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MHI Subsidiary in Brazil for FPSO Compressors

domestically is indispensable, and the establishment of MCO-B is the company's response to this need. MCO has been steadily building up its track record in the Latin American market, including Brazil, since the 1990s. To date the company has delivered more than 100 compressors and mechanical drive steam turbines, for use in pipelines or petrochemical facilities. Also, since 2010, when it received its first order for carbon dioxide (CO2) gas injection compressors for installment on an FPSO, MCO has received orders for, and completed deliveries of, numerous compressors for FPSOs. MCO-B will also work

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GE CEO Immelt: Expects to Close Alstom Deal

in certain areas. The company has said it is talking with French investors about ventures or other investments in Alstom's offshore wind and hydro power assets, as outlined in Immelt's letter. GE is also discussing with the government how French operators can access Alstom's technology around steam turbines for use in nuclear facilities, according to a source familiar with the talks. Immelt also touted the deal as accelerating GE's goal of tilting more toward its industrial businesses and away from its finance unit. GE now expects 75 percent of its earnings to come from industrial businesses

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LVDT Position Sensor Blog Launched by Macro Sensors

.) About Macro Sensors Macro Sensors’ extensive line of linear and rotary sensors are used for position measurement and feedback in a variety of industrial applications including factory automation, motion control systems, metal fabricating, automotive assembly as well as power plants, gas/steam turbines.    Incorporated in 1994, the Company serves an international OEM and end-user customer base.   On June 1, 2005, Macro Sensors was acquired by AST, manufacturer of state-of-the-art (Micro Electro Mechanical Structures) MEMS-based pressure sensors, transducers, and transmitte

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Dresser-Rand to Highlight Deep Sea Solutions at the 2013 OTC

Bearings Improve Efficiency of Rotating Equipment Magnetic bearings bring a new fault-tolerant magnetic bearing technology to the marketplace. Available in a variety of standard frame sizes in both radial and thrust configurations, magnetic bearings can be used in electric motors, generators and steam turbines. Magnetic bearings eliminate the need for lubricants, offer no mechanical wear or friction and bearing characteristics can be tailored to optimize performance. The use of magnetic bearings in rotating machinery means decreased process downtime, longer machine life, improved machine efficiency

Maritime Companies Need to Know: What is an “Iranian Person?"

equipment or technology” for use in ship building, maintenance or refit or used in the construction of oil tankers. The equipment/technology is listed in detail in a new annex to the regulation by reference to the harmonized system code, but includes: marine propulsion engines; outboard motors; steam turbines and parts of steam turbines for marine propulsion; ship’s or boat’s propellers; and direction finding compasses and other navigational instruments for use in the maritime industry. As with previous iterations of the EU sanctions against Iran, the direct or indirect provision of technical

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