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Electralloy becomes North America’s exclusive licensed producer of Nitronic bar products
Due to an expanded license from AK Steel, Electralloy is now the exclusive producer of all Nitronic bar, billet, coil rod, master alloy, pigs and ingot products
Mouvex Enterprise compressors for oil-free high-pressure discharge of fluids
Constructed of corrosion-resistant, hard-coated cast iron, the Enterprise series of rotary vane compressors from Mouvex are designed for use with fluids that can cause operational problems for cargo pumps
Neptune Mixer Company offering range of gear-driven portable mixers
Designed for use in a wide variety of mixing/blending applications, the gear-driven portable mixers from Neptune eliminate leaking and the danger of oil contamination
Editorial podcast - January
The editor of World Pumps welcomes you to the January issue
Iwaki America develops chemical process pumps with Teflon liners
The MDW line of chemical process pumps from Iwaki America features PFA Teflon liners with silicon carbide bearings.

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Editorial Podcast - January
News from the pump industry and an application overview.
Editiorial podcast - December
The editor welcomes you to the December issue of World Pumps.
Editiorial podcast - November
The editor welcomes you to the November issue of World Pumps.
Editiorial podcast - September
The editor welcomes you to the September issue of World Pumps.

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Dosing pumps for sealing compounds Dosing pumps for sealing compounds
The additives present in many modern sealing compounds, can be quite abrasive, and finding a dosing pump that can handle them without problems is more of a challenge than it used to be. However, there are reliable non-damaging solutions using a range of pump types.
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ATEX certification for hazardous areas ATEX certification for hazardous areas
When installing AC drives with electric motors into potentially explosive atmospheres, company’s run the risk of accidents which can result in injuries and downtime. Since the introduction of ATEX directives into the European Union, the same procedure is safer and has simplified; requiring only the selection of equipment certified for the appropriate area.
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Steam line cleaning in a hostile location
An ethylene plant in Saudi Arabia needed to reduce thermal cycling time while maintaining the high level of cleanliness required to prevent damage of the turbine blades. SABSCO was able to achieve this goal in the hostile environment and in a short time frame, by utilizing the company’s Softstart technology.
Robust and tough for slurry handling Robust and tough for slurry handling
Wet scrubber FGD plants play a critical role in reducing emissions of sulphur dioxide from coal-burning power stations. However, the abrasive and corrosive wet limestone slurry used in this process demands pumps of high levels of reliability. Wernert pumps provided the answer for one European power station.

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Water cooling is big business
This article considers some of the design considerations and solutions which KSB has developed for cooling duties within the power generation, refining and petrochemical industries.
Magnet drives cut maintenance costs
This article examines the effect of replacing stuffing box packed pumps with magnet drive types in a German bitumen plant.
Cavitation control in centrifugal pumps
This article examines the various causes of cavitation in centrifugal pumps, describing the pattern of damage each inflicts and the different methods to prevent and cure them.

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