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Demand for equipment used in midstream oil and gas applications in the US is expected to decline to $10.5 billion (€9.37bn) in 2019, a new market study states.
According to Cleveland, Ohio-based Freedonia Group, the downwards trend is caused by a low oil and gas price environment, which limits production growth, and US midstream infrastructure becomes better adapted to the recent…
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Bosch Rexroth has announced Pressure Hydraulics Cork (PHC) as its Authorised Training Centre with an official certificate of accreditation.
Based in Cork, PHC is the only facility in Ireland to be recognised as an Authorised Training Centre by Bosch Rexroth.
According to the certificate, PHC – one of Ireland‘s leading suppliers of hydraulic valves, pumps, and filters –…
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Tracer Products, a New York-based subsidiary of Spectronics Corp., has added the Tracerline VioMAX Plus model to its line of leak detection lamps.
VioMAX Plus is a telescopic, True UV (violet light) leak detection lamp that is well-suited for finding fluid and A/C leaks in tight, cramped areas inaccessible to larger lamps.
Its super-bright 400nm violet light LED offers optimal fluorescent…
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The new and, at the same time, smallest of the five actuator sizes of the Gemü iComLine is setting standards in the area of miniature valve designs.
This valve size offers a flow capability of 2l/min, whilst the height of the pneumatic actuator is scarcely larger than the diameter of a €2 coin.
The small area of 20x20mm is setting new standards in the area of ultra pure pneumatic…
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The five-year-long drought plaguing California may open new opportunities for water and wastewater equipment manufacturers as residents vouch for recycling water, a new study finds.
California residents are overwhelmingly supportive of using treated wastewater, or recycled water, in their everyday lives, according to a statewide survey conducted by pump maker Xylem.
The survey found that 76% of…
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German pump manufacturer KSB has developed a new free-flow impeller for wastewater pumps, capable of delivering high efficiencies and reliable service.
The F-max impeller now incorporates different distances between its blades, which are arranged in groups with two small and two large distances.
The asymmetrical blade arrangement offers wide free passages, ensuring that even larger rigid solids…
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The independent seal manufacturer C. Otto Gehrckens presents the new COG VarioPur seal range based on thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU/AU).
Both the abrasion and the extrusion resistance are at least five times higher than those of the traditional material NBR, which has a Shore A value of 90.
Furthermore, the three TPU materials provide high gas tightness and a high level of tolerance to a wide…
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Emerson Process Management has introduced Rosemount X-well technology, a surface sensing temperature measurement solution that eliminates the need for thermowell process penetration when measuring process temperatures in pipe applications.
The solution provides an accurate and repeatable internal process temperature measurement while eliminating possible leak points and simplifying specification,…
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Global water technology provider Xylem has been awarded a contract to supply advanced filtration technology to a southern Californian water treatment plant.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s F.E. Weymouth Water Treatment Plant in the city of La Verne is retrofitting the plant with biologically active filtration and ozone.
Xylem will supply its Leopold Type XA underdrains…
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Emco Wheaton has launched of two new products, the EW Selector and the Combi-Cabinet, to make the process of delivering bulk liquids safer, quicker, and more effective.
With the selector and cabinet, operators will no longer have to travel along the API envelope of a vehicle in order to operate the system as all the controls are at hand.
Driver coach Bobby Blair, based out of BP's…
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is introducing a new ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) compound called Turel E7Y30, specifically engineered to meet global potable water regulations.
Turel E7Y30, with a hardness of 70 durometers, avoids the potential issue of high elongation in automated assembly processes and provides reduced friction, which leads to reduced abrasive wear and…
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Liquid measurement expert Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD), based in Anaheim, California, has introduced the new panel mounted PA80 peracetic analyser for disinfection duties.
The new analyser simplifies process monitoring to ensure disinfection without the need for potentially harmful disinfection by-products (DPBs).
The plumb-and-play design of PA80 allows a single technician to install the unit…
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Motion Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Missouri Power Transmission, a power transmission equipment distributor.
Execution of the transaction is expected to take place on 1 March, 2016.
Missouri Power Transmission specialises in chains, sprockets, bearings, seals, electric motors and controls, belting, and related…
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Bearings Plus, a Waukesha Bearings business, has received ISO 9001:2008 standard certification for its quality management system at Dover Pearland Operations (DPO).
DPO is a 150,000ft2 facility shared by Bearings Plus and fellow Dover companies Cook Compression and Midland Manufacturing.
The shared services strategy exemplified at DPO provides not only internal efficiencies but also enhanced…
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Emerson Process Management has been tapped by Cameron LNG to help automate its new liquefaction project, adding three liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains to export US natural gas to international markets.
Cameron has chosen Emerson to provide automation expertise and technologies that will help the company manage the LNG facility’s operations safely and efficiently.
The estimated value of…
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Rochdale, UK-based Suprafilt has landed a £2 million (€2.56m) contract for Deephams Sewage Treatment Works in London to supply an aeration system with airmain, header pipework and control valves.
The project is currently at the design stage, with phase one expected to be completed by the end of April.
Phase two should be completed by June with the project due to be finished completely…
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Germany-based EagleBurgmann Espey has introduced the WD200/500 series of carbon floating ring seals for nearly all machine types with a rotating shaft.
The seal type is used in industries such as chemical, metal, cement, and food industries (with FDA certificate), power station technology, and mechanical and plant engineering.
It typically seals all kinds of gases, flammable (Atex), acidic,…
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Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) has introduced the new Petrochem SD+ medium voltage motor for tough material processing applications.
The totally enclosed and fan cooled motor package features rugged construction and durable design, and it is built with certain IEEE Std. 841™-2009 specifications.
The SD+ motor is aimed at the oil and gas, mining and mineral, and pulp and paper…
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