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Slack & Parr launches high-accuracy flow divider using innovative gear design
Precision metering specialist Slack & Parr has developed a gear-type flow divider capable of metering hydraulic fluids at high pressure with extreme accuracy.
Top-of-range excavator takes down historic factory
A Doosan DX530DM top-of-the-range demolition excavator has been used in a top down demolition of part of an historic manufacturing plant in Lissone in Monza in Italy. The site is owned by Brugola OEB Industriale Spa, producer of fasteners and other parts for the automotive sector.
Pumps worth £1.2 million for the West Qurna-2 expansion project in Iraq
Amarinth – the designer and manufacturer of low lifecycle cost centrifugal pumps and associated equipment, primarily for the offshore and onshore oil & gas industries; nuclear and renewable energy generation; defence; desalination; process and industrial markets – has delivered two separate orders of API 610 pumps totalling £1.2 million for the West Qurna-2 expansion project in Iraq
First Enerpac Mini Lift Gantry project
D Turners & Sons has completed its first Enerpac ML40 Mini Lift Gantry project with the removal of a 25t biomass boiler from a factory in Scotland. The low roof height and limited physical access to the boiler made the compact hydraulic gantry the ideal choice for the lifting project.
Compact and mobile hose cutting machines
Just as suitable for small workshops as for larger production areas: Uniflex has launched two new machines for cutting industrial hoses. The models, named EMI 150 and EMI 200, are available for cutting hoses up to 6” (EMI 150) and up to 8” (EMI 200) in diameter, respectively. With their compact dimensions of 1,140 x 1,000 mm (44.9” x 40”) and 1,620 x 1,070 mm (63.77” x 42.1”) and their robust design, they can be used in both small and large production workshops.
GD Energy Products partners with Texas Pump Systems to provide FPSO pumps
GD Energy Products (GDEP), the total solutions provider for the drilling, well servicing and frac pumps market, has partnered with Texas Pump Systems (TPS) to develop pumps for a large offshore floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.
Portable softline deck emergency cutter
Hydraulic cutting tools specialist, Webtool, has launched a portable softline emergency deck cutter for tugs, barges and offshore vessels. Easily deployed, and operated remotely, the cutter provides an instant cut of fibre ropes up to 80mm diameter in the event the vessel gets into difficulties.
The importance of a good-quality motor repair
With growing financial and supply chain pressures, repairing a motor can be an increasingly viable alternative to replacement. But for a repaired motor to perform as well as, or in some cases better than, when it was new it is essential that you get a quality repair from your motor repair partner. Karl Metcalfe, technical support at the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades, explains what to look for when commissioning a repair
Seals improve service life of offshore wind turbines
The European Union aims to expand the capacity for wind power generated at sea to at least 60 gigawatts by 2030. With its sealing solutions for the foundation structures, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies helps ensure that new wind turbines reach a service life of at least 30 years or more despite the rough conditions at sea.
Keeping safe and productive
By Rob Johnson, technical director, Fortress Safety.
Perfect cuts in 7 seconds up to 3" R 15 with the Uniflex EM 120
Uniflex has launched the EM 120, which is able to cut hoses up to 3˝ R 15 cleanly and quickly.
MKK Logistics takes Enerpac hydraulic gantry lifting to a higher level
Operating at a height of 14m, Bangladeshbased MKK Logistics, an Enterprise of Shams Group of Companies, has used an Enerpac SBL900 hydraulic gantry crane to successfully install a 130t HPIP turbine at a 718MW Combined Cycle Power Plant at Meghnaghat in Dhaka.
Shortening the gender gap in the hydraulics industry
In an industry that remains largely male dominated, the stories of Jess Craddock and Kirsty Allsop are highly encouraging. Working in the area of hydraulics, both are mobile service technicians (MSTs) who work in a wide variety of industries, helping to keep the heart of UK industry beating.
New Patch Imaging Kit from MP Filtri
MP Filtri has just launched its new Patch Imaging Kit for customers.
Filters for highly efficient removal of trace contaminants from process gas
Dollinger series GP-146 high efficiency filters from Celeros Flow Technology are designed to remove dirt, pipe scale and other contaminants from process air and other gases.
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