combined company to better serve global customers and offer an expanded product portfolio.
The new firm, called Oseco-Elfab, is supported by two manufacturing locations, six regional sales offices…
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Italian pump manufacturer Argal Pumps has been chosen as the official supplier of more than 350 fibreglass pumps for the biggest theme park in the world.
The park will host an advanced aquatic life structure, including the world’s biggest aquarium; mega attractions; close-up experiences with animals; a research centre; and a rescue and rehabilitation for the centre for the care and…
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SafeRack helps to improve safety while increasing productivity.
Early last year, a crop protection and fertiliser company was ready to remedy serious safety and productivity issues at its facility.
The company contacted SafeRack to design access solutions for its tank truck and railcar stations that would improve efficiency and ensure safety for operators throughout the loading and…
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Mirèse Heijting, owner of CIS Certification, outlines the documentation needed for Russia and neighbouring states.
Doing business in Russia is a challenge and despite all the current political developments, it remains an interesting market with good future prospects. Getting the correct certification is certainly one of the main challenges.
When Russia joined the World Trade Organisation…
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KROHNE, a major manufacturer and supplier of solutions in industrial process instrumentation, has launched its DK32 variable area flowmeter with an electrical signal output.
The new version of the DK32/ESK3x with 4 20mA/HART 7 communication is now available and can be used for continuous monitoring, logging, or control of low flow applications of liquids and gases.
As part of the KROHNE…
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The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has further increased its membership to a record 98 companies.
The most recent firm to join the BPMA is Hertford-based, non-metallic material and component failure specialist, Polymeric Material Failure Consultants (PMFC). According to the firm, understanding polymeric material and component failure can be ‘critical’ to operational…
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Ceramic backing tape is often used to help support weld roots.
However, with a melting point of 1,800ºC concerns grow during tungsten inert gas welding where temperatures can reach up to 6,000ºC.
Leaders in weld purging technology Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT manufacture a range of the tape with no true melting point that helps to support weld roots and prevent ‘sugaring’ or…
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Pipelines
Anglian Water’s operational engineers will begin work to install 1km of new pipe in as part of a £250,000 (€277,000) investment programme.
The work, in Brantham, UK, which is due to commence from 17 August, will see the new water pipes installed in order to help strengthen and improve the resilience of the network, keeping taps flowing for years to come.
Anglian Water’s staff have…
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Ethylene units in refineries and petrochemical plants require reliable and durable steam control valves to regulate temperatures for process control.
To modernise a Chinese engineering company’s ethylene unit, operators replaced failing valves with steam converting valves (SCVs) that feature a unique steam atomisation design.
The new steam converting valves with integrated cooling system…
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