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Pumps
AxFlow, a European-based fluid handling solutions firm, has acquired Australian ‘market-leading’ centrifugal pumps producer Browns Brothers/Kelair.
Browns Brothers/Kelair operates throughout 15 locations across Australia and New Zealand.
After AxFlow’s acquisition of South-African pumps distributor AQS Industries, this acquisition marks the next stepping stone in AxFlow’s…
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According to a press release, Severn Water has committed to an agreement with waste water firm Next Filtration to implement its Next FOG (fats, oils and greases) STOP technology into their water systems.
The technology is designed to reduce the build-up of FOG in sewers.
Also including evaluation of additional systems, the deal follows an 18-month trial of the technology. The release claims that…
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Fluid Handling International will be hosting a webinar with leading system provider of industrial process measurement instrumentation, Krohne.
The webinar will take place on the 7th of November 2018, 2-3 PM (CET). It will be hosted by Krohne's PipePatrol product manager, Daniel Vogt.
Titled, ‘Rapid and Reliable Pipeline Leak Detection’, the webinar will cover the importance…
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The Seeq Corporation has announced that its advanced analytics solutions will now be available on Microsoft as software as a service (SaaS).
Seeq’s customers are those in; oil & gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, energy, mining, food and beverage, as well as other process industries. It enables engineers and scientists in process organisations to rapidly analyse, predict, collaborate and…
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Pipelines
Reported by Reuters, a $15 billion (€13 billion) export deal has been set after companies residing from both Egypt and Israel purchased a 39% stake in an East Mediterranean Gas (EMG) pipeline.
The EMG stake was valued at $518 million (€446 million) and was purchased by Israel’s Delek Drilling, US-based Noble Energy and Egyptian East Gas Co.
Part of an export deal signed between…
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Flowmeters
Measuring instrumentation specialist Krohne is celebrating the opening of its new flow and level measurement manufacturing and calibration facility in Beverly, Massachusetts.
A formal ribbon cutting ceremony, which included tours of the facility and presentations from Krohne executives, took place on 27 September.
As previously announced, the new facility is set to serve as Krohne’s new US…
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Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturer’s Association has appointed Gary Wilde as its new technical services officer.
Initially, Wilde’s role at the BPMA will be to ‘instigate and manage’ a number of special projects. Ultimately, the position will expand to encompass ‘the majority of technical functions within the organisation.’
Wilde has held a variety of roles at…
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Pumps
A German energy supplier had initially used a geological horizon for gas storage, but then decided to extract crude oil from the same deposit. Therefore, a suitable extraction system had to be acquired for transporting the multi-phase mixture with a high gas content to the surface from 1,200m below.
Due to the extreme conditions, specific pump technology was required: centrifugal pumps with…
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Pumps
German pump manufacturer KSB will release a new pump app in mid-July called KSB FlowManager.
According to the company, the new app can be used to operate and configure the PumpDrive 2 and PumpDrive 2 Eco variable speed systems. In addition, it can be used to adjust the fixed speed of MyFlow Drive ‘to the optimum operating point.’
The app will support both IOS and Android devices, and…
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Level Monitors
Instrumentation specialist Krohne has begun manufacturing the Waterflux 3070 battery powered water meter at its recently opened facility in Beverly, MA.
The Waterflux 3070 is, according to Krohne, the first all-in-one water meter with integrated pressure and temperature sensor. The updated Waterflux 3070 now offers a mains power option with battery backup, and Modbus RTU communication option for…
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The British Pump Manufacturers Association has joined other engineering employers and trade associations in voicing concerns to the UK’s prime minister, Theresa May, about a ‘No Deal’ Brexit scenario.
150 chief executives, ‘including the CEOs of some of Britain’s biggest engineering employers as well as those of some of its most innovative smaller companies’,…
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Physicists claim to have found a solution to understanding transitional flow, something which could be of huge significance to the fluid handling industry.
Equations developed by British physicist Osborne Reynolds more than 130 years ago to describe fluid flowing at various speeds are still widely used today. When a fluid runs slowly its flow is smooth, but when it runs quickly its flow is more…
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Endress+Hauser has unveiled its new Memosens CCS50D chlorine dioxide sensor. The company claims the new product supports the safe and effective disinfection of clean drinking water, pathogen-free cooling water and high quality process water.
According to the measurement and instrumentation specialist, the new product has been launched to address compliance with limit values of disinfectants. High…
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Pumps
AxFlow has introduced the new MM Series of AODD pumps from Almatec. According to the company, the MM Series pumps have been designed specifically to meet the standards, regulations and operational requirements that govern the food and beverage industry.
The pumps are built from food-grade wetted materials and have been designed to provide easy cleaning. According to a company statement, the MM…
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Flowmeters
Flow measurement R&D specialist TUV SUD NEL has commissioned an upgrade of its Primary Liquid Densitometer with the aim of boosting flowmeter calibration accuracy and closing the calibration traceability gap.
According to TUV SUD NEL, the new Primary Liquid Densitometer will provide the calibration traceability to primary standards for liquid density measurement at elevated temperatures, as…
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Applied Flow Technology (AFT) has launched a major upgrade to its Fathom modelling and analysis software, AFT Fathom.
AFT version Fathom 10 adds a number of new features to AFT’s fluid dynamic simulation software. Fathom was first created almost 25 years ago to be used by engineers for calculating pressure drop and flow distribution in liquid and low velocity gas piping and ducting…
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Pumps
Pump manufacturer KSB has developed a special impeller for its Movitec multistage high-pressure pumps.
According to an announcement from the company, the new impeller ‘significantly’ improves the suction characteristics (NPSH – net positive suction head - values) of the Movitec pumps.
Apparently the pump is well suited to applications with critical inlet conditions, such as…
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Two major US agencies are looking to streamline the safety review and permitting process for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility proposals.
The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) have announced agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) ‘that would refine and…
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