Dec 23, 2013
Sulzer Pumps launches close coupled process pump series
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Dec 16, 2013
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Research and Markets has published a report by technology research company, TechNavio, forecasting growth in the US fluid power pump and motor market over the next four years.
TechNavio's report, the Fluid Power Pump and Motor Market in the US 2012-2016, foresees growth in the US market at a CAGR of 10.81% over the period.
One of the key factors contributing to this market... [Read More]
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Nov 22, 2013
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Flow technology specialist SPX has announced it has been awarded a contract in Q3 worth around $22 million (€16 million) for oil well production pumps. The pumps are to be used for key artificial lift service on EnQuest's new offshore subsea heavy oil field project, currently being developed in the North Sea.
The new order is for fifteen ClydeUnion-branded Hydraulic... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2013
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Concentric AB, a fluid engineering company specialising in diesel engine pumps and niche hydraulic systems, has signed a multi-year contract with a global truck manufacturer to supply oil and variable flow water pumps for its new 11 litre engine which is designed to meet the requirements of Euro 6/EPA13 legislation.
This contract follows on from an earlier order, announced... [Read More]
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Nov 19, 2013
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Pump Solutions Group (PSG), an operating company within Dover Corporation and a global leader of pumps, systems and related technologies, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of engineered pump provider Finder Pompe ('Finder') for a purchase price of approximately $145 million (€107 million), subject to normal post-closing adjustments.
Headquartered... [Read More]
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Nov 18, 2013
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DESMI, a global specialist in the development and manufacture of pump solutions for a variety of industries including marine, oil spill solutions and defence, has launched a vertical in-line centrifugal pump.
The ESL can be used for a number of applications, including hot and fresh water circulation, HVAC, as a hydrophore pump, cooling water and refrigeration.
Denmark-based... [Read More]
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Nov 14, 2013
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Flowserve, a global provider of fluid motion and control products and services, announced it has received a multi-million dollar order from water treatment solutions company IDE Technologies.
The order, made in the last quarter of 2013, covers the supply of pumping systems for the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in Carlsbad, California, US.
The 189,250... [Read More]
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Nov 12, 2013
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AxFlow, a specialist in the marketing, distribution and provision of a complete sales engineering service for fluid handling equipment, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to distribute Aturia centrifugal pumps in the UK. This development will expand AxFlow's pump offering to include DIN, ISO, split case, mag drive, borehole and fire-fighting pumps.
'Adding... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2013
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Pump manufacturer CRI Pumps has opened its sixth foreign subsidiary — CRI Pumps Shanghai Co Ltd — in China.
The new subsidiary is expected to become fully operational in about a month.
G. Soundararajan, Vice-Chairman, CRI Pumps, says the investment in China facility would to the tune of $6 million.
CRI China would focus on industrial, mining, process industries,... [Read More]
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Nov 8, 2013
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California-based pump and engineering specialist Wilden, a manufacturer of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology, has announced a new line of diaphragms for pump operations.
The company's EZ-Install TPE diaphragms have been designed so that the operator in the field does not need to invert the diaphragm during the installation process. This improvement is... [Read More]
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Nov 7, 2013
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An engineering firm based in Hartlepool, UK, is making a number of new friends in the chemicals industry thanks to a growing reputation in specialist technical work since re-launching last year.
C&A Pumps and Engineering launched in 2012 to install and maintain electrical and mechanical systems primarily for building firms, local authorities and managed workspaces.
Though... [Read More]
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Nov 4, 2013
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An ethanol biorefinery in Iowa, US is offering retailers grants to install new fuel pumps to dispense a higher blends of ethanol than the current E10 available at many petrol stations.
The biorefinery is offering the $15,000 to five willing retailers which agree to install the blender pumps, capping the total project cost at $75,000.
'We wanted to come up with a programme... [Read More]
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Nov 1, 2013
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Graphite Metallizing Corporation has announced a range of Graphalloy bearings and wear rings designed for pumping low viscosity fluids such as Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs), LNG, CO2 and other light hydrocarbons.
According to Graphite Metallizing Corporation, light hydrocarbons can be especially difficult for metallic bearings because the hydrodynamic film provided by these... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
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Richfield Oil & Gas Co., an independent exploration and production company, has acquired two additional submersible pumps that will be installed in its Gorham Field facility located in Russell County, Kansas.
The additional pumps will provide for increased production with the benefit of increasing the current proven and probable reserves assigned to these wells. Upon... [Read More]
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Oct 3, 2013
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Alfa Laval, a heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling business, has won an order to supply equipment to drinks manufacturer Diageo.
The order, booked in the Food Technology segment late September, has a value of approximately SEK 60 million (€6.9 million) and delivery is scheduled for 2014.
Alfa Laval's equipment will be installed in a complete process... [Read More]
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Oct 1, 2013
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Rocket engine and vehicle producer XCOR Aerospace and space launch service provider United Launch Alliance have announced progress in their joint liquid hydrogen (LH2) engine development programme.
‘We have successfully operated our liquid hydrogen pump at full design flow rate and pressure conditions,’ says XCOR CEO Jeff Greason. ‘This milestone... [Read More]
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Sep 4, 2013
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Michael Smith Engineers, a pump providing company, now offers a range of magnetically-driven regenerative turbine pumps for low-flow/high-head applications where zero leakage is required.Available in a range of wetted materials its M Pumps range is designed to handle liquids containing up to 20% entrained gas, as well as thin, non-lubricating liquids, or for pumping small... [Read More]