Pump and valve manufacturer The Weir Group plc has agreed to acquire the valve business of India’s BDK Engineering Industries Ltd. 02 September 2010
In spite of the importance of suction specific speed (S) to cavitation behaviour, some users pay little attention to this parameter when they select and size a centrifugal pump. In this article, Behshad Moradi of PSN highlights the role the S-valve plays in the hydraulic characteristics of centrifugal pumps and aims to make users more aware of this important factor. 01 September 2010
Thompson Pump Company mobilised its Emergency Response Team within days of the Deepwater Horizon incident to provide pumping equipment, supplies and manpower to areas affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. 01 September 2010
Baker Hughes Inc has installed the world’s first ultra-temperature electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells in the Canadian oil sands. 01 September 2010
The Gorman-Rupp Co is planning to acquire National Pump Company LLC, the Glendale, Arizona headquartered manufacturer of vertical turbine line shaft pumps, submersible pumps, centrifugal pumps, high pressure booster pumps and packaged pump station systems. 01 September 2010
The line now includes the Type 57LIS, which enables direct replacement of metallic butterfly valves and conforms to ISO-5752 short face-to-face dimensions. 31 August 2010
Raj Kapur is the new general manager of SPX India and Africa. 31 August 2010
ClydeUnion Pumps has entered into a distribution and service agreement with Bjørge Eureka AS, a subsidiary of Bjørge ASA, covering the Norwegian market. 31 August 2010
The pump is a combination of a ZUWA impeller pump with a pneumatic motor, and is designed to be used where available compressed air is available for use. 25 August 2010
The Chopper pumps have eliminated the clogging of fats and pieces of pig skin in the manufacture of Pork Scratchings which were causing equipment breakdown. 25 August 2010
Landia has invested £1.65 million in a 2,000 m³ extension to the company’s headquarters in Denmark in order to increase productivity. 25 August 2010
The company will be at stand 6019 at the 83rd Annual WEFTEC (Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference) from 2-6 October in New Orleans, USA 25 August 2010
Grundfos Group chairman Niels Due Jensen is celebrating his 50th anniversary with the Danish pump company. 24 August 2010
Slovakia Steel Mills will use the plant to treat the water used for direct and indirect cooling at its new steel mill in Strazske, Slovakia. 24 August 2010
This month sees the start of a three-part series that will build into a reference for commercial building packaged booster sets. This first part examines background and set design. The second part will look at cariable speed booster sets, while the third will focus on high-rise building boosters. 24 August 2010
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Beijing Co. has ordered two boiler circulation pumps for delivery to CIF Beijing in Tianjinxin Port, China. 23 August 2010
The theme of the John Crane stand is providing a single source solution which includes dedicated oil and gas industry products and services. 23 August 2010
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc has designed what it says is a “first-of-its-kind” filtration system to prevent the spread of a zebra mussel infestation in Shoreview, Minnesota. 23 August 2010
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has chosen Petrofac for the engineering, procurement and construction of effluent water and central seawater injection facilities. 20 August 2010
DESMI A/S and DESMI Ocean Guard A/S have entered into a cooperation agreement on the sale of ballast water treatment systems. 20 August 2010
Colfax Corp has bought Baric Group, the UK supplier of fluid-handling systems primarily for lubrication applications in the oil & gas, petrochemical and power generation markets. 20 August 2010
Baker Hughes Inc has acquired Canadian oilfield equipment and service supplier Tanroc. 19 August 2010
Pumps use a lot of energy, an increasingly important concern today. Here, Dipl. Ing. (FH) Jürgen Konrad looks at the latest designs and materials for containment shells fitted to magnetically-coupled pumps, which can save significant energy for quickly amortised initial outlay. Operators can profit too. 18 August 2010
The competition aims to find the oldest Gardner Denver Nash manufactured liquid ring vacuum pump or compressor, including previous company brands, such as elmo and Siemens-Schuckert. 18 August 2010
The Mach 4 series combines Flow’s HyperJet pump, rated at 94,000 psi, and Dynamic Waterjet XD high-precision flat stock and 3D cutting technology. 18 August 2010
China will account for 21% of the US$40 billion world market for industrial pumps in 2015. 17 August 2010
US investment bank Jordan, Knauff & Co has published a report on the flow control industry from a capital markets perspective. 17 August 2010
During its 150th anniversary year, Allweiler is offering to provide the operator of the oldest pump with the latest technology at no charge. 17 August 2010
The British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) in association with World Pumps will host its Pump Industry Awards Dinner in March 2011. 17 August 2010
The pumps offer a compact, high performance and easy-to-use solution for single and multiple filtrations in vacuum filtration. 16 August 2010
The event takes place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, UK, from 8-9 September, with Vacon Drives exhibiting at Stand 22. 16 August 2010
The technology on exhibition at FABTECH 2010 will include Jet Edge’s X-Stream waterjet intensifier pump technology and Mid Rail Gantry precision water jet cutting machine. 16 August 2010
Indian pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers Ltd has set up a new wholly owned subsidiary - Kirloskar Systech Ltd. 13 August 2010
India’s Roto Pumps Ltd is planning to set up a subsidiary company in Singapore. 13 August 2010
Patrick Deniau of Milton Roy Europe takes a historical look at metering pumps, their long development, and the technological breakthroughs that have led to the most modern designs, including the very latest hydraulic actuated diaphragm types. Eco-design principles are now used to great effect. 11 August 2010
Flowserve Corp has received a multi-million dollar order from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium to supply mainline crude oil pumps, mechanical seals and support systems, and upgrades to existing pump units. 10 August 2010
Bjørge Eureka AS has entered into a long term offshore contract for the delivery of pump systems. 10 August 2010
KSB Group has increased the steel foundry capacity at its Vambori, India facility. 09 August 2010
The marine range includes KSB AG’s energy-saving high-pressure and standard pumps, and pumps sets by KSB Itur Spain S.A. for use on different types of ships. 09 August 2010
The line of high efficiency positive displacement pumps are designed for engine prelube and oil transfer applications. 06 August 2010
The new plastic impeller extends the pumps’ range of applications as the impeller is resistant to a wide variety of chemicals not compatible with rubber or Viton impellers. 06 August 2010
Franklin Electric has added a mobile training facility to its training portfolio providing hands-on customer support opportunities to the water systems industry. 05 August 2010
The orders from China Nuclear Power Engineering Company are for nuclear main stream isolation valves (MSIV) for use at three facilities in China. 05 August 2010
The 80 hp 60,000 psi iP60-80DS pump is capable of producing up to 1.35 gpm (5.1 L/m) of ultra-high pressure water for mobile water jet cutting applications. 05 August 2010
Ebara Boshan Pumps Co Ltd is planning a Yn32 million expansion of its factory in Boshan, Shandong Province, China. 05 August 2010
In this article from Algeria, A. Benretem with co-authors M. Benidir and R. Chaib discuss their study of the rheological behaviour of water-phosphate slurries containing various concentrations of solid particles. The influence of particle size, particle size distribution and concentration on the mixture's transport velocity and viscosity are examined. 04 August 2010
Metso Corp will provide mining and minerals processing equipment, including pumps, and services for the new Nordic Mines Oy gold ore processing plant in Finland. 04 August 2010
The contract through Interserve Project Services Ltd involves delivering a complete aeration plant package for Thames Water at Riverside sewage treatment works, UK. 04 August 2010
ITT Corp has completed the acquisition of Godwin Pumps, a specialist in the sale and rental of automatic self-priming portable pumps for the global industrial, construction, mining, municipal, oil and gas markets. 03 August 2010
Charles Austin is also exhibiting the range of enviro et and enviro sw aeration pumps which are designed for wastewater treatment. 03 August 2010
Pentair Inc has doubled the large pump testing capacity of its Kansas City manufacturing plant, following a US$2.3 million investment. 03 August 2010
Flowserve Corp has received final approval from Saudi Aramco on a master purchase agreement to supply pumps, valves and services for the Yanbu’ Export Refinery Project in Saudi Arabia. 03 August 2010
The EZstrip pump is being used to improve efficiency at Thames Water’s sewage treatment works in Dorking, UK. 03 August 2010
The ZW pump series has been designed as a durable, low-maintenance and affordable pump for vertical sump requirements in the mining industry. 03 August 2010
The design of the close-coupled, magnetically-driven thermoplastic centrifugal pump reduces overall length by approximately 20%, allowing placement in restricted spaces. 30 July 2010
ONEOK Partners LP plans to install seven additional pump stations along its existing Sterling I natural gas liquids (NGL) distribution pipeline, which transports NGL purity products from the partnership’s fractionator in Medford, Oklahoma to Mont Belvieu, Texas. 29 July 2010
The piINLINE range of inline vacuum ejectors is based on COAX technology and designed to handle components in the electronics industry. 29 July 2010
The metering pump has new pumping elements, and integral VFD/motor controls which will improve metering accuracy and repeatability. 29 July 2010
ITT Water & Wastewater has secured a £1.5 million direct maintenance contract with Yorkshire Water. 29 July 2010
About 80 people participated in Flowserve Corp’s first annual Desalination Technology Conference held in the Canary Islands. 28 July 2010
The new Legato 270 syringe pump has an optimised user configuration syringe mechanism designed to deliver a full volume in infuse and withdraw modes in both small and large syringes. 27 July 2010
The latest addition to the F11 series, the F11-6, has been introduced to offer greater degrees of speed, efficiency and pressure in many motor applications. 27 July 2010
The long-term technology transfer and license agreement involves the servicing of GE’s fleet of oil and gas turbo-machinery equipment installed in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Central Asia. 27 July 2010
Aqua-Chem Inc, a supplier of water purification systems to the offshore oil and gas, pharmaceutical, beverage and military markets, has acquired Houston-based Specific Equipment Company, a provider of fluid-handling systems, including pumps, for the petroleum industry, resort hotels and other industry segments. 27 July 2010
Macedonia’s MZT Pumpi has produced five pumpsets for the Serbian heating utility company Beogradske Elektrane. 26 July 2010
The podcast highlights the features on offer in the latest issue of the magazine. 26 July 2010
The new addition ELEMENT neutrino analytical transmitters are designed for use with different sensor types. 26 July 2010
KSB AG has acquired a majority interest in ITACO/REEL srl, a manufactuer of customised automation and drive solutions based in Vincenza, Italy. 25 July 2010
The company has strengthened its offshore operations to support the increasing demand for fast turnaround on repairs and maintenance of critical offshore equipment. 23 July 2010
The company will supply the plant, which is being built in the UK, with a combination of single and two-stage liquid ring pump systems. 23 July 2010
Energy Recovery Inc has named Tim Dyer as chief technology officer to manage engineering and R&D initiatives. 23 July 2010
The companies provided BP with ultra-high pressure waterjet equipment to blast away hydrate ice crystals which has formed inside the containment cap, clogging the containment system. 22 July 2010
The chemically resistant system enables users to produce more than 10,000 monodispersed droplets per second, ranging from Ø 20 to 250 µm. 22 July 2010
IDEX Corp has acquired OBL Srl, a manufacturer of mechanical and hydraulic diaphragm pumps. 22 July 2010
In the attempt to reduce CO2 emissions, biofuels are playing an increasingly important role. But the aggressive acids, high temperatures, high viscous media and strict legislation involved impose significant demands on components. KSB's Michael Bauer looks at the pump technology that is helping develop this growing sector. 20 July 2010
As part of the expansion the company will invest approximately €300 million during the next few years in order to systematically develop existing operations in Asia. 20 July 2010
The SHT21 humidity and temperature sensor was put through a series of tests specified by AEC-Q100 and passed them all without any permanent changes to its characteristics. 20 July 2010
Each solution is designed to offer a lower carbon footprint, enabling customers to meet sustainability goals without elevating capital costs. 20 July 2010
Caprari SpA has inaugurated Caprari Pumps Shanghai Co Ltd to directly supply the Chinese market with Caprari products and after-sales service. 20 July 2010
KSB ITUR has opened a €1.5 million state-of-the-art automated pump testing plant at its headquarters in Zarautz (Gipuzkoa), Spain. 19 July 2010
Metso has acquired the US service business Wyesco of Louisiana LLC. 19 July 2010
The STS automated fuel filtration system removes sludge and water from tanks, dries the fuel and prevents microbial contamination through fully-automated programming and remote monitoring. 19 July 2010
The FPI Mag (Full Profile Insertion) electromagnetic flow meter features additional sensing electrodes for increased sensitivity and is packaged in stainless steel for maximum structural integrity. 16 July 2010
The ALDEC G3 decanter centrifuge provides power savings of up to 40% and has a reduced environmental impact due to lower CO2 emissions. 16 July 2010
Flowserve Corp has acquired Valbart Srl, the privately owned Italian manufacturer of trunnion-mounted ball valves (TMBV), in a deal valued at approximately US$200 million including debt. 16 July 2010
Pump maker Colfax Corp has promoted William Roller to executive vice president of Colfax Americas. 15 July 2010
The Chemicor series metal pneumatic diaphragm pumps feature product chambers which have soft contours, resulting in smooth flow channels and no dead spaces. 14 July 2010
Robert McIlvaine and Ann James of McIlvaine Company show how extracting gas from shale deposits has become ever more economical, and discuss how pumps can play a role in this increasingly important form of energy, looking at a selection of important wells across the U.S. 14 July 2010
The plant in Drammen is designed to treat approximately 20,000 tonnes of sludge from municipalities in the Drammen region, together with some grease and septic. 13 July 2010
The upgrade kit is relevant to pumps which were used in the power generation industry from the 1960’s. 13 July 2010
The ISO 9001:2008 quality recertification represents the highest standard attainable for quality management systems and manufacturing capabilities. 13 July 2010
WeGotPumps.com has teamed up with MWI Pumps to provide rental pumping solutions. 13 July 2010
The plant in Pitea, northern Sweden uses wood to produce engine fuel using a new process developed by a Swedish company to make diesal from ‘tall oil’. 09 July 2010