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Pipelines
Pipeline technology specialist STATS Group has executed the isolation of a major North American pipeline operator’s key export pipeline.
Enbridge Pipelines required the double block and bleed (DBB) isolation on a 48” crude oil pipeline as part of a scheduled line shutdown to facilitate the repair of a receiver valve.
In what is believed to be the first onshore piggable solution of its…
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Pumps
Stenner Pump Co., a Florida-based water treatment pumps, tanks, and injection systems manufacturer, is leveraging Rethink Robotics' two-armed Baxter robot in its manufacturing plant.
Baxter is in operation at Stenner’s Jacksonville plant where it is used to increase flexibility and efficiency, allowing for quicker product development and delivery.
The team…
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Pumps
Centrifugal pumps manufacturer Amarinth has delivered four sodium hypochlorite dosing pumps manufactured in titanium alloy to Abu Dhabi Marine Operatin Co. (ADMA-OPCO) for use on the Umm Lulu Development Project.
The Umm Lulu field is located offshore in the Arabian Gulf 30km north-west of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
It is being developed as part of a strategic initiative to pump 1.75…
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Pumps
Electrical submersible pump manufacturer Grindex has introduced the Maxi H-Lite drainage pump for heavy-duty applications.
The Maxi H-Lite, with a 25kW motor, is built on Grindex hydraulics and is filling a gap between the company’s Matador (18 kW) and Maxi (37kW) models.
The pump is fitted with a new redesigned and optimised top cover, including a new generation of cable entry that ensures…
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Other
UK liquid analysis equipment manufacturer Lovibond has launched the new EComparator range of liquid colorimeters.
The EComparator series enable users to perform colour measurement with objective electronic results in addition to subjective visuals.
Lovibond says the new series will make it easier for colour graders used to traditional comparators to upgrade to an electronic system as they will…
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Pumps
Repsol has commissioned two compact API 674 triplex reciprocating plunger pumps from global pump manufacturer Ruhrpumpen for its La Pampilla Refinery in Peru.
La Pampilla Refinery, operated by Repsol, supplies half of the total demand for petroleum distillate products in Peru.
Intecsa Industrial, the engineering, procurement, and construction company working with Repsol, says it selected…
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Valves
Valve manufacturer Rotork has acquired Oklahoma-based Roto Hammer and added a range of valve chainwheels to its valve mounting kits offered under the Rotork Valvekits name.
The Roto Hammer range of chainwheel products enables hard-to-reach and stubborn manually operated valves to be operated without risk of injury.
Rotork Valvekits supplies valve and actuator-related products, including mounting…
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Other
The Kenics UltraTab static mixer is now available in fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP), as well as steel and a variety of other alloys.
The UltraTab, designed for turbulent flow applications where a high degree of mixing is required in a compact space, is particularly suitable for water treatment and desalination plants where there are space restrictions as well as pressure drop and pipe run…
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Pumps
EnviroGear Pumps, a Dover company and an internal gear pumps manufacturer, has added the G Series sealed internal gear pumps to its product line.
EnviroGear G Series pumps (formerly known as Maag Industrial) utilise only two moving parts and operate equally well in both directions while providing a positive, non-pulsating flow.
The pumps’ design provides multiple inlet and outlet…
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Other
Global water technology company Xylem has been awarded a $1.3 million (€1.19m) contract to provide advanced treatment technology to the Saigon Water Corp.’s Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant 2 in Vietnam.
Under the contract, Xylem will design, install, and commission an expansion of the existing treatment plant, located in the country’s capital Ho Chi Minh City, to include the first…
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Pumps
The Hydraulic Institute, North America’s largest pump trade association, has announced the release of two final rules by the US Department of Energy (DOE).
The Energy Conservation Standard and the Test Procedure for Commercial and Industrial Pumps rulings are now publically available.
The compliance date for the Energy Conservation Standard will be 2020 and DOE estimates it will save 0.29…
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Pumps
Fluid handling equipment giant Dover Corporation has completed the acquisition of Tokheim Group's dispenser and systems businesses after announcing the agreement on September 2015.
According to Reuters, OPW, a business unit of Dover's fluids segment, acquired the two Tokheim departments (dispenser and systems) for around €425m (£316m).
With this deal OPW closes its fifth major…
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Pumps
Franklin Electric, an Indiana, US-based global provider of water and fuelling systems, has announced that it has donated 34 water transfer pumps to Fort Wayne City Utilities to help with future neighbourhood flooding.
"Given the high volumes of rain and flooding across not only much of the U.S., but also in our local community, Franklin Electric recognized the need to provide an inventory of gas…
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Pumps
Wastewater instrumentation manufacturer Verderflex has supplied its peristaltic pumps to Halifax-based water and wastewater firm Smart Storm.
Smart Storm will use Verderflex's R3DC OEM peristaltic pumps as part of the wastewater sampler systems it manufactures. In a statement, Verderflex said its product will help Smart Storm to measure the volume and toxicity of wastewater effluent.
In 2013,…
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Pumps
US pump manufacturer Wastecorp Pumps has unveiled the first engine driven double disc pump, the Sludge Pro.
The Sludge Pro double disc pump is designed for wastewater, sludge, and sewage pumping for government and industry.
The pump is a style of low maintenance wastewater pump with fluid handling capabilities ranging from 10-500 gpm.
‘We are the first double disc pump manufacturer to offer…
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Pumps
Blackmer, part of PSG, has added the NPH and XH Series sliding vane pump models to its NP and X Series product families.
The XH Series pumps, which are designed to handle a wide range of non-corrosive and non-abrasive industrial liquids and petroleum products, while the NPH Series pumps are well-suited for handling viscous or shear-sensitive fluids.
Both pumps feature the same performance…
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Valves
Rotork has introduced a new model in its IQ range of non-intrusive intelligent electric actuators with an optimised combination of valve stem diameter acceptance and torque output.
The new IQ19 actuator facilitates economical automation of valves and penstocks typically found in the water and effluent treatment industries.
The actuator combines a stem acceptance of up to 51mm diameter with torque…
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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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