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Graco has announced its agreement to acquire the stock of Pennsylvania-based High Pressure Equipment (HiP) company for $160 million (€134.5 million), the latest in a string of acquisitions by the Minneapolis-based fluid handling technology company.
The acquisition of HiP is subject to customary regulatory review and Graco expects to complete the transaction in the first quarter of 2015. In…
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Pumps
Energy Recovery, a specialist in pressure energy technology for industrial fluid flows, has released the VorTeq hydraulic pumping system, the first product engineered to increase runtime and reduce maintenance costs by rerouting abrasive frac fluid away from existing hydraulic fracturing pumps.
The current fracking pumping technology requires intensive and costly maintenance. In many cases, pumps…
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Onicon, a Harbour Group company specialising in the design and manufacture of flow and energy measurement systems, recently acquired Greyline Instruments, announced Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and CEO. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Greyline designs and manufactures ultrasonic flow meters and level sensors that utilise Doppler, transit time, and area velocity technologies.…
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General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement to acquire the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of Oceaneering, a global provider of engineering services and products to the oil and gas industry.
The product line goes to market under the Oceaneering Subsea All Electric and Ifokus brand, which specialises in the design and manufacturing of specialty subsea products, with a focus on electric…
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Hoses
Dunlop Oil & Marine has reportedly invested $26.8 million (€22.5 million) in the construction of a new hose manufacturing facility in Macaé, Brazil.
The soon-to-open ContiTech Dunlop Oil & Marine Brazil was completed in October 2014, and will be ready to supply hoses in the first quarter of 2015.
Reports say the investment was made in response to increasing demand for…
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Flowmeters
Titan Enterprises has released a new data recording version of its Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter software interface.
Designed for ease of use, the Atrato flow recorder enables data recording via an external computer. With features that provide monitoring, reporting and management of flow data, the device delivers a continuous picture of the process and a reliable alternative to restrictive and…
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US company Kurt Hydraulics has introduced its new push-on hose and push-loc hose couplings for low pressure applications.
The push-on design allows for an easy and tight fit with no need for special crimping tools.
Kurt's oil resistant push-on hose contains a specially-designed spiral polyester material inside to lock onto the fitting of the coupling, allowing for strong retention under pressure.…
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Energy management solutions company VP Instruments has announced the addition of several new features to its existing VPFlowScope insertion probe. The meter measures flow, pressure and temperature and is suitable for mobile measurements and fixed installations.
The new features of the VPFlowScope at a glance:
• the software can rotate the meter's display by 180⁰ so you need never read it…
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Rotork Midland recently introduced a new high integrity modular concept for pneumatic actuator control assemblies. Constructed in 316L stainless steel, the Smart-Loc system is particularly suitable for the control and sequencing of process valve actuators in oil and gas applications.
Compared to traditional fabricated panel mounted assemblies, the Smart-Loc offers a lighter, stronger and more…
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The industry’s leading conference in the bulk liquid storage sector, StocExpo, has just revealed its conference programme for 17-19th March 2015.
The event, now in its 11th year, will feature speakers from BP and terminals including Oiltanking, VTTI, CLH and Gate.
New to this year, the event will also host a special finance and investment section, featuring speakers from EQT, UBS Bank, DNB…
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Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has updated its StrengThin piping system with the addition of the Series 466 plug valve and the redesigned Style D08 coupling.
The StrengThin system, a high-pressure piping system for balance-of-plant applications in desalination facilities, enables direct pipe-end preparation of schedule 10S and schedule 20 super austenitic, duplex…
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Actuator developer Centork recently launched its new range of modular electric valve actuators at the 2014 Valve World Expo.
Designed to deliver a solution for duties and applications of all descriptions across a range of industries, the CK range's modular, 'building block' construction presents a number of options and features, enabling each actuator to precisely match its specific valve duty…
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After mechanical production systems were established worldwide, followed by mass production and process automation, the concept of 'Industry 4.0' stands for the consistent digital orientation of industrial processes. With the introduction of the new device platform EDIP (Efficient Device Integration Platform) Bürkert opens the door to intelligent networking of its products. This platform…
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Valves
Badger Meter HP-60 ultra-high pressure control valves are ideal for offshore, oil and gas control applications with up-stream pressures of up to 60,000 psi. Available in the UK through liquids handling specialists Pump Engineering, the Type HP-60 control valve utilises a 17-4 PH body along with a solid Stellite inner valve assembly.
The HP-60 valve is also ideal for use in industrial research and…
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Emco Wheaton will use an upcoming trade show to unveil its latest piece of software. The TODO configurator, which will be available for use on iPads, speeds up the process of specifying products and getting quotes and stores a full specification of product should clients wish to re-order in the future.
'We are very excited to show off our new piece of technology,' says Emco Wheaton's Americas…
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DeZURIK has announced that four of its knife gate valve product lines have earned Safety Integrity Level (SIL) Certification per the requirements of the IEC 61508:2010 standard. The IEC 61508 international standard on Functional Safety assures that safety-related systems provide the necessary risk reduction required to achieve safety for the equipment.
The company's KGC Knife Gate Valves, KSV…
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India's valves industry is expected to grow by 25% per year and reach $5 billion (€4 billion) by 2020.
The country hopes that by building large power and petrochemical units, this will create a significant demand for valves.
'We expect country's valve industry may witness CAGR growth of 20-25%and we have set a target of $5 billion by 2020 from the present $2 billion,' I S Malhotra, CII…
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Flowserve, a provider of flow control products and services, has launched the McCanna CryoSeal ball valve for cryogenic service. The CryoSeal represents the optimum design solution for cryogen flow isolation at temperatures as low as -196⁰C.
User benefits with this new product include increased uptime through the use of self-compensating, live-loaded stem seals which provide enhanced sealing…
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