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Numerex, a provider of interactive and on-demand machine-to-machine (M2M) enterprise solutions, has launched a portfolio of monitoring solutions preconfigured for oil and gas well sites.
AVIDwireless allows users to monitor and control pump site machinery remotely utilising M2M technology. This offering fits any size remote well site, from small marginal wells to large multi-location fields.
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Rotork EH electro-hydraulic actuators have been selected as a solution for failsafe valve control on a new oil pipeline under construction in Colombia.
The Colombian Bicentennial Pipeline will improve the country's crude oil transportation infrastructure and keep pace with burgeoning production. The three-stage project will run for nearly 1000km from the Llanos region of the country to the port…
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W&O Europe, a global supplier to the marine and marine offshore markets for pipe, valves and fittings, valve automation, and engineered solutions, is now the exclusive distributor for the Hyde Marine Hyde Guardian Gold Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The distribution agreement grants W&O Europe the exclusive rights to promote the Hyde…
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Emco Wheaton has supplied the Turkish Rail Authority with couplers to help reduce fuel theft in its transporters.
The Todo-matic adaptor, which is mounted on the rail car, incorporates a switch that senses the magnet another mounted on both the coupler and the adaptor cap. This connection generates an 'on/off' signal which alerts the locomotive driver if a coupler or cap is disconnected from an…
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Derived from its original Tank-Safe development for the transportation industry, Elfab engineers have worked closely with tank component experts to offer a new rupture disc that meets current market requirements.
The non-fragmenting, fully lined design offers tank manufacturers high performance overpressure protection with an operating ratio of up to 90% combined with a ±5% burst…
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Mentor Graphics has announced the latest release of its FloEFD upfront and concurrent computational fluid dynamics (CFD) product.
This release provides advanced capabilities and functionality which enables designers and analysts to create more realistic operating environments and models for improved simulation accuracy.
New features include a sliding mesh model for rotating equipment such as…
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Boca Bearings Company has announced the release of its ceramic bearing line specially designed for the harsh environments and the machinery used in wastewater management, water treatment, and liquid handling. Boca Bearings provides solutions for wastewater treatment facilities by offering bearings which can work in different types of machines and steps of the fluid handling process.
The company's…
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NanoScreen, a specialist in automated liquid handling products for the life sciences, has announced the release of a new liquid handling workstation.
ORION is a flexible, multi-format, high precision pipetting robot designed to meet the liquid handling needs of today's laboratories.
'We wanted to design a high performance liquid handling workstation that is easily accessible, programmable,…
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Colder Products Company (CPC), a provider of quick disconnect couplings and fittings for plastic tubing, has announced the first market offering of 45mm caps with integral quick disconnect couplings.
Adding quick disconnects to media bottles enhances the user experience when using laboratory equipment by making it easier to exchange consumable products.
The BQ45GL series of caps provide three…
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The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has announced a new strategic direction change for the association.
'The FSA has traditionally been known as a technical standards group,' says FSA president Mike Shorts, 'but there is a representation gap from industry leaders to effectively influence environmental compliance policies with respect to sealing devices.'
The FSA has been internally retooling over…
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Aavid Corporation has acquired Qfinsoft Technology.
Based in British Columbia, Canada, Qfinsoft specialises in developing software for the simulation of fluid flow, thermodynamics, and combustion processes. Its Qfin software is widely used in fluid flow and thermal management applications and its Qled software is the only product of its kind for solid state lighting applications.
Aavid is a…
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Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals Oman, Saudi Aramco, ADCO, Fujairah Oil Terminal, Gulf Petrochem and the Port of Sohar are just some of the key speakers lined up to present at this year's Tank Storage Middle East.
Created in conjunction with Tank Storage magazine, the two day conference is being held at Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Centre on 26-27 January 2015.
The Middle East is a critical growth…
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Sealing specialist Garlock has announced the availability of Style 5882 valve stem packing material through the company's global network of distributors.
Recently released only in North America, Style 5882 is now available worldwide. It provides low-friction performance for air-operated valves built to handle water, air and steam.
Style 5882 products are manufactured using a high-quality braided…
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According to Janhein van der Eijnden, Managing Director of Vopak Germany, there are three main factors influencing the bulk liquid storage sector in the country.
Firstly, the closure of local refineries in Germany has increased demand for imports of gas oil and diesel.
Secondly, the Energie-Wende (the shift in direction from nuclear and fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy) could change…
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At last month's Pump & Turbomachinery Symposia, held in Houston, Texas, Waukesha Bearings featured its new thrust bearing for high-temperature electric submersible pumps (ESPs).
The Hidrax HT tilt pad thrust bearing can sustain unit loads of 8 MPa (1160 psi) at oil bath temperatures up to 300°C.
Technological advances in steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) are increasing ESP operating…
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Global manufacturer Dover has announced its acquisition of Accelerated Companies, a supplier of artificial lift and fluid handling solutions to oil and gas production markets, for a purchase price of $430 million (€338.6 million), subject to a customary adjustment for working capital.
Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Accelerated's core offerings include electric submersible pumps…
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Australian company Oz Seals has developed its latest elastomer for chemical resistance.
Based on Aflas by Asahi Glass Company, Aflas Extreme TFE Elastomer is a unique type of fluorinated rubber that combines strength with extreme chemical, temperature and electrical resistance. It is formulated with an additional PTFE backbone into the structure, making it stronger than standard Aflas. These…
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Wiese Europe specialises in loading arms for the (petro-)chemical and food industry to transfer liquids and gasses to trucks, trains and ships and today supplies its products and services worldwide.
Sixty per cent of Wiese Europe's annual turnover is realised through export. The company already works with agents and distributors in France, China, India, Indonesia, Spain, Singapore the UAE and…
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