Seven pump selection errors that stay invisible at quote time – from NPSH margins to viscosity correction. The free VSX whitepaper “Best Practices for Avoiding Hydraulic Pump Selection Errors” shows engineering and sales teams how to spot them early, what they cost and which standards apply. Includes an 8-point pre-selection checklist.
Double diaphragm pumps operate using an oscillating positive displacement principle. The pump consists of two main fluid housings and a central air control section. Inside each housing, a flexible diaphragm is mounted vertically and connected to a shared shaft. As compressed air enters and exits the air chambers, the diaphragms move in a coordinated push pull motion.
Sulphur dioxide is a highly toxic medium. Its handling is therefore subject to major accident prevention regulations and places the highest demands on the safety and reliability of the valves used. At Chemiewerk Bad Köstritz, sliding gate valves from Schubert & Salzer are used to control liquid and gaseous sulphur dioxide, achieving exceptional results in terms of service life and control accuracy.
Every vacuum pump converts electrical energy into mechanical work. Inevitably, much of that energy becomes heat, resulting from heating in motor windings, friction between moving parts, and gas compression. While heat generation is unavoidable, how it is managed influences not only the efficiency of the vacuum pump, but can also affect the efficiency of other associated systems and equipment located nearby.
Manufacturers can design new products faster than ever, but scaling production reliably remains the real challenge. Finish Thompson executives Matt Walker and Dennis Barnard outline what separates companies that scale well: smart workforce planning, data-driven capacity decisions, disciplined shop-floor execution, and vertical integration — all built on cross-functional alignment and early preparation.
New Brunswick Power signed a contract with ANDRITZ, moving to the next phase of planning for the modernization of the six turbine-generator units with a total capacity of 666 MW at the Mactaquac hydropower plant in New Brunswick, Canada.
Measuring wet, CO₂-rich biogas reliably in a DN300 pipe: for Fangel Bioenergy in Denmark, KROHNE’s OPTISONIC 7300 Biogas delivers pressure-loss-free ultrasonic flow measurement, with adapted titanium transducers, integrated pressure/temperature compensation, and methane content calculation, even under heavy condensate formation.
To meet Ireland’s growing gas utilisation levels, Armstrong Industrial: Gas (a division of Armstrong Fluid Technology) has supplied another two of its 3 MW boiler houses at a main gas interconnector site.
As the world faces an escalating water crisis, the industry can no longer afford fragmented infrastructure, Duncan Leathley, area sales director for water utility at Grundfos UK&I, explores why an integrated approach that marries high-efficiency hardware with AI-driven intelligence, is the blueprint for building a resilient global water future.
The UK water sector’s AMP8 programme will invest more than £100 billion in infrastructure over five years. In this guest comment, BPMA Technical Officer Gary Wilde argues that success will depend on more than capital alone — whole-life procurement, resilient supply chains and investment in skills and technology.
Emerson recently launched the TESCOMTM RC-X motorized injection rate control valve, which supports accurate, repeatable dosing of offshore chemicals to maintain flow assurance for refineries and reduce overall chemical injection costs.
Valmet has appointed Max Luedtke as Executive Vice President, Pulp, Energy and Circularity business area and a member of Valmet’s Executive Leadership Team. He will start in his position on September 1, 2026, and will be based in Tikkurila, Vantaa, Finland.
