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Petrofac and Danos to Form Joint Venture

Oil and Gas JV

Petrofac and Danos to Form Joint Venture

10/11/2017 - Petrofac and Danos, a US-based family-owned and managed integrated oilfield services provider, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Both the companies are in talks to form a joint venture agreement to attract business opportunities. read...

Archer Secures Four-Year Deal from Repsol Norge

Contract Bagged

Archer Secures Four-Year Deal from Repsol Norge

10/10/2017 - Archer has won the contract to deliver additional P&A services and related services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. read...

Exxon Mobil’s Restart Activities Continue at Baytown

Operations Update After Hurricane

Exxon Mobil’s Restart Activities Continue at Baytown

09/20/2017 - Post Hurricane Harvey, Exxon Mobil begins to restart activities and facility assessments at its Baytown refinery. The company has also made significant progress in restarting chemical production, pipelines and other logistical infrastructure in the Houston area. read...

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Position Paper on Atex Directive Available

Germany: Separators

Position Paper on Atex Directive Available

08/21/2017 - Following the replacement of Directive 94/9/EC by the Atex Directive 2014/34/EU, the position paper „Atex Directive — Filtering Separators“ serves as the basis for reliable evaluation of filtering separators. The position paper is now available as an online version in English. read...

MAN Diesel & Turbo Completes Power Plant in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Power Generation

MAN Diesel & Turbo Completes Power Plant in Nicaragua

07/22/2017 - MAN Diesel & Turbo announced that it has commissioned eight type 18 V48/60 engines in the new Planta MAN 140 power plant in Los Brasiles, Nicaragua and handed them over to the operator, Alba Generación. The company is also responsible for engineering and delivery of the engines and equipment, steel structure, piping and electrics. read...

Articles

No More Wrong Connections: There Is a Right Coupling and Disconnect for Every Application

Quick couplings

No More Wrong Connections: There Is a Right Coupling and Disconnect for Every Application

07/19/2017 - Quick couplings ensure clean and safe medium transport – Whether it is material transfer in the production plant, filling in containers or the loading and unloading of tank cars - quick couplings are the interfaces of liquid transport processes. But what is important when configuring or selecting such coupling solutions? From mono couplings to clean-break technology, specialists offer the right connection for each process - and incidentally “connect” the inconspicuous hose with IIoT-networks.n. read...

Disconnects: Technology Compared

The Next Generation of Couplings and Disconnects

Vacuum Dryer

Drying Without Contamination

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NEWS

Air Separation Unit from Praxair Supplies Samsung's Display Production Plant

South Korea: Electronics Industry

Air Separation Unit from Praxair Supplies Samsung's Display Production Plant

Praxair announced the start-up of a new air separation plant to supply 700 tons per day of nitrogen to Samsung’s display manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea. read...

Lanxess Expands Range of Membranes for Reverse Osmosis

Germany: Water Treatment

Lanxess Expands Range of Membranes for Reverse Osmosis

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is expanding its range of membrane elements for reverse osmosis (RO). read...

Air Liquide Invests in Start-Ups

France: Digitalisation

Air Liquide Invests in Start-Ups

Aliad, Air Liquide’s venture capital investment arm, has announced three new equity investments in technology start-ups, Dietsensor and Ubleam, and in the investment fund Investisseurs & Partenaires. read...

products and processes for engineering and construction

Going With the Flow

Laminar Flow Systems

Going With the Flow

Spetec launches the SuSi Series of Laminar Flow Module products: Standing for Super Silent, the units feature optimised air flow characteristics and quieter fans, the company states. With the primary filter in a filter cartridge, the unit allows for an easy handling. read...

Membrane Bioreactors

Chemical Free Cleaning of Membrane Modules

Sanitary Valves

Sanitary Valve for CIP Applications

Engineering and Construction in Theory and Practice

Modular vs. Megaplant: The Fight for the Future of Engineering

Engineering Concepts Modular vs Megaplant

Modular vs. Megaplant: The Fight for the Future of Engineering

11/30/2016 - Whether major project or container factory: What is decisive is the networking — What does chemical production of tomorrow look like? While the mega plants score with their scaling effects in giant proportions, the modular plant scores in flexibility thanks to the construction kit principle. Container modules against projects worth billions — an unequal battle. But perhaps on closer look David and Goliath are not really so different? read...

Maintenance Instead of Remediation

How Predictive Maintanance Reduces Both: Risks and Costs

Water for Inhjection (WFI) in Pharma

More Flexibility for Pharma: Why WFI is About to Unleash its True Potential

Innovations at Powtech

Stage Time for Innovation: These Nine Developments Were the Stars of Powtech 2016

Turnarounds and Plant Maintenance

Measuring the Standstill: How to Use KPIs and Benchmarks in Plant Turnarounds?