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Calculate Flow Of Fluids For Free Online
Flow of Fluids
, an Engineered Software Business, has released a new website with free online engineering calculator tools. The website, www.flowoffluids.com
, has been revamped to coincide with the upcoming release of a new edition of the Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP410). Seven new engineering calculators are now available, with additional calculators planned in the near future. New calculators include pipeline head loss, resistance/U.S. flow/metric flow coefficient onversation, flow through orifices and nozzles, pump power, gas volume & density and more.
The website and online tools contain references to pages in the TP410, as well as links to user preference page. |
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Deschenes To Acquire Anvil's Canadian Distribution Business
Montreal-based
Deschenes Group Inc. (DGI) has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the Mueller Flow Control (MFC) division of Mueller Canada Ltd. from
Anvil International. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. It is expected to close in early January 2010
. MFC is a leading PVF distributor with 17 locations and 216 employees. "Anvil's strength as a manufacturer and Deschenes' strength as a leading distributor complement one another," said Anvil President Tom Fish. "This transaction allows us to focus on our manufacturing and sourcing operations while leveraging our relationship with Deschenes."
SPX Buys Yuba Heat Transfer
SPX Corp.
announced that its SPX Heat Transfer Inc. subsidiary has completed an acquisition of substantially all the assets and certain liabilities of Yuba Heat Transfer LLC, a leading global supplier of heat transfer equipment utilized by nuclear, solar, geothermal, gas and coal power generation facilities. The purchase price was approximately $125 million. Based in Tulsa, OK, the company's feedwater heaters and condensers are sold under the Yuba and Ecolaire brands. Yuba's annual sales were approximately $125 million in 2008, with roughly 80% coming from the U.S.
Tioga Relocates In Houston
Tioga Pipe Supply Co. has moved its Houston office to 616 FM 1960 West, Suite 700 in the northwest section of downtown Houston. The production facility will remain at 14601 Almeda Road.
Hire A Hero Has A New Job Board
Hire A Hero, an organization connecting military veterans and potential employers, has just established a new job board for employers to register available jobs. Visit the
Hire A Hero Job Center to participate.
 EISI Donates $1,000 To A Customer
At left, Kip Miller, President/CEO of PVF distributor EISI; Rita Davis-Spartanburg Branch Manager; and Todd Michalak-Greenville Branch Manager (far right), present Mr. Walter Bruce with a $1,000 Gift from the Eastern Cares Fund.
Read the full story of this inspiring charitable endeavor here.
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Is This Really The End?
Retired Price Pfister executive Walt Strader (right) is concluding his term a president of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute. In the latest PMI newsletter, he penned his final President's Column. It's a good one, which puts U.S. manufacturing's decline in perspective. |
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Follow this link for a complete description and to view the table of contents.
Visit AECstore.com to view all of our products for Plumbing and PFV Pros. |
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Tech Tip #36 by Gregg Marshall
To help you make the most of the Digital Age.
Don't Get a Virus
Almost everyone knows about computer viruses, those little nasties that frequently come attached to emails. Hopefully you have a good anti-virus program running on your computer.
There are other kinds of nasties called malware that may not come as a virus. They are often installed when you download that nifty free utility you found on the internet. Some, such as the now infamous Sony rootkit they tried to keep their music from being shared, are installed by "legitimate" software. (I think installing anything the user isn't clearly told is being installed should be punishable by a long time in a small room with bars.)
Malware is responsible for things like slowing your computer down, annoying pop up windows when you are surfing the Internet, spyware which sends information about what you are doing, even "bots," programs that take over your computer (frequently used by spammers to send millions of emails).
So if malware is a given, which I think it is, what do you do about it? Get rid of it!
I use two programs to remove malware, largely because even with frequent updates no one program seems to find it all.
The first program I use is the free version of Ad-aware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com). I first ran into this program almost 10 years ago and have been using ever since. I found it can detect and usually remove almost all the malware on my system (including tracking cookies, which may be good or bad, sometimes they hold your log in information when you check "remember me").
The other program I use is Microsoft Defender (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx). The price is right (free) and it seems to find and remove anything Ad-aware doesn't. You can also set it up to either run on demand or as a continuous scan like your anti-virus.
Don't let malware make your computer run "funky." It's easy and free to fix.
Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, is president of Rep Connection Inc. He can be reached by e-mail at gmarshall@repconnection.com, or visit his LinkedIn profile at
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What's The Industry Buzzing About?
One way to tell is to visit the website of Supply House Times
. If you scroll to the bottom of the lead page, you will find lists of the "Most E-Mailed" and "Most Popular Articles" (as measured by visitations). This gives a pretty good feel for what industry citizens regard as important.
For example, as of Tuesday, Dec. 8, these were some of the "Most E-mailed" articles from the Supply House Times website.
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Facility Market Trends Tracked
Investment bank Baird has released its latest
Facility, Industrial and Rental Services M&A Report, which highlights capital market trends impacting middle-market companies within these three main sectors. The report includes statistics on M&A transactions among other data. Year-to-date there have been 40 M&A transactions in these sectors, totaling $7.3 billion in deal value. |
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 Velan Expands Valve Lines
Velan announces its brand-new full port VTP-2000 product that complements existing regular port design and offers the same features -- including MPTFE seats, dual packing live-loaded arrangements, and PEEK thrust washers for those high cycle applications. Fire tested to API 607 Rev. 5/ISO 10497, the VTP-2000 is designed for simple in-line maintenance and a long, reliable service life.
 Another new offering from Velan is the
HP-3000/6000 series forged ball valves
. Specifically designed to serve the oilfield market, this valve is available in 2000, 3000, or 6000 WOG rating. The 3000 WOG-rated valves are fully stocked and come complete with POM (Delrin) seats in A105 and LF2 body material that meets NACE requirements. This product line can also satisfy the hydraulic market by offering a PEEK (poly ether ether keytone) seat capable of handling temperatures of up to 600 degrees F.
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