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Parker Hannifin, a control and motion technology manufacturer, is adding two new hose sizes, typically used in heavy-duty equipment, and new fitting end configurations to an already existing range.
The -24 and -32 Compact Spiral hoses are available in 5,000 psi and 6,000 psi.
According to Parker, the proprietary design and construction of Compact Spiral hose makes it the most flexible hose…
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Colder Products Company, a provider of quick disconnect couplings and fittings for plastic tubing, has announced the introduction of a new series of couplings designed specifically for liquid cooling applications.
LQ6 Series Couplings are the first of their kind, according to the company, utilising new patent-pending valve technology.
The couplings include non-spill shutoff valves that allow…
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Pumps
A Mono Compact C progressing cavity pump provided by NOV has been specified as a replacement for a previous Mono pump that had operated without problems for over 30 years.
The new pump is being used in a fertiliser production process by GrowHow, a UK fertiliser manufacturer and a supplier to the chemical process industry.
GrowHow had been using an original Mono SH80 pump for a demanding…
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Industrial Magnetics (IM) has introduced a new T-Trap magnetic separator for liquid processors that offers improved metal capture rates, durability, and ease of cleaning.
The new design features a single, large-tube magnet which provides direct, in-the-flow contact of the product to the magnetic tube.
IM says this increased contact area offers an advantage over traditional plate style…
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Flowmeters
Badger Meter has released new oval gear flowmeters, manufactured from PVDF plastic.
The new PVDF meterz can be used in a number of applications where conventional meters are not appropriate.
They are best suited for flow measurement of viscous or high corrosive fluids, additives, AdBlue, ultrapure water and oils, but also for a wide range of chemical applications, including hydrocarbons-based…
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Alfa Lavel, a Sweden-based producer specialising in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won two major orders in the past month for supply and use of its equipment.
The first is an order to supply equipment to a major brewery in Brazil. Alfa Laval will supply valves, pumps and heat exchangers to a process including fermentation, maturation, cooling, filtration, blending…
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Valves
Aseptic diaphragm valves are frequently used to control sterile applications, but small volumes can only be controlled with an inadequate level of accuracy, or not at all.
Gemü has released the 567 BioStar control valve in order to solve this problem. The Gemü 567 BioStar is a 2/2-way globe valve with a regulating needle or regulating cone for high control accuracy and precise dosing,…
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Flowmeters
Krohne, manufacturer and distributor of level and flow measurement products for the process industries, has announced the latest in a number of approvals for one of its key products.
Since its introduction in 2011, the H250 M40 has achieved more than 30 approvals worldwide for hazardous gas and dust areas, and is now approved for use in North American hazardous areas
The flowmeter combines…
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Pumps
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 growth, it says, is the…
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Valves
Explosion protection service company Stuvex has released details of its recent product launch, a specialist isolation valve.
The Norex is an explosion isolation valve which is ATEX certified as an explosion isolation device according to the directive 94/9/CE. When fitted to a horizontal pipe within a predetermined distance of the containment system to be protected – usually a filter - it is…
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Hoses
Coxreels, a US manufacturer of industrial-grade hose, cord and cable reels, has announced it has re-engineered a series of its reels for improved performance.
The 1195 Series, the company says, now comes standard equipped with an in-line swivel and a remodelled low profile outlet riser offering full-flow characteristics and an increased operating PSI rating up to 1000 PSI. The reel is designed to…
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Flowmeters
ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants (ExxonMobil) says two more of its chartered bunker tankers in Singapore have had mass flowmetering systems approved by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), bringing its number of approved vessels up to three.
According to the company, the flowmeter system can save vessel operators up to three hours and $7000 (€5000) per delivery. The…
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Valves
The first US flag vessel to be operated on liquefied natural gas (LNG) has had valves supplied by Sheffield-based Bestobell Valves.
The company supplied globe and check valves as it is a preferred supplier to Wärtsilä Gas Power Systems (GPS) which produced its LNG Pac fuel system for the ship known as Harvey Energy. Bestobell has supplied cryogenic valves for five Harvey Gulf vessels,…
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Flowmeters
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed it plans to make the use of mass flowmeters mandatory for bunkering in the port of Singapore.
'We are finalising some of the implementation details and will make an announcement when it is ready,' says MPA's marine services department assistant director Ang Chin Chin. She declined to give a specific time frame however, adding that…
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Pumps
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 the chemicals sector…
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Pipelines
Global demand for plastic pipes is expected to rise by 6.7% per annum to reach 19.3 billion metres in 2019.
The demand increase was forecast in World Plastic Pipe, a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry research firm.
According to the study, strong growth of construction activity, particularly in the large markets of China and the US, will boost the demand for plastic…
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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, pressure boosting…
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CEJN has introduced a new coupling which the company describes as having a flat-face twist lock for the toughest applications in the construction and demolition segment. This quick connect coupling is designed to work with the highest surge flows and the toughest pressure impulses, the company says.
The TLX series is made from high alloy steels with zinc-nickel surface treatment for durability in…
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