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UK drives manufacturer seals £6million automation deal

British variable speed drives manufacturer Invertek Drives has secured new contracts with two unnamed international automation companies to supply a range of Optidrives (E2, P2 and HVAC) for global...

Variable Speed Drives
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£550K API 610 pump order for North Sea Quad 204 FPSO

High-spec centrifugal pumps developer Amarinth, which serves the oil and gas sector, has secured an order for five API 610 pumps for the new Quad 204 FPSO vessel, currently under construction for the...

Pumps
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Same day service for ATEX gas and dust motors up to 18.5kW

Nord Drivesystems has expanded its fast assembly service for ATEX geared motors to include gas Zone 1 and 2 and dust Zone 21 and 22 for nominal motor power ratings up to 18.5kW.

Electric Motors AC
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Emerson uprates Rosemount 644 temperature transmitter

Emerson Process Management has released an enhanced version of its Rosemount 644 temperature transmitter, with a modular design that enables customised functionality at each process point.

Temperature measurement
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Emerson expands quick ship service to Micro Motion instrumentation

Emerson Process Management has expanded its 'Quick Ship' service to include Micro Motion Coriolis mass flow and density meters, sensors and transmitters to anywhere in the world.

Flow Measurement
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ABB to help increase production efficiency for Century Cement in India

Century Cement has placed an order worth $18 million with ABB for plant modernisation at its Manikgarh cement plant in central India, due to go live within 18 months.

Process Management Systems
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Zoning compressed air helps achieve zero leakage

Leaking compressed air systems costs UK industry a staggering £7million every day, according to air products and process systems distributor Thorite, yet many leaks are never traced or are regarded as...

Compressors
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Baxter Manufacturing’s Rieti plant reports steam trap payback

Italian healthcare firm Baxter Manufacturing is reporting a 12-month payback on GEM venturi orifice steam traps, installed at its Cittaducale, plant.

Steam Traps
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Litre Meter’s to distribute high tech Tricor Coriolis meters

UK flowmeters specialist Litre Meter is now distributing US-developed Coriolis flowmeters from Tricor, which holds many of the original engineering patents around Coriolis technology.

Flow Measurement
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British Safety Council launches IOSH working safely e-course

The British Safety Council has launched the Internet-based e-learning version of IOSH's (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) established Working Safely course.

Personal Protective Equipment
Features

Electric motor loading

Electric motor loading is key to energy efficiency. That's the warning from Marek Lukaszczyk, who wants plant engineers to assess their electric motors as a matter of urgency. Brian Tinham reports

Electric Motors AC
Product Launches

Emerson brings online calibration to magnetic flowmeters

Emerson Process Management is promising significant time and cost savings, with the introduction of online 'smart meter verification' for its Rosemount magnetic flowmeters.

Flow Measurement