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Nov 14, 2013
Flowserve receives multi-million dollar order for vertical pumps package
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Nov 15, 2013
Valves
Attendees at the Adipec 2013 event in Abu Dhabi earlier this month saw the introduction of a new metal seated ball valve from AS-Schneider.
Made of stainless steel for use in corrosive environments, the patent-pending KM series valve is designed for high-pressure operations with oil and gas industry pipes.
The valve can operate in temperatures ranging from -29ºC to... [Read More]
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Nov 18, 2013
Flowmeters
Litre Meter, a UK-based manufacturer of fluid flow products, has sent 65 VFF positive displacement flow meters with spares to Azerbaijan for use in chemical injection applications in the Caspian Sea.
The VFF MF30 rotary piston flow meters will measure flow of methanol at high pressure – 430 bar (6,326 psi) – in gas field exploration programs.
'Antifreeze' fluids... [Read More]
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Nov 18, 2013
Pumps
DESMI, a global specialist in the development and manufacture of pump solutions for a variety of industries including marine, oil spill solutions and defence, has launched a vertical in-line centrifugal pump.
The ESL can be used for a number of applications, including hot and fresh water circulation, HVAC, as a hydrophore pump, cooling water and refrigeration.
Denmark-based... [Read More]
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Aug 14, 2015
Pumps
A German paper mill has replaced its existing diaphragm pumps with Qdos models from Watson-Marlow (WM) and reported process improvements including reliability, increased up-time, and ease of maintenance when pumping anti-foam agents used in starching operations.
The Schoellershammer plant, run by the family-owned Heinr. Aug. Schoeller Söhne (Schoeller) in Düren,... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2015
Pumps
BBA Pumps has launched the new BA100K, a diesel-driven 4” solids handling mobile pump set.
The unit delivers good pumping performance combined with a low cost of maintenance and minimal exhaust emissions.
The dry self-priming dewatering and sewage pump has a capacity of over 190m3/hour (836 US GPM), a maximum head of 22mwc, and features free passage of 82mm.
It... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2015
Other
Numerous plant operators experience problems incurred by temperature and pressure fluctuations in the pump.
In conjunction with the low vapour pressure margin of the medium (e.g. ethane, propane), this can cause phase transitions between liquid and gas at the seal faces, causing them to run dry.
Conventional mechanical seals consequently sustain damage, which results in... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2013
Other
Parker Hannifin has introduced a new range of stapleless and threadless couplers designed to address the limitations of staple couplers or threaded couplers in longwall applications.
The company states the use of staple couplers resulting in an alarming number of hydraulic hose failures prompted it to develop a new stapleless coupler that will revolutionise high pressure... [Read More]
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Oct 23, 2013
Pipelines
Saudi Arabia-based Arabian Pipes (AP) has scooped a $133 million (€96.7 million) three year contract to supply welded steel pipes to Petroleum Development of Oman.
The deal will see AP produce, coat and supply steel pipes designed for high pressure flow lines and critical applications. Production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2014 and the supply will... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2015
Valves
Rotork Instruments has acquired M&M International, an Italy-based subsidiary of Spirax-Sarco Engineering.
With the acquisition, Rotork adds M&M’s complete range of solenoid valve products to its portfolio.
Established for over 30 years, M&M is a manufacturer of general purpose solenoid valves, air actuated piston valves, automatic drain valves, connectors,... [Read More]
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Aug 13, 2015
Pumps
Colfax Fluid Handling has delivered three Allweiler propeller pumps to a German chemical company at end of 2014.
The pumps were delivered to Cordenka, based in Obernburg, which manufactures technical fabrics and cords.
Cordenka also produces sodium sulphate, which it sells to detergent and glass industries.
Since the end of 2014, Cordenka has used three additional new... [Read More]
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Oct 29, 2013
Pipelines
A new blast furnace at Wales-based Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks has been equipped with some three miles of cooling pipework, installed by Fairwood Fabrications and supplied by Pipe Centre.
The £9 million (€10.5 million) installation was part of a complete rebuild of No. 4 Blast Furnace at the South Wales plant. The pipework forms a part of the furnace’s... [Read More]
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Aug 12, 2015
Flowmeters
Developing clean fuel and hydrogen-fuelled hybrid vehicles is becoming an increasing priority for western economies.
As hybrid vehicles become more mainstream the need to provide hydrogen fuelling stations has arisen. Hydrogen fuelling stations and the concept of the ‘hydrogen highway’ are relatively new ideas, with Germany currently having 16 such stations... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
Pipelines
GE Oil and Gas (GE) has introduced flexible pipes to help customers overcome the challenging conditions found in Brazil's Santos Basin by developing new materials for the pipes required to bring hydrocarbons to the surface.
The company says it has been working on the technology for the past three years in order to meet the specific conditions of the basin... [Read More]
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Oct 30, 2013
Pumps
Richfield Oil & Gas Co., an independent exploration and production company, has acquired two additional submersible pumps that will be installed in its Gorham Field facility located in Russell County, Kansas.
The additional pumps will provide for increased production with the benefit of increasing the current proven and probable reserves assigned to these wells. Upon... [Read More]
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#STORTEC Engineering Limited, a leading specialist contractor for #liquid #storage, #biogas and mechanical solutions, has won a major order to design and build digesters and a hydrolysis tank for a new food-waste-to-energy facility in Australia.
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