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Electronic marshalling for pneumatic systems

Pneumatic systems are an essential part of many process plants, but these machines are often stand-alone and are not connected back to the process control architecture.

Equinor awards contract to Odfjell

Equinor has awarded Odfjell a contract for drilling two times three production wells for the Fram and Askeladd licences by using the Deepsea Atlantic rig.

Ceramic ball valves for coal applications

In metallurgical plant, the medium may be very aggressive, abrasive and corrosive, if coal powder is contained in the fluid.

3-A certification for tubular heat exchanger

Tetra Pak has confirmed that its new tubular heat exchanger with P2P (Product to Product) technology now has 3-A certification.

Petrofac to support Husky’s project off China

Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services (EPS) East division has secured a project support and engineering services contract with Husky Oil China Ltd.

Wood wins FEED contract in East Africa

Wood has been awarded the initial phase of a front-end engineering design contract (FEED) by Tullow Kenya BV for the design of the proposed Lokichar to Lamu crude oil pipeline project located in Kenya.

Emerson’s new range of air preparation products

Emerson announced the introduction of the ASCO Numatics 653 Series of air preparation products. Available in 3/4” and 1” port sizes, the 653 Series has a high flow rate for its size.

BASF inaugurates sulfuric acid plant in China

BASF has started operations at a new electronic-grade sulfuric acid (H2SO4) plant in Jiaxing, China, to serve the country’s growing semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Sitech Asset Health Center: first steps to the plant of the future

"The industry still is hesitant to use data in predictive models to optimize their operations and maintenance. Often, there are not enough data available. Within Sitech, we are trying to reverse this trend with our Sitech Asset Health Centre where we work with innovative technologies, based on all sorts of data, for predictive analytics."

Shell orders isolation valve system

Deep Down, Inc. (DPDW) has received an order from Shell for work related to its Vito development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.