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At last month's Pump & Turbomachinery Symposia, held in Houston, Texas, Waukesha Bearings featured its new thrust bearing for high-temperature electric submersible pumps (ESPs).
The Hidrax HT tilt pad thrust bearing can sustain unit loads of 8 MPa (1160 psi) at oil bath temperatures up to 300°C.
Technological advances in steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) are increasing ESP operating…
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Global manufacturer Dover has announced its acquisition of Accelerated Companies, a supplier of artificial lift and fluid handling solutions to oil and gas production markets, for a purchase price of $430 million (€338.6 million), subject to a customary adjustment for working capital.
Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Accelerated's core offerings include electric submersible pumps…
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Invista, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, has introduced a new nylon polymer pipe designed to withstand harsh oilfield conditions.
Raptor nylon pipe, the industry's first nylon 6-6 homogenous single wall line pipe that withstands temperatures up to 93.3⁰C and pressures up to 500 PSI. During the development of the new line pipe, the company's technical team kept corrosive liquids, impacts,…
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Flowmeters
Materials engineering company Morgan Advanced Materials has teamed up with a leading research university to investigate the use of alumina blocks in new generation ultrasonic flow meters.
Together, Morgan and Loughborough University's Advanced Ceramics Research Group are exploring the potential use of reflective alumina blocks in place of the stainless steel blocks which are currently widely used…
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Australian company Oz Seals has developed its latest elastomer for chemical resistance.
Based on Aflas by Asahi Glass Company, Aflas Extreme TFE Elastomer is a unique type of fluorinated rubber that combines strength with extreme chemical, temperature and electrical resistance. It is formulated with an additional PTFE backbone into the structure, making it stronger than standard Aflas. These…
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Flowmeters
Emerson Process Management has introduced a coriolis flow transmitter designed to translate measurement data into meaningful insight and instruction.
The Micro Motion Model 5700 Transmitter is applicable for a range of applications, from liquid and gas custody transfer to simple process control.
'The Model 5700 transmitter was developed using Emerson's Human Centred Design approach to technology…
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Pipelines
Canadian company C-FER Technologies has opened a new $14 million (€10.9 million) research and testing facility in Edmonton, Alberta, for the development of new oil and gas pipeline technologies.
C-FER's new facility features:
• A full-scale underground leak simulator for liquid pipelines• One of the world's largest deep water pressure vessels, capable of pressures up to 8,000…
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Wiese Europe specialises in loading arms for the (petro-)chemical and food industry to transfer liquids and gasses to trucks, trains and ships and today supplies its products and services worldwide.
Sixty per cent of Wiese Europe's annual turnover is realised through export. The company already works with agents and distributors in France, China, India, Indonesia, Spain, Singapore the UAE and…
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As the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia, Water Corp. manages more than 100 wastewater treatment plants and over 1,100 pump stations across an area more than a quarter of the size of the US.
After trials and extensive experience with a wide variety of both contacting and non-contacting alternatives, Water Corp. has chosen UK…
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Pumps
Verderflex recently provided a solution to a Swiss airport that had been experiencing significant problems with their water softening treatment. The local water supply required treatment to prevent scaling in the pipework.
The existing treatment system required a salt solution to be dosed from a storage tank close to the pumps over a 350m pipe-run to the water supply. The piping system had a…
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Valves
Crane ChemPharma & Energy has announced the expansion of the Pacific Valves Wedgeplug line for low steam consumption within severe service applications.
Wedgeplug valves are specifically engineered to address the challenges in severe service applications. Now available in ½" to 36" sizes, the range has been expanded to increase the breadth of solutions for customers in the refining,…
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Bonomi North America has introduced a new series of grooved-end butterfly valves for use in commercial and light industrial applications. The new valves are built with an ISO mounting pad and stem for simple automation with electric or pneumatic actuators.
Standard features of the new Bonomi Series L700E Series include an epoxy-coated ductile iron body, EDPM-coated ductile iron disc, and a 410…
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Flowmeters
Krohne has introduced a new vortex flowmeter for the measurement of conducting and non-conducting liquids, gases and steam.
The Optiswirl 4200 is targeted at auxiliary and supply applications in various industries, such as internal monitoring of energy flows for saturated and superheated steam or hot water, and heat metering applications. Areas of usage also cover steam boiler monitoring, burner…
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Sealing product engineering specialists James Walker and Teadit have signed an enterprise framework agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to supply the gasket requirements of all Shell and Shell joint venture sites in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Russia, Australia, Canada and South America.
The contract covers an initial five-year period with an option to extend for another…
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Valve and gauge application specialist Total Valve Systems has introduced patented technology in new non-reclosing pressure relief valve.
The model 6820 TRV can be reset in seconds from the field or remotely, the first of its kind to do this. Related product model 6220 is a shutdown version that shuts off when the valve reaches the set pressure or is triggered remotely.
Total Valve's engineering…
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Pipelines
Save The World Air (STWA), a developer of integrated viscosity reduction and joule heat solutions for the energy industry, has entered into a joint development agreement with Haven Technology Solutions, a research firm specialising in flow regime management technologies for the global energy industry.
Testing to be conducted at the Haven flow-loop research facility in Magnolia, Texas, will…
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Pumps
The addition of super duplex stainless steel to the range of liquid head materials available now enables pump manufacturer Wanner's Hydra-Cell G15 pumps to manage the tough-to-handle waste waters processed in 'zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems.
As water becomes an ever more expensive commodity, industrial, oil, chemical and petrochemical companies are increasingly turning to ZLD systems,…
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Festo has launched a new modular approach to automating water/wastewater and other processing plants.
This new approach reduces the time and cost of manufacturing process systems and makes processing plants more adaptable to changing market environments.
'The new Festo initiative not only helps OEMs and integrators deliver a superior solution quickly and at a saving, it also provides the end-user…
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