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Dec 8, 2020
Aftermarket support from Celeros Flow Technology has delivered significant improvements in environmental performance and mean time between failures (MTBF) for an operating European oil refinery. There was a maintenance window of just two weeks available in which to complete a mechanical upgrade to a third party OH2 pump. The upgrade was necessary to ensure the pump was operating to current…
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Dec 8, 2020
Pipelines
The Canadian energy regulatory has recommended that NOVA Gas Transmission’s Edson mainline expansion project be approved. The project involves the construction and operation of 85km of natural gas pipeline. It is needed to increase pipeline capacity and move gas from the Peace River Project Area to growing markets in central and southern Alberta. After considering the evidence and…
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Perma-Pipe International Holdings has announced its Egypt subsidiary has been awarded $6 million (€4.53 million) in contracts by the China State Construction Engineering Company (CSCEC). This is for the provision of thermally insulated pipe, field joints and a leak detection system for a district cooling network. This is for the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) in the central business…
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Dec 7, 2020
Pumps
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has supplied the Atal Tunnel project with its hi-tech fire-fighting pumping systems. KBL delivered fire-fighting pump sets for deployment along the 9km tunnel, which is the world’s longest motorable tunnel. The Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh was opened to public use earlier last month. The tunnel connects Manali to Leh and is located in the PirPanjal range…
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More than 30 Rotork actuators have been installed on jet valves in order to provide critical air regulation control at a treatment plant. The Milano San Rocco Wastewater Treatment Plant represents one of the biggest examples of wastewater reuse for irrigation in the world where practically all the treated water can be reused for farm irrigation. It processes the wastewater of a population of…
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Flowmeters
VorTek Instruments has released its new SonoPro Portable clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter. According to Vortek, the flowmeter offers high-accuracy transit-time ultrasonic technology to deliver accurate and reliable flow metering in a portable design. The design incorporates matched precision transducers and signal processing circuitry to accurately measure the flow of most liquids over a wide…
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The chief executive of Wessex Water said the company was ‘devastated’ following the fatal explosion at its plant in Bristol. A major incident has been declared following the large blast at its site in Avonmouth, UK. Three employees and a contractor were killed in the accident at its water recycling plant on Thursday. The blast is believed to have occurred in one of the chemical tanks that…
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Dec 4, 2020
Wanner Engineering has introduced its new Hydra-Cell Q330 Series pump that features a seal-less design. The Minneapolis-based firm in the US said this avoided maintenance problems of mechanical or dynamic seals and packing that could lead to leaks and wear. The pumps have been designed for a variety of high-capacity applications including salt water disposal (SWD), salt water injection, bulk…
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group 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. This is the latest move by Watson-Marlow to deploy its customer-focused strategy of…
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Morecambe wastewater treatment works has won an award. The site has undergone some major improvements, which will reduce how often storm water spills from the sewers into the sea and in turn improve the bathing water quality in Morecambe Bay. Work carried out by United Utilities started three years ago on the £70 million (€77 million) project, which is expected to be completed next…
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Dec 3, 2020
Pipelines
Operations have started on the middle portion of the China-Russia East natural gas pipeline. This will allow the natural gas from the Power of Siberia system to be transmitted to the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in northern China. The 1,110-kilometre pipeline, according to a Reuters report, aims to help improve air quality in the region, where about a quarter of China’s steelmaking capacity…
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NETZSCH will build a new €50 million facility in Waldkraiburg, Germany. A new production unit will be built in Geretsrieder Straße, integrating the assembly hall and offices from the current plant in Liebigstraße. The company said this was part of its global operations strategy, where the Pumps and Systems Business Unit will bring its production and assembly operations even closer together.…
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Dec 2, 2020
Using the highest precision manufacturing methods, REMBE has developed a range of rupture discs with high performance characteristics. By using advanced in-house technology, the company has developed a performance-improved range of rupture discs. Contour precision manufacturing enables highly accurate digitalisation of the rupture disc surface while high cutting speeds ensure excellent…
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Flowmeters
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, has provided equipment for a special trial that saw one of its lamella clarifiers treat raw water supply. The client was trialling different chemical dosing set ups on actual water, running the tests for several weeks to generate data for a thorough review. For the pilot, SPS was tasked with ensuring its solution included a…
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Dec 1, 2020
AUMA’s new TIGRON actuators are designed to meet the exacting requirements of the global oil and gas industry. Building on AUMA’s more than 50 years of experience as a leading electric actuator manufacturer, TIGRON combines the high levels of explosion protection, robust design, ease of operation, and the latest trends in digitalisation. TIGRON actuators are ATEX and IECEx certified for…
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Anglian Water has published a summary report following the first phase of consultation on proposals to relocate the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant. The public consultation took place between July and September and sought views and feedback from the local community and stakeholders on the three potential relocation sites. Over 5,000 people visited the digital engagement platform and…
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Nov 30, 2020
TESTA Analytical Solutions has published a technical report that evaluated a new liquid flowmeter device designed to provide continuous real-time monitoring of the pump flow rate of any liquid chromatography system. High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is one of the most widely used techniques in analytical chemistry. The range of applications soluble using HPLC covers a vast range of…
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Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related equipment - has reached the milestone of 100 member companies. The most recent company to join is Surrey-based, repair, service, and supply specialist, PumpServ. Formerly known as London Pumps, the business is now part of the Keltic…
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