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Elgin platform gas leak plugged following well intervention
(16/05/2012)
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Total has today (May 16, 2012) announced that its well intervention operation, started yesterday, has stopped the G4 well leak on the Elgin complex, 240km from Aberdeen in the North Sea. The operation, which involved pumping heavy mud into the leaking ...
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Do’s and don’ts of selecting high-vibe position sensors
(09/05/2012)
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For plant engineers covering machines subject to harsh or prolonged vibration, Mark Howard, of Zettlex, has issued a list of 10 simple rules for selecting position and speed sensors. First, use non-contact sensors: "Potentiometers are by far the most ...
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Gast Group partners with BCAS on air handling
(04/05/2012)
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Air handling equipment manufacturer Gast Group has announced a partnership agreement with BCAS for supply and service of its Gast and Jun-Air ranges in London and the south east of England. Commenting on the restructuring, Gast Group's European ...
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Peristaltic pumps solve problems for chlorine monitors
(04/05/2012)
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US water quality monitoring systems manufacturer Analytical Technology is using peristaltic pumps from Watson-Marlow following problems with similar pumps on its chlorine monitoring equipment. Typically, ATI's UK subsidiary, based near Oldham, imports ...
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Pyroban delivers ATEX pack to power refinery pump
(18/04/2012)
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PumpSets has taken delivery of an explosion-proof diesel engine package from Pyroban for use on an Azerbaijan refinery to power a pump for processed water. The refinery had ordered a pump for use in a Zone 2 hazardous area, and the unit supplied ...
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Chopper pumps take no prisoners at HMP Peterborough
(13/04/2012)
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Huntingdon-based solids pumping and mixing specialist P&M Pumps has helped engineers at Peterborough prison to eliminate blocked pumps problems. P&M's Vaughan chopper pumps were considered for the site back in 2004, but rejected at the time, on cost ...
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EEMUA publishes new guide to subsea engineering
(10/04/2012)
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The third edition of EEMUA Publication 194 'Guidelines for materials selection and corrosion control for subsea oil and gas production equipment' – just published – reflects significant developments in subsea materials and equipment technology, and ...
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(05/04/2012)
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The vast majority of pumps and fans could be running more efficiently and saving their plant operators serious money. Brian Tinham examines equipment advances and cautionary tales Although pumps and fans are hardly renowned for rapidly advancing ...
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Kittiwake Holroyd launches AE bearing checker
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Plant asset monitoring technology firm Kittiwake used this week's Maintec exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham, to launch a handheld device claimed to provide instant indication of machinery condition. Based on acquired Holroyd's acoustic emission-based ...
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Environmental award for Crown Oil’s recovery work
(20/03/2012)
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Crown Oil won the award for Environmental Contribution to Industry at the HazardEx awards in Harrogate, following the operation to remove and recycle 6.4 million litres of gas oil from Derwent Power Station. General manager Mark Andrews explains that ...
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Amarinth builds vertical pumping solution for Kumul Platform
(19/03/2012)
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Specialist centrifugal pumps manufacturer Amarinth has delivered an innovative open drain pumping solution to be installed in the caisson of the Kumul oil platform 40km off the southern coast of Papua New Guinea. The bespoke API 610 VS4 vertical sump ...
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Tough pumps solve sand resin mix dispensing problem
(06/03/2012)
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Hydra-Cell high pressure pumps have solved hitherto intractable problems on a dosing machine used to dispense a sand-resin mix into moulds. The unnamed ceramic shower trays manufacturer had been using conventional metering pumps, but the highly abrasive ...
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Kittiwake Holroyd launches AE bearing checker
(02/03/2012)
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Plant asset monitoring technology firm Kittiwake used this week's Maintec exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham, to launch a handheld device claimed to provide instant indication of machinery condition. Based on acquired Holroyd's acoustic emission-based ...
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Renold Couplings prevent excavator plant breakdowns
(28/02/2012)
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When a large unnamed equipment manufacturer needed a long-term solution to protect against costly coupling failure on its excavators, it turned to Renold Hi-Tec Couplings. According to the Halifax-based couplings firm, the excavator company had been ...
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Edwards launches trade-in deals for the GXS vacuum pump
(21/02/2012)
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Vacuum equipment manufacturer Edwards has launched a 'trade in, trade up, pump smart' campaign, under which plant engineers can exchange old vacuum pumps and get savings on the cost of new GXS dry vacuum pumps. The Edwards deal applies to any make and ...
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First steam generators at Heinz are Babcock Wanson’s ESMs
(17/02/2012)
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Babcock Wanson ESM steam generators – the first to be used with HJ Heinz – have been installed at the company's Dundalk plant in Ireland as part of a move to reduce energy consumption. Producing frozen ready meals primarily for the UK, the Dundalk plant ...
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Henry Ford aphorism as true today as 100 years ago
(08/02/2012)
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Henry Ford's classic assertion about the importance of purchasing equipment for which there is a commercial case is as true today for UK manufacturing as it was a century ago. So says Steve Brambley, deputy director of GAMBICA, the Association for ...
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Power play
(06/02/2012)
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Combined heat and power, and energy storage plants are the biggest games in town. Brian Tinham looks at latest developments Few would disagree with the imperative today for engineers to work towards reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and bearing ...
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Bio or non-bio?
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Bio energy plants are being touted as offering significant economic as well as environmental benefits. Steed Webzell explains the sustainable technologies involved and assesses what plant engineers need to know Bio-energy, bio-fuel, biomass... We've all ...
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Really Useful Products’ makes really useful savings
(06/02/2012)
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International plastics manufacturer Really Useful Products says it is enjoying a 10% increase in productivity – equating to an extra £3 million of turnover – yet without investment in additional machinery. The reason: creative ideas from IsoCool that ...
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HVCA becomes B&ES on 1 March 2012
(06/02/2012)
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The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) is changing its name, and from 1 March will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). The HVCA, established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and ...
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Energy-saving calculator
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An online and mobile estimating tool from Rockwell Automation allows plant engineers and managers to calculate savings from implementing variable frequency drives to power pumps and fans. Engineers can use the online energtool or download a free mobile ...
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Residential centre gets rapid boiler replacement from Potteron
(26/01/2012)
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Bristol City Council is reporting successful installation of a Sirius WH modular, condensing, packaged boiler, from Potterton Commercial, in its Bush Residential Resource Centre, a residential short breaks centre for children with learning difficulties. ...
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Watson-Marlow peristaltic pump shifts thinking at Severn Trent
(13/01/2012)
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A 520 DuN/REM high pressure peristaltic pump has met the immediate needs of three chemical dosing schemes implemented recently at various Severn Trent Water facilities. Deployed as part of a temporary dosing rig constructed by engineering group Costain, ...
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