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Nov 25, 2020
Forward dive for long-lasting Landia mixers at St Andrews
Flowmeters
Nov 24, 2020
Titan Enterprises’ flowmeter technology is playing a vital role in supporting KOKO Networks deliver cheap, safe and clean cooking fuel into African homes.
Designed and built by KOKO Networks, the “KOKO Point” vending machines dispense liquid bioethanol to customers across Nairobi.
Installed inside local shops, these clean fuel ATMs provide fuel in small quantities... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 24, 2020
The total value of UK construction contract awards in October was £4.9 billion (€5.5 billion) based on a three-month rolling average.
This is a decrease of 9.4% on September and follows three consecutive months of good growth. Annual comparisons show it as 1.1% lower than for October 2019.
In the three months to October 2020, total contract awards were valued at... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 24, 2020
Pumps
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory has secured Government funding to build the UK’s first mobile primary standard facility for testing hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) to ensure they deliver the correct amount of fuel.
Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through the National Measurement System mechanism, the mobile... [Read More]
Pumps
Nov 23, 2020
The Uniglide-e range is the latest generation of axially split, double entry pumps from Celeros Flow Technology.
The pumps, according to Celeros, offer significant advances in the areas of energy saving, reliability and ease of maintenance.
Part of the ClydeUnion Pumps (CUP) Glides range, Uniglide-e split pumps have a capacity of up to 4,000 m3/hr (17,600 USgpm), a... [Read More]
Pipelines
Nov 23, 2020
A team of 180 specialist engineers have pulled off the biggest plumbing job in the north-west UK despite severe storms and the effects of the COVID pandemic.
United Utilities connected four new 1.6 metre diameter pipes into the Haweswater Aqueduct, near Kendal, in under eight days.
Connecting the new section meant shutting down the aqueduct for the shortest period possible... [Read More]
Product News
Nov 20, 2020
Atlas Copco is expanding its range of dry industrial pumps with its new oil-free DSS scroll vacuum pump.
The robust, low-wear pump is particularly suitable for vacuum generation in the rough vacuum range.
A key feature of the innovation is its simple and effective operating principle for gas handling.
Inside the pump there are two intermeshing, spiral-shaped screws... [Read More]
Flowmeters
Nov 20, 2020
Endress+Hauser has launched a new ultrasonic gas flowmeter with integrated pressure and temperature sensors for accurate, real-time measured values.
The Prosonic Flow G 300/500 is a suitable flowmeter for demanding applications in gas measurement, including wet gas.
With optional integrated pressure and temperature sensors for optimum process control, the ultrasonic... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Nov 19, 2020
Valves
Siekmann Econosto is supplying industrial valves worth more than €44 million for one of the largest gas processing plants under construction in the world in Russia.
The plant in Amur has a planned target capacity for processing of more than 42 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year.
The construction project, near the city of Swobodny, was launched in October... [Read More]
Other News
Nov 18, 2020
ACHEMA, a world forum for the process industries, has been pushed back to 2022.
The global networking event that was due to be held in Frankfurt next year has now been rescheduled for 4-8 April in 2022.
The event that attracts 150,000 people from all around the world has had to be put back due to uncertainties over the COVID-19 pandemic and fears about travel restrictions.
Organisers... [Read More]
Policy News
Nov 18, 2020
Specialist bearings supplier SMB Bearings has successfully achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.
This provides businesses with an internationally recognised security standard that certifies a company as a secure supply partner — in adhering to the UK and EU customs control procedures.
The AEO status gives customers the reassurance that SMB Bearings... [Read More]
Valves
Nov 18, 2020
Control valve specialists Warren Controls has customised a three-way diverting control valve used in a critical absorption chiller application.
The work at a marine air base in the southern California desert resulted in long service life, improved chiller performance and reduced downtime.
In service for 16 years, the valve is now being returned to Warren Controls for... [Read More]
Valves
Nov 17, 2020
The planned refurbishment of an effluent treatment plant on the Atlantic coast was required whilst maintaining full operation.
However, difficulties were realised at the planning stage, as three critical isolating valves had non-standard face to face dimensions and required to be resistance to the salt laden air.
The first consideration was to replace the adjacent pipe... [Read More]
Pipelines
Nov 17, 2020
County Durham in the UK is set to benefit from a £10.6 million (€11.8 million) investment by Northumbrian Water at three of its treatment works sites, which will improve water quality in the area.
The company is investing £8 million (€8.9 million) in a project that will see the treatment works at Pittington replaced with a pumping station that will transfer the... [Read More]
Pumps
Nov 16, 2020
Bedford Pumps has successfully completed the commissioning of two of their fish friendly pump sets in British Columbia, Canada.
Pitt Polder pump system is located within Pitt Meadows, which lies at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers. Approximately 86% of the city is located within a flood plain and the city relies on a continuous dyke system, comprising of... [Read More]