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Valves
Bestobell Marine, a supplier of cryogenic globe and check valves for ships, has secured two new contracts for its cryogenic globe and check valves.
The valves are to be fitted in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-liquefaction systems that will be installed on two LNG carriers being built at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in South Korea for Knutsen OAS Shipping of Norway. Similar systems…
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Pumps
When testing new small-scale process technologies in high-pressure laboratories, maximum precision is required so that later upscaling will be as accurate as possible. To be able to work safely and without spillages at pressures up to 500 bar, Lewa has developed a hermetically sealed high-pressure micro-metering pump, which has been available since January 2015. An initial order is already being…
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Valves
Flowrox, a specialist in heavy-duty industrial valve manufacturing and services, will be exhibiting its pinch valve and process flow product lines at ACHEMA 2015.
The company will be presenting a range of pinch valve designs relevant to the industrial pipeline operations including:
• PVE enclosed body pinch valves• PV open body pinch valves• PVG pinch valves• PVEG pinch…
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Exol Lubricants, the UK's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of lubricant products, has launched a new fluid analysis service designed to help to eliminate the risk of machines failing prematurely.
Fluid Check allows machine operators to regularly monitor the condition of the lubricating fluid they are using in a bid to detect the type of contaminants and wear issues that can cause…
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Pumps
A UK cement production facility has improved its maintenance operations and safety levels by installing new equipment from NOV Mono.
Hanson Cement has achieved these improvements by adding a duty/standby Mono Munchpump package to the sewage handling operations at its Padeswood plant in Mold, North Wales.
The plant had originally been using submersible pumps for sewage transfer duties, but these…
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Valves
An emergency butterfly valve sealant system developed by Severn Glocon Group company Severn Leeds has been validated by Saudi Aramco.
The Sealant Pressure Injection Reserve Endurance System (SPIRES, patent pending) is a progressive technology that overcomes the challenge of resealing damaged valves without a cavity. It mitigates risk of leakage following damage to a butterfly valve's primary…
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Hardide Coatings, a provider of advanced surface coating technology, has announced investment in a new Virginia, US, manufacturing plant worth around $7 million (€6.2 million). The investment will see Hardide Coatings expand provision of its range of specialist nanostructured coatings throughout North America.
The company has signed a lease on a 26,000ft2 facility in Martinsville, Henry…
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Alfa Laval, a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery in the US. The order, booked in the Energy & Process segment, has a value of approximately SEK 80 million (€8.5 million). Delivery is scheduled for 2016.
The Alfa Laval compact heat exchangers will be used for heat recovery in the process…
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Dual Valves Australasia offers pipe couplings designed specifically for high pressure mining pipelines.
The Hydrocore U-Cone coupling offers mine engineers a simple and economical alternative to traditional flanges for use on high pressure pipe systems.
Pipes are joined by bringing the ends of the pipe with welded hubs together after inserting the seal, fitting the clamp set over the adjoining…
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Pumps
Dredging equipment supplier Damen Dredging has extended its DOP submersible dredge pump range to run from the smallest possible DOP150, fitting in any corner of a building pit, to the DOP450L, capable of processing 4,000m3 of mixture per hour.
The DOP submersible dredge pump is a heavy duty pump with a robust design that distinguishes it from slurry or wastewater pumps. The main component of the…
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The Rotork Skilmatic SI self-contained electro-hydraulic valve actuator combines all-electric simplicity with the precision of hydraulic actuation and the reliability of mechanical failsafe operation. Typical applications for Skilmatic actuators include functional safety related Emergency Shutdown (ESD) and Remotely Operated Shutoff Valve (ROSoV) duties.
Skilmatic's control and monitoring system…
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Pumps
Wilden, part of PSG, a Dover Company and a specialist in air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology, has announced the release of two new stainless steel pumps.
The 430 and 830 Advanced FIT 316 stainless steel AODD pumps offer corrosion resistance in aggressive chemical applications, and have been specifically designed to be direct replacements for existing Wilden 38mm (1-0.5") and 51mm…
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Pumps
A new range of hollow rotary disk pumps designed to operate at low speeds and handle more challenging liquids such as those with suspended solids or higher viscosities (up to 200,000 cSt) has been introduced by Michael Smith Engineers.
Manufactured in Italy since 1952, 3P Prinz low speed rotary, positive displacement pumps are proven and reliable in transferring sensitive liquids at flow rates up…
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Graco has announced its agreement to acquire the stock of Pennsylvania-based High Pressure Equipment (HiP) company for $160 million (€134.5 million), the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Minneapolis-based fluid handling technology company.
The acquisition of HiP is subject to customary regulatory review and Graco expects to complete the transaction in the first quarter of 2015. In…
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Energy Recovery, a specialist in pressure energy technology for industrial fluid flows, has released the VorTeq hydraulic pumping system, the first product engineered to increase runtime and reduce maintenance costs by rerouting abrasive frac fluid away from existing hydraulic fracturing pumps.
The current fracking pumping technology requires intensive and costly maintenance. In many cases, pumps…
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Onicon, a Harbour Group company specialising in the design and manufacture of flow and energy measurement systems, recently acquired Greyline Instruments, announced Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and CEO. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Greyline designs and manufactures ultrasonic flow meters and level sensors that utilise Doppler, transit time, and area velocity technologies.…
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General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement to acquire the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of Oceaneering, a global provider of engineering services and products to the oil and gas industry.
The product line goes to market under the Oceaneering Subsea All Electric and Ifokus brand, which specialises in the design and manufacturing of specialty subsea products, with a focus on electric…
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Hoses
Dunlop Oil & Marine has reportedly invested $26.8 million (€22.5 million) in the construction of a new hose manufacturing facility in Macaé, Brazil.
The soon-to-open ContiTech Dunlop Oil & Marine Brazil was completed in October 2014, and will be ready to supply hoses in the first quarter of 2015.
Reports say the investment was made in response to increasing demand for…
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