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Pumps
Voith Hydro, a supplier of hydroelectric equipment, has received new orders worth around €35 million to equip two pumped-storage plants in Austria.
The company will supply energy provider Vorarlberger Illwerke with two pumps and a pump turbine for the Obervermuntwerk II and Rellswerk projects in Montafon, Vorarlberg.
Voith Hydro will also assemble and commission two 170 MW storage pumps…
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Icon Scientific, a physical properties analysis solution provider for midstream and downstream production, has launched a new Viscometer product.
Offering an accurate and repeatable measurement that determines the dynamic and kinematic viscosity of a liquid, Viscometer’s operation enables a range of petroleum products to be measured within the repeatability criteria of ASTM D445, including…
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Pumps
Michael Smith Engineers (MSE) has announced the availability of a series of magnetic drive, self-priming centrifugal pumps for use with corrosive liquids in demanding applications.
The SP series of pumps consists of four models that provide maximum flow rates up to 45 m3/hr and maximum differential to 37 metres.
SP pumps combine deep lift capabilities (dry lift pumping up to 7.6 metres) and fast…
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Valves
Smith Flow Control has launched a device that can be mounted to either a valve input handwheel or directly to the valve input shaft to safeguard the valve from excessive torque.
The company says the TorkDrive is suitable for use at oil refineries, power plants, paper mills, water plants and chemical processing facilities. Its main functions are preventing valve damage, which could cause…
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Flowmeters
Jumo, a temperature and pressure measurement technology specialist, has unveiled two new magnetic inductive flowmeters, the Jumo Flowtrans MAG S01 and Jumo Flowtrans MAG H01.
Magnetic inductive flowmetering is one of the most common measurement methods in the world due to its suitability for a wide range of applications, high degree of measuring accuracy, and easy startup.
The Flowtrans MAG S01…
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Valves
Shale-Inland Holdings, a specialty supplier and provider of pipes and valves for energy and industrial sectors, has acquired Major Sourcing, a valve automation distributor.
Major will continue to operate under its trade name, Major Inc., and will be a part of Shale-Inland's valves and automation (V&A) platform.
Dave Kuhn, president of Major, will continue to lead the Major business,…
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Honeywell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Elster Division of Melrose Industries, a gas heating, controls, flowmetering, and advanced technologies provider, for approximately $5.1 billion (€4.5 billion).
The price translates to approximately 12.6 times Elster's estimated 2015 consensus earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization…
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Pumps
Xylem, a water technology provider, is playing an important role in the Panama Canal expansion program (PCEP).
Xylem is providing its Godwin dewatering pumps to fill the third set of basin locks on the Pacific Ocean sector, with 1.7 billion gallons of water, as part of performance trials for the system prior to its commissioning.
The PCEP is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2016,…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises, a flow measurement solutions firm with over 40 years' experience, is offering a range of flowmeters for applications requiring an accurate, compact and lightweight device.
The company says its Oval Gear (OG) flowmeters have recently been used in monitoring hydraulic fluids at the end of a robot arm, measuring sulphite spraying in a vineyard and for medical dosing.
Based upon…
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Valves
Motion and control technologies provider Parker Hannifin has released the R9 diaphragm rocker isolation liquid valve family.
Parker says the new range of 9mm valves improves performance of clinical diagnostic, analytical chemistry, and agent detection systems requiring precision fluid control.
Due to their small size, the R9 valves can be mounted over microplates eliminating transfer lines,…
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Saudi-based Ashcroft Al Rushaid Instrument Company (Aarico) recently unveiled its range of process instrumentation solutions at the Gulf Industry Fair in Bahrain.
Aarico, a joint venture between Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment and US-based Ashcroft Nagano Keiki, says it is the only manufacturer of pressure and temperature instruments in the Middle East.
The JV's products include pressure and…
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Pipelines
CB&I, a Texas-based energy infrastructure firm, has announced it will be supplying pipe fabrication for the Dow Chemical Co. US Gulf Coast investment programme.
The contract includes pipes for four new polyethylene plants in Louisiana and Texas and a new propylene and ethylene production unit in Texas. Both products are used in making chemicals.
The value of the contracts has not been…
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Valves
Fluid dispensing systems manufacturer Nordson EFD is offering a spray enabling precise application of oils, grease, and other medium-viscosity liquids for a variety of industry processes.
The 781S spray valve system uses low-volume, low-pressure technology to accurately apply a fine, uniform coating of material without waste, mess or overspray, says the company.
The valve is designed for maximum…
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Flowmeters
UK flowmeter manufacturer Litre Meter has dispatched a delivery of its positive displacement flowmeters to Kempe Australia, an engineering firm, for chemical injection applications at New Zealand's North Island.
Twelve LF05 VFF rotary piston flowmeters will measure the flow of chemicals including corrosion inhibitor, demulsifier, and scale inhibitor.
Five skids, each with dedicated flowmeters,…
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Ampco-Pittsburgh, a liquid processing equipment and centrifugal pump provider, has announced the acquisition of the business and assets of Alloys Unlimited and Processing, a specialty tool, alloy, and carbon steel round bar supplier.
Alloys also provides specialty services including precision saw cutting, CNC machining, rough turning and boring, heat treating, and trepanning.
Alloys is the newly…
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Pipelines
The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group has acquired Tubexpress, a Brazilian distribution company which supplies pipes and tubes to the petrochemical and oil and gas industry.
Tubexpress, founded in 1990, is a stock holding distributor offering products according to ISO 9000 standards. The company has two branches in Osasco and São Carlos, both in the state of São Paulo, and employs…
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Japan-based global electronics firm Funai Electric, will open a subsidiary, Funai Lexington Technology Corporation, on Lexington's Lexmark International campus, Kentucky, US, in April.
The new subsidiary will support research and development in inkjet and microfluidic technologies, which involve the use of engineering, science and technology to design systems for handling small volumes of fluid.
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Flowmeters
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will stop approving barges without mass-flowmeters for bunker transfer by the end of the year, it has been reported.
Approved and sealed mass flowmeters for all bunker barges will eventually be required, but the deadline for that mandate may take up to two years.
It is thought that a fears of an increase in bunker fraud may be one of the reasons…
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