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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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Pumps
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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Other
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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Pumps
Jump has launched its latest hose pump range, the JH Series.
The pump design features up to 70% lower pulsation compared to a single peristaltic pump and reduced space requirements, while providing transfer capacity up to 300m3/h in the triple version.
Jump says the JH Series has low energy consumption when coupling pump bodies, with consumption increased by 30% instead of 100%.
Adaptable flanges…
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Pumps
California-based pump and engineering specialist Wilden, a manufacturer of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology, has announced a new line of diaphragms for pump operations.
The company's EZ-Install TPE diaphragms have been designed so that the operator in the field does not need to invert the diaphragm during the installation process. This improvement is intended to reduce the…
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Hoses
Parker Hannifin has announced a new addition to its Hose Products Division, to be included in its Partek line of hydraulic hose sleeving products.
A new hose protection sleeve designed to prevent worker injuries and equipment damage from high-pressure hose bursts, introduced as Partek Defense, features high-performance materials and a proprietary endurance-boosting weave pattern to contain…
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Other
Specialized Turning, provider of precision machining, CNC machining, and custom CNC machining services, is introducing custom machined valve bodies, heater blocks, manifolds and related parts requiring extremely close tolerances and tight sealing for critical applications.
Specialized custom pressure and flow valve components are machined, rather than tapped, using proprietary tooling to achieve…
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Pumps
AxFlow, a specialist in the marketing, distribution and provision of a complete sales engineering service for fluid handling equipment, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to distribute Aturia centrifugal pumps in the UK. This development will expand AxFlow's pump offering to include DIN, ISO, split case, mag drive, borehole and fire-fighting pumps.
'Adding the Aturia to portfolio…
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Other
FES International, a global supplier of fluid transfer systems, has completed a major £2.4 million (€2.8 million) swivel refurbishment contract for Houston-based oil and gas company Talos ERT.
The swivels form part of a Disconnectable Transfer System (DTS)/Turret, which FES supplied to Helix ERT in 2008 for a vessel operating in the oil fields of the Green Bank Canyon, in the Gulf of…
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Valves
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, a manufacturer of control and measuring systems for fluids and gases for a variety of applications including water treatment and microfluidics, have announced a new process control solution.
The company’s pivoted armature solenoid valves are equipped with a lockable manual override as standard and have the option of a visual position indicator or an…
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