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Swiss manufacturer Sulzer has announced the launch of a new centrifugal pump.
According to the company, its new CPE ANSI process pumps are specifically designed to ‘exceed the strictest energy regulations’ for all industries as well as the requirements of ASME B73.1.
Sulzer states that the pumps are designed to be suitable in a variety of industrial applications, including hydrocarbon…
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The Estigia type series extends the KSB portfolio for the chemical and petrochemical industries and other applications, and will be showcased at this year’s ACHEMA trade fair in Frankfurt. The pumps are built for high efficiency and low operating costs.
The low-pressure suspended pumps are designed for vertical wet installation in a closed tank under atmospheric pressure. For the…
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KSB Pumps and Valves has assisted the University of Pretoria in the construction of a large controlled-temperature test unit, which will form the backbone of ongoing research into heat transfer, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.
The unit will allow students to plug directly into hot, moderate or chilled liquids to use on research projects and will cut off approximately 50% of students’…
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BW Offshore has contracted liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions to supply water booster pumps to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel operator’s life extension project for the Polvo FPSO.
PG Flow Solutions’ scope of work is the engineering, procurement, assembly of pump skid and commissioning of two produced water booster pumps in super duplex…
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9 May, as part of its membership of EURIS (European Union Relationship and Industrial Strategy) the BPMA attended the organisation’s first summit on Brexit.
Representing industrial product supply sectors, which collectively account for over 25% of the UK’s total goods imports and exports, the event saw industry associations from across Europe come together to discuss and agree a joint…
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Wanner Engineering has announced the introduction of its new Hydra-Cell T100 Series high pressure pumps, featuring corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel pump heads and an expanded choice of diaphragm materials, valve materials, and actuating oils. With flow rates up to 26 gpm (98 l/min; 891 BPD) and discharge pressures to 5000 psi (345 bar) the T100 is designed for a variety of applications.…
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May 7, Weatherford International announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Valiant Artificial Lift Solutions to jointly commercialise, market and service electrical submersible pumps (ESPs).
The MoU will accelerate commercialisation of the Weatherford ESP. The pumps are optimised for a wide range of applications and are designed for durable, reliable and efficient productivity in harsh,…
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Sundyne, a US-based designer and manufacturer of pumps and compressors, announced 8 May the availability of the integrally geared high-pressure Sunflo Industrial Grade P-3400 pump. The 400 horsepower version extends the performance of Sunflo Industrial Grade pumps by expanding the performance envelope with flows up to 500gpm (114m3/hr) and heads to 5,200ft (1,585m).
“The Sunflo P-3400 is…
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Announced 1 May, the Pulsafeeder XAE Actuator is designed to bring a higher level of precision and remote control to PulsaPro diaphragm pumps. PulsaPro pumps are used to dose specific volumes of chemicals in refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, and in the upstream oil and gas industry.
The XAE Actuator is an electromechanical servo controller that provides remote control of PulsaPro…
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The new progressive cavity (PC) pumps are designed for demanding industrial slurry and paste pumping applications.
The next-generation E and EL series PC pumps are lighter and smaller. The simpler structure of the PC pumps is also meant to make it easier to replace existing pumps. Customers can choose additional features based on process demands.
Pumped medium continuously shifts spaces…
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A Modular Dosing System (MoDoS) that provides highly accurate and continuous delivery of fluids in pilot-plant or continuous production processes has been introduced by fluids handling specialists Michael Smith Engineers. The MoDoS pump system incorporates a HNP Mikrosysteme internal gear pump, filters, sensors, valves, fluid connections and controllers, housed within an aluminium frame.
The…
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Sulzer India has been contracted to supply twenty-one barrel-type boiler feed pump sets for GE Power India. The pumps are being sent to three new thermal power plants in the north of the country. The delivery is scheduled from mid-2018 to mid-2019.
The 20MW barrel-type boiler feed pumps will be supplied with twenty-one booster pumps. The Swiss company says that the pumps are designed for use in…
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Pending shareholder approval, the Scotland-based company will sell its industrial pumps and valves business to focus on mining and oil and gas. As part of the move, Weir has bought the US mining equipment company ESCO for over $1.2 billion (€1 billion).
Weir announced the transaction 19 April, and expects it to be completed early Q3 of 2018. Unlike the sale of the Flow Control division, the…
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The pump uses a diesel engine to reduce emissions from the previous model and is designed to minimise noise.
The company says that the S160Eco solids handling pump uses an ‘environmentally-friendly’ engine to increase performance and operate almost silently. The pump was made in response to demand for an emissions reducing pump without sacrificing performance.
Selwood claims that it…
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The deal aims to keep Sulzer free of sanctions after its majority shareholder appeared on a US list of sanctioned individuals and companies.
Following the inclusion of Viktor Vekselberg on a US Special Designated Persons (SDP) list 6 April, the Swiss pump manufacturer has agreed to buy five million of its own shares from the Russian businessman’s Renova Group to steer clear of…
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The product enables remote monitoring of centrifugal pumps in operation at sites across the globe.
The system, called KSB Guard, uses networked vibration and temperature sensors directly fitted to pumps to increase process transparency. Changes in machine operating behaviour are detected at an early stage with KSB Guard, without having to be on site. Operators are updated with process data hourly…
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The German company says that it is responding to ‘the worldwide increase in extra-large waste water projects’ by adding fifteen more sizes to its Sewatec pump range. The largest version will have a flow rate of up to 33,000 cubic metres per hour, with a drive rating of over one megawatt.
The company cites projects in Mexico and the City of London as examples of the increasing demand…
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Sharc Energy Systems and Scottish Water Horizons have launched a joint venture to accelerate the deployment of heat recovery systems across Scotland.
The joint venture covers the installation and maintenance of a number of green energy projects currently in the advanced stages of planning. These projects are focused on producing heat from wastewater.
Previously, Sharc and Scottish Water Horizons…
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