Rotating Equipment
Air Products buys US semiconductor equipment firm Poly-Flow Engineering
Air Products has acquired the business of Poly-Flow Engineering (PFE), a manufacturer of equipment for the semiconductor industry based in Albuquerque, N.M. Terms of the deal with PFE and its owner Ktech Corporation were not disclosed.
Delta Rigging strikes deal to expand Bakken shale presence in North Dakota
Delta Rigging & Tools (DR&T), a leading US provider of lifting and rigging products, announced on Monday that it acquired North Dakota-based Grizzly Wire Rope & Chain.
Capstone receives order for microturbines from Russian oil firm Tatneft
Capstone Turbine Corp. said it received another follow-on order from the oil and gas industry for its microturbines. The new order is for C600 and C800 power packages from Tatneft, one of the largest Russian oil companies.
Dow to form carbon fiber JV with Turkey's Aksa
Dow Chemical, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dow Europe GmbH, said it plans to form a joint venture to manufacture and globally commercialize carbon fiber and derivatives with Turkey’s Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. (Aksa).
Velan buys 70% stake in Italian valve company ABV
Canada-based industrial valve company Velan has acquired a 70% ownership stake in Italy’s ABV Energy S.p.A., a manufacturer of engineered valves, actuators and control systems supplied to energy markets.
Pump rebuilding by expert non-OEMs is effective
Communication and competence are key in finding the best repair shop for major equipment
Consider closed–loop oil-mist lubrication
A growing trend is migrating to this new lubricating system for rotating equipment
Fine-tune ethylene unit startups
Advanced modeling methods provide useful information on operating main compressor system and feeds
HP Reliability: How do you size expansion chambers (assuming it is needed)
Expansion chambers (Fig. 1) are designed to restrict pressure increase in closed volumes. From basic physics, we, of course, know that the pressure in a closed volume increases as temperature goes up...
Flood disrupts operations at Dresser-Rand plant in Wellsville, New York
A creek adjacent to Dresser-Rand's Wellsville facility in New York overflowed its banks and flooded the manufacturing portion of the facility with up to two feet of water, mud and silt in various parts of the building, the company said on Friday afternoon.
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