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Pentair Valves & Controls is expanding its Anseong manufacturing facility in South Korea. The plant will now also produce trunion mounted ball valves under Pentair's FCT brand.
The expanded facility enables Pentair to supply ball valves for local projects. Operations at the plant include valve manufacture, assembly and testing for critical applications in the on- and offshore oil & gas,…
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Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), a specialist in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies, has acquired Asepco through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering, for £7 million (€9.6 million). Asepco, based in California USA, specialises in the design and manufacture of high purity aseptic valves and magnetic mixers for the bioprocessing…
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In 2014, BBA Pumps actively introduced the PT150 diesel driven wellpoint dewatering pumps. A year later BBA has completed its line-up of electric dewatering pumps by introducing the 4kW wellpoint dewatering pump. For this electric series BBA has as far as possible used the same technologies as in the diesel sets, such as the Direct Drive Design.
10% more output from the electric PT150:
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Dutch process instrumentation manufacturer Klay instruments will launch a new differential pressure transmitter in June.
The new dP-4000 has a stainless steel housing as standard, making it particularly suitable for the chemical industry.
The transmitter has a graphic multilingual display with backlight. Programming is easy with a 'One touch programming button'. The accuracy is 0.07% and both…
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Graco has introduced a new family of injector-based automatic lubrication pumps.
LubePro pumps leverage components from Graco Fire-Ball lubrication pumps and offer a solution where high output and fast lubrication cycles are needed to lubricate equipment while it is working. They are most commonly used to lubricate machines used in food and beverage processing and packaging, glass manufacturing,…
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Valves
Crane ChemPharma, a designer and manufacturer of fluid handling solutions, has launched a new line of cast steel valves for demanding applications.
Designed in accordance with the industry's latest standards, the new Pacific CSV line consists of gate, globe and check valves.
'Pacific has partnered with a world-renowned foundry to deliver the highest quality of cast steel valves to our customers…
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Emerson Process Management's FlowScanner 6000 Version 6.6 valve diagnostic tool now seamlessly integrates with the Kalsi Valve & Actuator Program (KVAP) from Kalsi Engineering. This integration allows efficient tracking and trending analysis and direct feedback to calculate functional margin in accordance with ASME OM Code Mandatory Appendices III and IV.
FlowScanner 6000 is Emerson's valve…
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Midland Manufacturing, part of OPW, has launched a new pressure relief valve (PRV) to help reduce the likelihood of valve shear-off during a rail tank-car rollover. Built specifically for the rail transport of ethylene oxide – a toxic inhalation hazard – Midland's A-1076 is the result of customer feedback and industry demand for a product that can survive such an incident.
With the…
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Flowmeters
Global manufacturer Sierra Instruments has upgraded its InnovaSonic Ultrasonic Transit-Time flowmeters for water and other liquid flow measurement applications.
Working on the concept of efficiency in design, Sierra has redesigned its entire ultrasonic flowmeter product line to use similar components and improve usability. This redesign allows Sierra to pass cost savings to its customers with…
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The US Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a Railworthiness Directive requiring railroad tank car owners to replace unapproved valves currently installed in some tank cars.
The valves in question are UNNR ball valves manufactured and sold by McKenzie Valve & Machining. Recent FRA investigations revealed that the valves were not approved for use on…
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The high performance range of Micropump leak free, pulseless magnet drive pumps are now available with all-new compact and lightweight electromagnetic brushless DC motors which provide increased torque and power. Available through Michael Smith Engineers, the new EagleDrive EL and MS electromagnetic drives represent high performance drive options which extend the potential applications for the…
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A new subsea engineering facility is to be developed in Newcastle, UK, at an estimated cost of £10 million (€13.9 million).
The 'Neptune' technology centre development will deliver a centre of excellence for hyperbaric testing in the UK. Situated on the North bank of the River Tyne in Newcastle, the facility will be jointly owned by Bel Valves and Newcastle University. Housing six…
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The industry is increasingly focusing on new PLCs with integrated Industrial Ethernet interfaces, such as PROFINET IO, Modbus TCP or BACnet/IP, for a cost effective process automation. This allows continuous, automated processes, and thus a uniformly good product quality and higher process reliability. Pumps used here must be able to communicate in order to react accordingly to deviations from…
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Crane ChemPharma & Energy, a provider of highly-engineered solutions for fluid handling applications worldwide, will be introducing its new Xomox FK and Pacific Pressure Seal valves at upcoming industry events.
Xomox FK
Engineered to address the inherent dangers of volatile chemical applications, the Xomox FK adheres to the industry's most stringent standards and combats the harmful effects…
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Measurement Specialties, now part of TE Connectivity, has released the MS5837-30BA, a low power, compact, gel filled pressure sensor with an I(2)C bus interface and high resolution of 2mm for depth measurement in various rugged environments.
The high linearity pressure sensor features an ultra-low power delta sigma ADC that offers 24-bit pressure and temperature values, while using only 0.6…
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ACHEMA 2015 will see KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, showcase totally leak-free canned motor pumps from the Ecochem Non-Seal range designed to transport hazardous, aggressive, flammable and explosive fluids. The pumps are also capable of handling toxic and extremely hot or cold media as well as volatile or valuable liquids.
This new type series combines KSB's MegaCPK – a standardised…
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Alfa Laval Group, a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has announced that LHE will initiate structural changes to secure long-term competitiveness. The initiative is part of the savings programme announced by Alfa Laval in October 2014.
LHE, a South Korean company within the Alfa Laval Group, intends to close its Chinese manufacturing operations and move the…
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AUMA has supplied more than 100 electric actuators to a micropollutant elimination facility at Steinhäule sewage treatment plant in Ulm, Germany. The electric actuators provide fully automated sewage water control within the activated carbon system of the STP. A primary objective of the new facility is to eliminate drug residues, hormones and biocidal products from sewage water.
The new…
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