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Pumps
Armstrong Fluid Technology (AFT) has introduced its generation Design Envelope pumps.
The new pump range features 33 advanced energy savings models ranging in sizes from one to 75HP, AFT says.
The new pumps are designed to increase energy savings while providing more sustainable solutions.
‘The Design Envelope (DE) technology integrates the latest selection, control, and hydronic tools into…
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Valves
The JSC Taneco Oil Refining and Petrochemical complex located in Nizhnekamsk, Russia has purchased Auma’s new actuation solution for lift plug valves.
The established supplier of modular, electric actuation technology supplied actuators for 28 lift plug valves to SchuF, an international industrial valve company.
Construction of the refinery complex commenced in 2005 and commissioning is…
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Pumps
Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for water management, building services and groundwater, has released the Wilo Helix Excel high-efficiency multistage pump line.
The Helix Excel offers efficiencies up to 94% due to the EC motor and high efficiency drive combination.
The company reports 20%-50% energy savings compared to a multistage pump with a VFD and high-efficiency motor.
The…
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Pumps
Wilo-Stratos has released the high-efficiency energy saving glanded Giga pump for water processing applications.
According to Wilo, the pump is delivers energy savings of up to 70% when compared to conventional pumps without speed control and 31% when compared to conventional electronically controlled pumps.
This translates into a saving of up to eight tonnes of CO2 annually.
The new pump…
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Flowmeters
Agrochemical specialists Stored Crop Conservation Limited has standardised on Titan Enterprises 900 Series and OG Series oval gear flowmeters to record use of low volumes of regulated chemicals.
Hygiene and the elimination of pests and fungus is a major problem in the growth and storage of bulk crops in modern agriculture.
From the preparation of the buildings used for food production through to…
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Other
ABB Measurement & Analytics in the UK has won a new multi-million pound framework agreement with Thames Water to supply its biggest ever offering of instrumentation equipment.
The framework will see ABB offering an expanded range of products to its previous supply of pressure instrumentation and electromagnetic flowmeters, with the addition of clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters and borehole level…
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Pumps
The global water pump market was valued at $40.5 billion (€37.2bln) in 2014 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.6% during the period 2015 – 2020, according to a new market study.
According to P&S Market Research, the rapid growth of the urban population is creating pressure on the existing water infrastructure, which includes delivery…
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Pumps
A Bredel 40 hose pump from Watson-Marlow is the latest arrival at Farécla Products, a world-class manufacturer of cutting compounds and finishing products, where it is being used on a mobile platform to serve filling lines.
The pump joins existing Bredel 65 and Bredel 100 pumps on site that are being deployed to transfer a number of extremely abrasive, highly viscous products.
Based at…
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Valves
Rotork Skilmatic electro-hydraulic valve actuators have been ordered for increased safety emergency shutdown duties on two new oil pipelines in China.
Owned by the China National Petroleum Corporation, the Mahui and Yunnan Pipelines are attached to the network bringing oil and gas to China from offshore fields in the Bay of Bengal.
The Skilmatic actuators will be installed in automated and…
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Other
Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced the IPS 4000 integrated pumping system, an advanced multi-zone control.
The new system directly integrates with pumping units to optimise energy performance, system handling, and installation.
Designed with the ‘sensor within’, the IPS 4000 series offers a comprehensive control solution that does not rely on remote sensors to…
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Pumps
Franklin Electric has expanded its line of VR Series vertical, stainless steel multi-stage pumps.
The booster pumps are now available in 3, 5, 9, 15, 20, 30, 45, 65, and 95m3/h options with a flow range up to 600 gpm and 750ft of total dynamic head (TDH).
The VR Series was manufactured to be the most durable booster pump on the market, according to Franklin.
Each pump features all 316…
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Other
Honeywell has introduced its new Amplified Basic Pressure (ABP) Series of board-mounted piezoresistive pressure sensors.
The new sensors, among the smallest in their class, offer a ratiometric analogue or digital output for reading pressure over the specified full scale pressure span and temperature range.
The ABP Series is fully calibrated and temperature compensated for sensor offset,…
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Other
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has released Centum VP R6.02, a new version of its integrated production control system with enhanced functionality.
Yokogawa has developed a number of new operation and monitoring functions for Centum VP, the latest generation in the 40-year-old Centum series, that will make it easier for operators to keep track of what is happening in a plant.
Oil refineries,…
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Flowmeters
Tracerco, an international oil and gas service provider part of Johnson Matthey, has landed a contract to provide smart tracer technology for flow measurement of six new oil wells.
Heavy oil was discovered at the Mariner field in the UK North Sea in 1981, but has remained inaccessible until now.
Alternative technology implemented by Statoil at its Maureen reservoir has made producing from the…
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Flowmeters
The increasing offshore production activities in Brazilian and African regions will provide the major market for turbine flowmeters in subsea applications in the coming future, a new market study by Transparency Market Research says.
Turbine flowmeters are velocity measurement devices used for measuring the volumetric flow of liquid or gas.
At oil and gas facilities, turbine flowmeters are…
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Pumps
Xylem, a global water technology company, has designed a state-of-the-art water pumping solution as part of a project to expand the Lanaye Locks in Belgium.
The Locks of Lanaye canal is a vital connector route between Northern and Southern Europe, connecting Meuse river with Albert Canal and permitting traffic between Liège and the sea without passing Antwerp.
Xylem’s Flygt pumps and…
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Other
Delta Controls, a global temperature and pressure process control instrumentation manufacturer, has attained the new CU TR Certificate of Conformity for its switch product portfolio.
The certificate, which is mandatory for any electrical equipment that is going to be operated or installed in hazardous areas within the Customs Union (CU) of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, means the…
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Pumps
Hydrotechnik (UK), based in Nottingham, has provided a bespoke test rig for a major UK pump manufacturer which has increased repeatable efficiency from 85% to over 94%.
Using the data gathered from the Hydrotechnik rig, the company’s engineers have been able to more accurately establish the efficiency of their pump sets.
The bespoke Hydrotechnik test rigs are used in a modern plant in…
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