Colfax to deliver $2 million in pumping systems for oil pipeline in Gabon

From OilOnline: Colfax Corporation has announced a $2 million order for pumping systems from French oil company Maurel et Prom. Colfax's Allweiler(R), Warren(R) and Imo(R) pumps will be used to move crude oil through a new 145-kilometer pipeline connecting an oil-field production plant in Onal to a refinery in Coucal, both located in Gabon, on the western coast of Africa.

"We are pleased to support Maurel et Prom's pipeline expansion project in western Africa," said Colfax President and CEO John A. Young. "The Colfax portfolio of pump technologies has not only demonstrated its reliability and durability in the harshest and most remote oil fields in the world but, in the case of Maurel et Prom, the ability to deliver a complete engineered system with two-screw and progressing cavity pumps operating in series."

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Colfax to deliver $2 million in pumping systems for oil pipeline in Gabon

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Berlin Technologies

Piston Pumps feature pneumatic top-head drive motor

Press release of Blackhawk Technology Company from ThomasNet: A new modular design, based on extensive field experience in a variety of customer applications, has resulted in a piston pump design that is easier to install and features a field serviceable pneumatic top-head drive motor that is easy to repair. Designated the Vector, this weather resistant pump includes easy-to-adjust speed control mufflers located on the driver's side frame, making maintenance easy and safe for field personnel.

The Vector piston pump design eliminates fugitive exhaust emission and associated odor problems, because driver air never contacts the liquid being pumped. In addition, a new fluidic switch controls pump speed, so liquid is pumped at a controlled rate, reducing the risk of overpumping and dramatically reducing silting and clogging.

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Piston Pumps feature pneumatic top-head drive motor

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Berlin Technologies

Lawrence Pumps To Provide Critical Pumps For SNC-Lavalin/Petro-Canada Oil Sands Project

From Business Wire (On Hydrocarbon Online): Lawrence Pumps Inc. has been selected to supply the Canadian engineering company SNC-Lavalin with specialized slurry pumps for the new Fort Hills mining and extraction plant that will be operated by Petro-Canada. Now being constructed 50 miles north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, the Fort Hills plant abuts the vast Athabasca oil sands region under development in northern Canada.

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Lawrence Pumps To Provide Critical Pumps For SNC-Lavalin/Petro-Canada Oil Sands Project

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Berlin Technologies

Consolidation - The Key to Establish a Global Footprint in Centrifugal Pumps Market

A news release from Frost & Sullivan, the Global Growth Consulting Company:

Frost & Sullivan will host a free telephone and web briefing on Tuesday, 11 November 2008 at 15.00 GMT to provide industry participants with an overview of World Centrifugal Pumps Market.

Increasing need for clean drinking water worldwide provides great opportunities for centrifugal pump manufacturers, especially in emerging economies. With raw material prices increasing, market participants face the challenge of providing quality products at competitive prices operating at greater efficiency. Also, with end-users interested in complete integrated solutions, market participants look at strategic consolidation opportunities.

This briefing is based upon analysis of World Centrifugal Pumps Market. Highlights of the briefing include world market sizing and analyses based on trends with respect to region, product and end-users.

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Consolidation - The Key to Establish a Global Footprint in Centrifugal Pumps Market

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Berlin Technologies

Upcoming events

Here's an update from Pumps & Systems on some important upcoming events and trade fairs in the next couple of months:

Pack Expo International
November 9-13
McCormick Place / Chicago, IL
703-243-8555 / www.packexpo.com

Industrial Pumps, Valves & Systems
November 14-16
Hitex Exhibition Centre / Hyderabad, India
+91 22 2410 2801 / www.pumpsandsystemsindia.com

Everything About Water Expo
January 28-30, 2009
Pragati Maidan / New Delhi, India
+91 11 2953 1288 / www.eawater.com

International Pump Users Symposium
February 23-26, 2009
George R. Brown Convention Center / Houston, TX
979-845-7417 / turbolab.tamu.edu

PS Vietnam
March 31-April 2, 2009
Saigon Exhibitions & Convention Center / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
65-6319 2668 / www.psseries.com/vietnam

PS China 2009

September 17-19, 2009

Shanghaimart / Shanghai, China

65-6319 2668 / www.psseries.com/china

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Berlin Technologies

Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter(TM) Expand Web Sites to Include Industry Expert Presentations on Pump System Energy Efficiency

ThomasNet brings a press release of the Hydraulic Institute: at the 2008 Hydraulic Institute Annual Meeting, an extraordinary panel of end-users of pumping systems led by Douglas Kaempf, Program Manager, Industrial Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), presented on the topic of The Push for Energy Efficiency in Pumping Systems.

Hydraulic Institute (HI) and Pump Systems Matter (PSM) continue to expand the knowledge base of their websites by making these educational presentations available at www.Pumps.org and www.PumpSystemsMatter.org. Each of the presentations highlights methods and case studies for reducing pump system energy costs, while increasing energy efficiency.

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Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter(TM) Expand Web Sites to Include Industry Expert Presentations on Pump System Energy Efficiency

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Berlin Technologies

New webinar: Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers

An interesting webinar will take place next month entitled "Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers". It is facilitated by Walt Erndt, Environment One Corporation Assistant Chairman, Technical Committee (SWPA)

When: December 11, 2008 – 1 p.m. Eastern
Cost to Attendees: FREE

Here are more details on the webinar:

Presented by Pumps & Systems and the Submersible Wastewater Pump Association.

The 60-minute audio and visual presentation will include a 45-minute seminar and 15 minutes of live Q&A.

Since the early 1970s, pressure sewer systems have been an effective method to move residential wastewater through the small diameter pipes of a wastewater collection system where other methods are less economical and less feasible. "Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers" is an essential presentation for understanding and using pressure sewer technology.

By taking advantage of the experience that these systems offer, a new system can be planned, which will provide excellent performance, high reliability and reasonable O&M costs.

"Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers" describes the keys to understanding the differences between conventional gravity sewer systems and pressure sewer systems: the piping network and the reduction of solids size in the wastewater. This presentation describes how the application of grinder pumps and pressure sewer systems is a cost-effective, permanent answer to allow more sites, existing and new, to have access to a public sewer system.

Based on three Technical Resources published by SWPA (The Submersible Wastewater Pump Association): An Introduction to Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers (a PowerPoint Presentation) covering the basics of these products; Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers, a 50-page primer on these systems and the products that go into them; and the Association's Press Information Kit on Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers. In addition, SWPA is planning to present an in-depth Grinder Pumps in Pressure Sewers Training Seminar in the Spring of 2009. For additional information on these SWPA Technical Resources and the Training Program, visit www.swpa.org.

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Berlin Technologies