Volume 7, Issue 1
Published: February 22, 2019
Addressing the skills shortage
Rising skills shortages and a 'brain drain' on experienced staff are a growing concern in egineering related professions and the pump industry is no exception. These challenges are the result of different...
Dogs on Duty
A relatively new form of pipeline leak detection, trained leak detector dogs have been around for about 15 years. Will Keaton of AlphaDog Pipeline Leak Detectors, explains to Fluid Handling International...
Sounding out the problem
Magnitogorsk is an industrial city on the South Eastern side of the Ural Mountains in Russia and is home to one of the largest steel producers in the country. The local municipality provides water and...
Meeting the EU's eel regulations
Hidrostal, the original inventers of the Fish Friendly pump, has supplied pumps for Whitacre Heath P.S. to make the station fully compliant with the EU Eels Regulations. The regulation was brought into...
In with the new
It is always satisfying for a pump manufacturer to learn that its products have lived up to expectations after many years operation. For KSB Pumps Canada, this was the scenario when the City of Montreal...
Flowrox company profile
Flowrox, formerly known as Larox Flowsys, has more than 40 years of experience in solid/liquid separation, flow control, elastomer technology and technical textiles. After acquiring American Spare Parts...
Repair and replace
Mechanical seals first arrived on the market more than 80 years ago and, while little has changed in the design and development of pumps, sealing technology has evolved significantly over this period....
Flattening flow curves
Fluid handling systems often feature regulators to help maintain consistent downstream pressure. A flow curve is a helpful tool to determine the range of outlet pressures a regulator will maintain based...
Automation and process valves
Valves with motorised actuators offer multiple opportunities for improving efficiency in modern plant engineering. But where are the advantages of electrically operated valves for modern plant engineering...
