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Pumps
Water technology provider Xylem has won a contract to supply submersible pumps and monitoring and control technology as part of a project to upgrade Europe's largest (and the world's second largest) wastewater treatment plant located near Paris, France.
Xylem will supply its Flygt brand submersible pumps and related accessories to recirculate water and sludge through basins and feed the…
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NEL is investing £1 million (appr. €1.4 million) to create the UK’s only flow meter calibration facility capable of testing at significantly elevated pressures and temperatures.
This new test loop will reduce oil and gas operators’ financial exposure by performing meter calibrations closer to actual service conditions.
By more accurately reflecting the increasing…
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Kirloskar Brothers (KBL) has announced the launch of the technologically advanced Romak Pump.
The pumps are process pumps used for handling various types of clear or clean chemical liquids without any suspended particles by various process industries.
The Romak pump is a magnetic drive pump utilizing permanent magnets, which are protected from liquids by a seal-less design.
With a size range…
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Pumps
Wanner International has introduced two new ranges of its signature Hydra-Cell dosing performance pumps with mechanical flow-rate adjustment.
The Hydra-Cell G03/G13 dosing range accommodates repeatable, steady flow requirements up to 310 litres per hour at pressures up to 100 bar and flows up to 490 litres per hour at pressures up to 70 bar.
The Hydra-Cell G10 dosing range accommodates repeatable…
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Portable pump equipment manufacturer BBA Pumps has introduced a bolt-on pump package for offshore applications.
The BA-C250H45 bolt-on pump package is designed to cater to the mining and offshore markets, where there is no need for a complete skid and/or canopy.
These units feature the customer's BA-C pump of choice coupled to a diesel engine, including the control panel, and mounted on a high…
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Valves
Acro Associates, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bimba Manufacturing, has announced a line of next generation solenoid (electric) pinch valves designed to provide greater flexibility for an array of fluidic control system applications.
Versagrip Solenoid Pinch Valves join the Acro family of pinch valves, which include pneumatic pinch valves and Intelivalve. Because pinch valves use tubing, they can…
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Pumps
Graco, a manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, has unveiled its electric supply pump for high pressure applications.
The E-Flo DC pump features an energy efficient electric brushless DC motor that stalls under pressure and changes speeds to maintain constant fluid pressure, similar to a pneumatic air motor.
Suited for high-pressure applications such as waterborne spraying or moving high…
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GEA has acquired Hilge, a leading supplier of hygienic pumps, especially stainless steel pumps for food and beverage applications.
The acquired company is based at Bodenheim, Germany and generated revenues of more than €35 million in 2014 with about 150 employees.
The transaction remains subject to approval by the anti-trust authorities.
‘With the acquisition of Hilge, we continue…
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Valves
Rotork has introduced the new IQT electric valve actuator, which combines Rotork’s 3rd generation intelligent technology with the direct-drive operation of part-turn valves.
The new actuator brings new features to the IQT range, including advanced data logging and communication capabilities to give the user better access to data.
The actuator is capable of displaying diagnostics graphics,…
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Neste Oil will replace its existing systems with Metso's automation and flow control technology at the Porvoo refinery sulphur plant in Finland.
'Reliable automation enables us to minimise sulphur emissions from the refinery. New systems and field devices provide operators and the maintenance staff not only with more information, but also information that is more processed,' says Ari Aitolahti,…
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Pipelines
Floking Pipes will begin manufacturing oriented PVC pipe, to compete with ductile iron pipe, in Chennai, India, in August 2014.
It took the company two years to obtain the required licensing to start the plant, according to a spokesperson. The plant will use technology from Spanish molecular oriented PVC pipe maker Molecor Tecnologica.
The Indian company has plans to install four lines, each with…
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Valves
Weatherford Oil Tools Middle East has chosen Metso's valve technologies for an oil production upgrade project in the region.
Metso's delivery for this project will include over 100 Neles globe control valves, emergency shutdown valves, on-off ball valves, and Mapag butterfly valves. Most of the control valves will be equipped with intelligent valve controllers, which ensure long-term reliability,…
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Kansas, US-based fluid handling equipment manufacturer Cashco has extended its range of valves with a new high-flow/high-sensitivity back pressure relief regulator.
‘The new B7 valve came about largely as a result of requests for an equivalent to our P7 high-flow/high sensitivity pressure reducing regulator, which we introduced in 2005,’ says Clint Rogers, GM of Cashco’s valve…
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Midland Manufacturing, a specialist in railroad tank car safety valves and equipment and a division of OPW, will now offer repair services of railcar valves in addition to its valve remanufacturing and repair programme.
Standard repair services of general and pressure railcar valves will consist of testing, cleaning, collecting of data, replacing soft goods (i.e. gaskets), assembling and final…
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Pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WM) has acquired the MasoSine sinusoidal pump manufacturing and distribution business from PRIMIX Corporation in Japan for £2.8 million (€3.9 million) through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering.
The acquisition provides WM a foothold on the Japanese market for the first time and strengthens the level of service and support available…
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Stafford Manufacturing has introduced a line of shaft collars and couplings designed for use in conveyors, furnaces, ovens, oil and gas, and other process environments with temperatures up to 1,650°F.
Stafford high-temperature shaft collars are offered in one-piece, two-piece, hinged, and flanged designs and the rigid clamp-type couplings come in a wide range of configurations including one-,…
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Valve specialist Samson Controls has launched a new design of valve booster to eliminate time-consuming trial and error procedures associated with fine tuning of control valves.
As a result of its bypass restriction, the booster can be accurately adjusted and then lead-sealed in this set-up ensuring valuable time saved, whilst also minimising potential start-up problems.
The pressure-balanced…
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Pumps
Verder has introduced the Verderair Hi-Clean range of air operated double diaphragm pumps. The Hi-Clean range is suitable for where pumping processes require FDA, 3A and EC1935/2005 compliant specification.
The pumps are constructed from SS316 stainless steel polished to RA 3,2μm. The centre section is also available in aluminium and PP for where a full SS316 is not required.
The range also…
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