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Reduce costs by following grab sampling best practices

Swagelok: Dixon, M.

Accurate grab sampling practices are necessary to validate the quality of chemical products with precise compositions. Operators must follow proper procedures to avoid compromising the sample. Otherwise, the result may be an inaccurate analysis of their product, leading to quality lapses and potentially costing a facility thousands of dollars in revenue.

Sealing oil mist: Choose the proper bearing isolators

Inpro/Seal: Solfelt, C.

Bearings are valuable components that support the proper functionality of pumps. However, like any essential component, they require adequate protection. The best technology to guard against premature bearing failure is bearing isolators, and it is critical to select the correct bearing isolator design that incorporates features specific for oil mist lubrication.

Demystify warm-up practices for centrifugal pumps

Saudi Aramco: Talukder, R.  |  Mandal, P. K.

This article provides a thorough analysis of various warm-up practices—examining their benefits and drawbacks and proposing well-grounded guidelines for the development of efficient warm-up systems.

Research on vibration analysis and control of rotating axial flow pumps

CTCI Corp.: Yuehai, Y.

Vibration of axial flow pumps has emerged as a key problem to the long-term, reliable and stable operation of these pumps in the chemical industry.  This article dives into this issue and provides analysis and remedy.

Penn Valley Pump completes sale to Ingersoll Rand

Penn Valley Pump Co. Inc. (PVP), a leading manufacturer of double disc pumps, has completed a sale of the company to Ingersoll Rand Inc.

Flowserve completes acquisition of MOGAS Industries

Flowserve Corp., a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has completed the acquisition of MOGAS Industries.

BASF to build world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation

BASF has received funding approval from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action for the construction of the world’s most powerful industrial heat pump.

INNIO Group welcomes strategic partnership between Heaten and AI Alpine

The INNIO Group welcomes the acquisition of the Norwegian industrial heat pump manufacturer Heaten AS by its parent company AI Alpine (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. This strategic partnership brings significant synergies to the energy industry, enabling customers to generate carbon dioxide (CO2)-free heat from waste heat.

ADNOC deploys pioneering AI-enabled process optimization technology

Following successful initial operations, ADNOC announced the deployment of an industry leading artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled process optimization technology--Neuron 5--across all ADNOC facilities across thousands of critical pieces of equipment essential for production, including compressors, valves and generators.

Svanehøj to provide DW fuel pumps for eight ammonia-powered bulk carriers

The Danish liquified gas equipment specialist has been awarded a contract to supply 32 deepwell (DW) fuel pumps for a new series of ammonia (NH3) dual-fuel bulk carriers.