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09-May-2016
KSB’s Dr Sönke Brodersen continues as chairman of VDMA Pumps + Systems
Dr Sönke Brodersen, KSB AG’s global executive
officer technology, is to remain chairman of the VDMA Pumps + Systems
Association.
09-May-2016
Chesterton inaugurates expanded facilities at New England HQ
Fluid sealing specialist AW Chesterton Co has
officially opened its expanded facilities in Groveland, Massachusetts, USA.
04-May-2016
Dickow Pumpen releases new NKX line of circulation pumps for hot oils
The new NKX pump line replaces Dickow’s former heat
transfer oil circulation pump type NKLs. The outer dimensions of both pump types
are identical and therefore interchangeable.
04-May-2016
Weir Oil & Gas unveils new valve and seat for well stimulation pumps
Following two years of research and more than $1
million invested in advanced engineering and comprehensive testing, Weir Oil &
Gas has unveiled the new SPM 2.0 valve & seat for well stimulation pumps used in
shale plays globally.
03-May-2016
Weir, MTU name joint venture EPIX
Weir Oil & Gas and Rolls-Royce Power Systems
subsidiary MTU are to call their joint venture EPIX.
22-April-2016
Amarinth equips FPSO with vertical sump pump capable of withstanding heavy seas
Amarinth has secured an order from London Marine
Consultants on a 14 week lead for an IP66 rated vertical sump pump that will be
mounted on the bow of the FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading)
vessel Pioneiro de Libra.
22-April-2016
Sundyne supplies API 685 sealless pumps for Malaysian refinery upgrade
A major Malaysian refinery has selected Sundyne’s
HMD/Kontro sealless magnetic drive API 685 compliant pumps for an equipment
upgrade throughout its facility.
12-April-2016
ITT celebrates 5th Pump Appreciation Day
ITT Corp’s Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann
brands have observed the fifth annual Pump Appreciation Day, a global event held
to raise awareness of the value of pumps and to honour pump industry
professionals.
08-April-2016
Successful startup for OneSubsea boosting systems in Gulf of Mexico
Schlumberger’s OneSubsea has successfully
commissioned and started up subsea boosting systems in ultradeep waters in the
Gulf of Mexico.
08-April-2016
Pumping up subsea processing with an industry project on standardization
A joint industry project (JIP) to standardize
subsea processing systems has been kickstarted by DNV GL with industry partners
Petrobras, Shell, Statoil and Woodside.
08-April-2016
Lewa to present Ecodos diaphragm metering pump at Hannover Messe
Lewa GmbH will present a cutaway model of its
Ecodos diaphragm metering pump at this year’s Hannover Messe, Germany, at Booth
G 43, Hall 15, on 25-29 April.
07-April-2016
Network in Ghent at Europump 2016
From 25–28 May 2016, the city of Ghent in Belgium
will welcome the 2016 annual meeting of Europump.
05-April-2016
Schlumberger completes Cameron merger
Schlumberger Ltd and Cameron International Corp
have closed their merger.
29-March-2016
Register for the IMechE’s mechanical sealing technology seminar
There’s still time to register for the one-day
Mechanical Sealing Technology Seminar which will take place on 13 April 2016 in
London, UK, at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
24-March-2016
KSB inaugurates service centre in Abu Dhabi
The KSB Group has officially opened a new service
centre in Abu Dhabi.
21-March-2016
Sulzer appoints new head of Group Communications & Investor Relations
Sulzer has named Christoph Ladner as head of Group
Communications & Investor Relations.
18-March-2016
Blacoh acquires transient pressure monitoring technology
Blacoh Surge Control, part of the global Blacoh
Industries group, has secured the rights to the transient pressure monitoring
system developed by Arizona-based Pipetech International.
11-March-2016
Ruhrpumpen invests in new UK sales, design, assembly and test facility
Ruhrpumpen has opened a new sales office, design
centre, assembly and pump testing facility for reciprocating plunger pumps in
Lancing, UK.
29-February-2016
Kirloskar Ebara Pumps recognised for Kaizen practices
Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd (KEPL) has won the “Best
Kaizen Excellence Award for Consistency” at the 11th Kaizen competition
organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
26-February-2016
Ebara Pumps Malaysia awarded OHSAS 18001 certification
Ebara Pumps Malaysia Sdn Bhd has been awarded OHSAS
18001 certification by Lloyd’s Register (LRQA).
25-February-2016
Multiple control options for Hydra-Cell metering pumps
The Hydra-Cell Metering and Dosing solutions range
from Wanner International includes variants with integrated variable speed
drives.
23-February-2016
Graco launches high-pressure grease injection pump
Graco Inc. has updated its Hydraulic Dyna-Star
product offerings with the release of the High-Pressure Hydraulic Dyna-Star
grease injection pump for wireline, slickline and wire rope applications.
19-February-2016
United Rentals expands Pump Solutions network
United Rentals Inc has announced two new Pump
Solutions branches in Nashville, Tennessee and Savage, Minnesota, USA.
19-February-2016
HMS Group to supply pumping units for Moscow refinery
Hydromashservice (HMS Group) is to manufacture a
large batch of state-of-the-art pumping units for Gazprom Neft’s Moscow
refinery.
19-February-2016
New management for Lewa
Nikkiso has put a new management team in place for
the Lewa Group, as the Japanese company reorganises its Industrial division.
15-February-2016
Amarinth ships bespoke nutshell filter pump to AI Energy Solutions
Amarinth has designed a bespoke low-shear
vertically mounted API 610 OH 1 pump with Plan 13 seal support system for AI
Energy Solutions to use with its nutshell filters in cleaning produced water.
15-February-2016
Sundyne introduces cUL, ATEX and IECEx approved VapourView Pump Protection System
Sundyne recently announced that its VapourView Pump
Protection System is now cUL, ATEX and IECEx approved.
12-February-2016
IMechE’s sealing technology seminar
The Mechanical Sealing Technology Seminar, which is
being held on 13 April 2016 in London, UK, at the Institution of Mechanical
Engineers (IMechE), will bring together the entire industry to discuss seal
development, codes, users’ experience, safety, environmental issues and
international standards.
11-February-2016
PSG Ebsray appoints business development manager
Steve Basclain has joined Australia’s PSG Ebsray as
business development manager.
09-February-2016
Schneider Electric introduces Altivar Process 660 Drive System
Schneider Electric recently launched the first wave
of its new Altivar Process 660 Drive System for the water & wastewater, oil &
gas, and irrigation end-user markets.
08-February-2016
Cimarron Energy acquires Diverse Energy Systems assets
Cimarron Energy has purchased substantially all of
the assets of Diverse Energy Systems, a Houston, Texas-based manufacturer of
production, processing and environmental equipment, including separators,
scrubbers and jet pumps.
02-February-2016
Wilden CSA-certified natural gas-operated double-diaphragm pumps
Wilden, part of PSG, a Dover company, is pleased to
announce the release of a new line of CSA-certified natural gas-operated
double-diaphragm pumps.
29-January-2016
Accudyne Industries appoints new CEO
Accudyne Industries, the parent company of Sundyne
and Milton Roy, has named Charles “Chuck” Treadway as its new CEO, succeeding
Elmer Doty.
25-January-2016
Gabelli sets the date for 26th Annual Pump, Valve & Water Systems Symposium
Gabelli & Co will hold its 26th Annual Pump, Valve
& Water Systems Symposium on 25 February 2016 in New York City.
22-January-2016
SPP Pumps adds transformer oil pump test facility to UK operations
Centrifugal pump maker SPP Pumps has opened a brand
new transformer oil manufacturing and testing facility at its Gloucestershire
base in the UK.
15-January-2016
Pump Industry Awards 2016: Finalists announced
The PI Awards are back to celebrate outstanding
achievements and positive contributions to the pump world last year – and the
finalists have just been announced.
14-January-2016
High-flow model provides ultra-low NPSHr performance
Sundyne, a global manufacturer of centrifugal pumps
and compressors announces the launch of its low NPSHr, high-flow pump.
14-January-2016
Amarinth produces titanium pumps for Abu Dhabi offshore project
Amarinth has delivered four sodium hypochlorite
dosing pumps manufactured in titanium alloy to ADMA-OPCO for use on the Umm Lulu
Development Project offshore of Abu Dhabi.
14-January-2016
Ruhrpumpen provides reciprocating plunger pumps for Repsol refinery in Peru
Repsol has recently commissioned two compact API
674 triplex reciprocating plunger pumps at its La Pampilla Refinery in Peru
which were engineered by Ruhrpumpen.
14-January-2016
Atlas Copco seals Varisco acquisition
Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of
Italian pump manufacturer Varisco SpA.
14-January-2016
John Crane president departs
Smiths Group plc’s has announced that John Crane
president Duncan Gillis is leaving after three years in the post.
11-January-2016
Field trial success for Energy Recovery’s VorTeq pumping system
Energy Recovery Inc says that field trials for its
VorTeq hydraulic pumping technology have been successfully completed.
11-January-2016
New chairman for Galenfeha
Galenfeha Inc’s founder James Ketner has resigned
as chairman of the company.
10-January-2016
Statoil signs agreements with Aker Solutions and OneSubsea
Statoil Petroleum AS has entered into Master
Service Agreements with Aker Solutions ASA and OneSubsea Processing AS that will
form the basis for potential new EPC contracts (engineering, procurement and
construction) for subsea equipment in the medium term.
10-January-2016
Ebara expands in Myanmar
Ebara (Thailand) Ltd has set up a branch office in
Yangon, Myanmar.
05-January-2016
Partnership expands Sundyne’s service in Northern California
Sundyne has entered into a new collaboration with
Milton S Frank Co and Alfred Conhagen Inc of California that will benefit its
pump and compressor operators in the Northern California region who require
local service.
05-January-2016
Blackmer announces global release of S Series Screw Pumps
Launched for the North American market in July
2015, Blackmer S Series pumps are now available throughout the EMEA and Asian
markets.
04-January-2016
The Top 15 World Pumps business news stories of 2015
The following business news stories were the most
popular with visitors to the World Pumps website during 2015.
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