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Feb 25, 2014
OW Bunker takes mass flowmeter to Rotterdam
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Jul 28, 2015
Pumps
Sustainable productivity solutions provider Atlas Copco has introduced a new range of energy saving vacuum pumps.
With the new GHS 350-900 VSD+ range, Atlas promises average energy savings of 50% compared with conventional oil-sealed and dry vane vacuum pumps, as well low noise levels and good oil retention.
The GHS 350-900 VSD+ range, generating nominal displacement of... [Read More]
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Feb 26, 2014
Valves
Bestobell Valves has secured an order with China’s Hudong Zhonghua shipyard to supply valves for six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
The contract is the latest in a series from the shipyard for the UK-based President Engineering Group subsidiary’s cryogenic valves.
When completed in 2015, the LNG carriers will be used by Sinopec, the China Shipping Group... [Read More]
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Feb 28, 2014
Valves
Technology and automation manufacturer Metso has been given a substantial order to be delivered to Saudi Aramco's petroleum refining and petrochemical production complex currently under construction.
The order includes a considerable range of Metso's Neles rotary and globe valves and Jamesbury valves, including control, on/off and safety valves. It also includes the company's... [Read More]
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Feb 28, 2014
Other
Plexus Holdings, an oil and gas engineering services business, has agreed a new three-year contract with drilling and engineering company AGR Well Management.
Under the contract, Plexus will supply both its standard pressure and High Temperature/High Pressure ('HPHT') POS-GRIP wellhead technology and mudline services to AGR.
Plexus has already received its first order... [Read More]
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Jan 15, 2014
Valves
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has introduced a new series of electrically actuated quarter-turn valves.
The 3003 and 3004 series are both designed to offer fast and reliable control to support a variety of applications from 20Nm to 100Nm, says the company.
The compact valves can be powered by a range of both AC and DC supplies as well as offering analogue control... [Read More]
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Jul 31, 2015
Other
Wilo has released its new remote control system, the Wilo-Smart Control SC-Lift switchgear for water and sewage lifting systems.
Designed for systems with up to four pumps, the switchgear features a user-friendly interface and a large display with clearly-structured menus with cross-application, icon-driven navigation.
Wilo says the multi-line display boosts transparency... [Read More]
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Jan 20, 2014
Pumps
Pump and valve manufacturer KSB has launched a zero-leakage mag-drive pump series in back-pull out design for primary use with hazardous chemicals.
The horizontal, radially split volute casing RPHmdp, designed to US standard API 685, has been developed to reduce maintenance costs and ensure a maximum service life by combining a proven RPH hydraulic system with a new magnetic... [Read More]
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Jan 23, 2014
Other
French environmental firm Veolia Environnement has won the contract to build a €320 million ($436.2 million) seawater desalination plant at the Az Zour North complex in Kuwait.
Veolia subsidiary Sidem will build the plant under an EPC (engineering, purchasing and construction) contract, won in partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries.
The plant will have a daily... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2015
Flowmeters
Great Plains Industries (GPI) has released its new Flomec 02 scaled pulse meter.
Kevin Symens, GPI’s meter division North American sales manager, says the company is adding the scaled pulse output option to its economy series flowmeter line based in market needs.
The new meter line is compact and lightweight for applications in mobile installations or within confined... [Read More]
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Jan 24, 2014
Hoses
Austrian industrial product manufacturer Semperit plans to invest around €10 million ($13.6 million) in a hose production expansion project at its Semperflex Optimit plant in the Czech Republic.
The project is already underway and, when completed, is planned to increase production capacity by 30% by the Q2 2015, the company says. No further details on the project... [Read More]
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Jan 27, 2014
Valves
Oliver Valves, a British valve manufacturer for the oil and gas industry, has reported an £85 million order book after a year of strong sales in 2013.
Increased sales in key markets including Brazil, the Middle East and Asia led to the record year, up 38% compared to the same period in 2012, according to the company.
Around 90% of Oliver Valves' turnover comes from... [Read More]
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Jan 30, 2014
Other
The BelGAS division of Marsh Bellofram Corp., a member of the Bellofram, has introduced a new, explosion-proof two-wire pressure transmitter, expressly designed for industrial field service.
Designed for maximum durability, the Marsh Bellofram BelGAS Type 5000 P/I transducer is a two-wire device that converts a signal pressure input into a 4-20 mA or 10-50 mA output. According... [Read More]
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Jul 30, 2015
Pumps
Australian Pump Industries has announced that Tsurumi’s 1000V submersible dewatering pumps will soon begin trials at mine sites across Australia.
Tsurumi’s Kyoto factory has finished the design, prototyping, and laboratory testing for the pump model, which is now ready for live mine environments.
Australian Pump, Tsurumi’s distributor in... [Read More]
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Jan 31, 2014
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... [Read More]