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The latest quarterly update to the Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) Tracker from Interact Analysis reveals unexpectedly strong overall global manufacturing performance. This is an upward revision on the previous MIO updates.

Delayed coker units (DCUs) occupy the lower reaches of the oil refining strategy, upgrading the residue from other parts of the plant. Especially important in the processing of heavy crude, these units provide significant revenue for the business by maximizing the amount of saleable products from the original volume of crude oil.

There are major short term as well as long term variables which will impact the sales of valves, pumps, instrumentation, pollution control and separation equipment and services to the oil and gas industry.

The Hydraulic Institute introduces member company, WILO USA LLC as the latest company to have their pump test laboratory, located in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, approved through the HI Pump Test Lab Approval Program.

Moving liquid manure is a continuing challenge and can be a real cost driver.

300 percent longer service life and no material discoloration thanks to preeflow DC rotors.

In order to stay within strict emissions thresholds, coal-fired and energy-from-waste (EfW), steel plants and oil and gas refineries, use lime to remove sulphur dioxide (SO2) from their flue gas output.

Europump members represent more than 450 pump companies with a collective production value of more than €10 Billion and an employee base of some 100,000 people across Europe.

Grundfos has launched a new service model in Thailand that can help local businesses cut energy consumption by more than one-third, achieving greater sustainability at a lower cost while supporting the country’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% by 2030*.

A pump containing three sleeve bearings made from a new bearing material, Hitemp 160 − which can operate to temperatures up to 160°C and is resistant to abrasive material − has been tested in a pump that has received South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) certification.