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Sep 18, 2015
Cost-effective explosion protection for high temperature applications
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Sep 16, 2015
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The industrial group of Moog, a precision control component manufacturer, has launched a contest to find the oldest operating Moog servo valve.
The company will also be sponsoring monthly drawings to give people with newer valves a chance to participate.
The contest is part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Moog’s operations in Europe.
‘It’s... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2015
Valves
Industrial valve manufacturer Velan is cutting its North American workforce by 110 due to a global downturn in the oil and gas industry.
Some of the job cuts will be temporary, but others will be total eliminations, mostly through retirement.
Approximately half of the employees being released are in unionised jobs and the other half are management and staff.
Velan will... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2015
Pumps
Sulzer has launched its new SNS end suction single-stage process pump range.
The pumps are designed to provide high performance and reliability, and also the design requirements of the ISO5199 standard.
For operators, the design can translate to savings in total life-cycle costs and a reduced environmental footprint, Sulzer says.
The new pump range was developed... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2015
Pumps
Xylem, a global water technology company, has entered into an exclusive relationship with Rentricity, a US renewable energy company, to provide integrated water solutions for municipal, industrial, and irrigation applications that use excess pressure in water mains and convert it into renewable electricity.
Rentricity uses hydrokinetic energy applications in potable... [Read More]
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Sep 15, 2015
Pumps
Grindex has introduced the Primo line of single-phase pumps to meet the increasing market demand for small, affordable pumps.
The Primo pumps consist of two drainage and two sludge models well-suited for construction, industrial, and municipal applications.
The pumps’ compact design allows them to operate in dewatering applications in tight spaces where larger pumps... [Read More]
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Sep 14, 2015
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Pentair will launch its patented flux enhancing Helix technology, available on all X-Flow tubular membrane modules, at the upcoming WEFTEC 2015 event in Chicago, USA.
Helix provides the solution to the problem of membrane fouling in high-solids ultrafiltration.
Inside the tubular membrane modules, the build-up of insoluble particles results in a cake layer at the membrane... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2015
Pumps
Sugar cane farmers, the Templeton family, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in Australia have cut energy costs and gained additional water efficiency by installing a Tsurumi submersible dewatering pump.
The new installation is a safer, flood proof solution for water harvesting that delivers 3,000lpm at 850Kpa.
The original system at the farm had an 18.5kW end suction... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2015
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Alfa Laval, a Swedish heat transfer, centrifugal separation, and fluid handling solutions provider, has won an order to supply two process lines for edible oil refining in China.
The order is booked in the food technology and life science segment of the company and has a value of approximately SEK75 million (€7.9 million), with delivery scheduled for 2016.
The order... [Read More]
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Oct 9, 2015
Pumps
At the end of August 2015, KSB Pumps India won a substantial order for the supply of six boiler feed pumps to be installed in the new, ultra-modern fossil-fuelled power station located in Tanda in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
India’s national power utility is currently building two new power plant units in Tanda, each with a capacity of 600MW.
The pumps are... [Read More]
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Oct 8, 2015
Pumps
Fluid handling equipment manufacturer Graco has introduced its ToughTek fireproofing pumps for low, medium and high-density sprayed fire resistive materials (SFRMs).
The pumps use piston pump technology capable of applying cementitious fireproofing materials through long hose lengths and delivering them with a smooth, steady flow. They are ideal for cementitious fireproofing... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2015
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Pentair has received a Safety Integrated Level (SIL) 3 certification for its Westlock Controls AccuTrak position monitors and Quantum control monitors.
Obtained from third party certification organisation Exida, the accreditation validates the monitors’ quality and reliability in hazardous application environments.
Mike Lutolf, global product manager for controls... [Read More]
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Oct 7, 2015
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US-based measurement solution provider Omega has introduced the Platinum series controller demonstration/evaluation kit.
The PT-DEMO PID controller offers a fully integrated temperature control system suitable as a platform to investigate the use of closed loop (PID) and simple on/off temperature control in heating and cooling applications.
The controller is well suited... [Read More]
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Oct 6, 2015
Flowmeters
Badger Meter has introduced RCT1000 Coriolis mass flowmeters, the latest addition to its line of flow instrumentation products.
The RCT1000 provides the ability to simultaneously measure mass, volume, density, and temperature, providing control options to synchronise precision processes.
‘More than simply a flow meter, the RCT1000 Coriolis flow system is capable... [Read More]
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Oct 5, 2015
Valves
Total RC, the refining and chemicals arm of French oil company Total SA, is standardising on manifolds produced by the instrumentation products division of Parker Hannifin, a motion and control technologies provider.
The decision follows several years’ extensive temperature, pressure, and corrosion testing of products from different manufacturers, with Parker being... [Read More]











