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Schaeffler develops plain bearings for marine appl

INA plain bearings with ELGOTEX WA are resistant to seawater and have been specially developed for use as rudder and stabilizer bearings in marine applications.

New FPSO offloading systems

IHC Merwede has announced that it has signed two new contracts for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) delivery of offloading system packages for five floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.

Franklin announces Technology License Agreement wi

Franklin Valve LP of Houston, TX and Microfinish Valves Limited of Karnataka, India have entered into a Technology License Agreement whereby Microfinish Valves will manfacture and sell the Franklin Duraseal Double Block & Bleed Plug valve in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lank and Myanmar, under the Microfinish brand.

High pressure control valves ideal for chemical in

Badger Meter’s latest addition to its control valve range is the Type HP-60, an ultra-high pressure control valve designed to operate on applications with up-stream pressures of up to 60,000psi.

Val-Matic acquires new facility

Val-Matic has bought a 60,000sq.ft building in Addison, IL. This will be their second facility and will provide them 177,000sq.ft of manufacturing and office space in all.

Metal-seated ball valves with zero leakage from A+

The ball valve is of vital importance to plant engineers as an efficient shut-off valve. The metal-seated ball sealing is the most important aspect and needs a close focus.

Weir announces new Canadian facility

Weir Minerals Canada has opened a new 19,000 square-foot service and distribution operation in Fort McMurray to support customers in the Athabasca Oil Sands in Canada. Weir Minerals Canada is pleased to announce that the Weir Minerals Canada Fort McMurray service and distribution operation has been relocated to a new facility in the MacKenzie Industrial Park.

Aker Solutions, Repsol Sinopec Brazil join hands

Aker Solutions' subsidiary Managed Pressure Operations (MPO) will deliver managed pressure drilling (MPD) systems and riser gas-handling services to Repsol Sinopec Brazil.

Fluor Secures FEED Contract for New Chemicals Comp

Fluor Corporation has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for Sasol’s world-scale ethane cracker and associated derivative chemicals facility at its Lake Charles Chemical Complex in Louisiana.

Schneider Electric leads ABB & Siemens bid to buy

French company Schneider Electric, is the current front runner to bid for control of UK engineering company Ivensys with a reported bid of USD 5B.