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Market Barometer
Q1, 2006
Publisher and editor: Jesse Yoder, PhD
(jesse@flowresearch.com)
Associate editors: Belinda Burum (belinda@flowresearch.com) and
Norman Weeks (norm@flowresearch.com)
Assistant editor: Wendy Dennis (wendy@flowresearch.com)
Table of Contents
State of the Industry Report: Q1, 2006 .7
A closer look at mergers and acquisitions in flow 7
Worldflow Special Reports .9
NuFlo acquires Caldon ...9
Marsh-McBirney becomes part of Danaher and Hach 10
Marsh-McBirneys magnetic flowmeters go to McCrometer ...11
KROHNE acquires INOR to round out product portfolio ...12
Bristol Babcock is sold to Emerson 13
New study finds dramatic change in vortex market 14
Vortex flowmeter market has grown significantly since 02 ...15
API sends vortex flowmeter standard to ballot 16
New study finds fast-growing magnetic flowmeter market 18
How the magnetic flowmeter market has changed since 2000 19
In the news .20
Invensys presents best practices for remote operations during hurricanes 20
Foxboro multivariable transmitter now available with Modbus protocol 21
Yokogawa launches field device interoperability initiative 22
Sierra Instruments opens office in Shanghai ...23
E+H opens China center 23
McCrometer opens offices in Perth and Dubai 23
Aerzens 22nd subsidiary established in China 23
Yamatake adds gas and water meter company to group 24
Badger Meter and Tantalus to develop wireless metering 24
Siemens acquires Berwanger to enhance oil, gas, and petrochemical offerings 24
Company Korner .25
NuFlo Measurement Systems 25
Products & Technologies: New-Technology Flowmeters . . .. 27
Coriolis: 27
Invensys gets patent for optimizing measurement 27
KROHNE receives Queens Award for OPTIMASS 27
New Corolis sensor extends mass flow to very low flow 28
Emerson adds high-pressure meter to Micro Motionฎ line 28
Emerson introduces first gas flow computer to apply Coriolis accuracy ...29
New Corolis flowmeter from FCI designed for harsh acidic and caustic fluids 30
Magnetic 31
GEA Diessel brings out new compact flowmeter family 31
Tokyo Keiso changes its MAGMAX meters 31
Control Engineering recognizes ABBs new FXE4000 magmeter 31
Ultrasonic ...32
Sierra introduces new Innova-Sonic line of transit-time ultrasonic flowmeters 32
Tokyo Keiso releases meter for small flows 32
George Fischer Signet introduces the new 3350/3550 Ultrasonic Flowmeter 33
Predictive online diagnostics eliminate need for scheduled calibration 34
Vortex ...35
Yamatake launches new thermal vortex flowmeter 35
Thermal 36
Tokyo Keiso releases new mini thermal mass flowmeter 36
New DM20 Digital Display from FCI shows totalized flow 36
Mass Flow Controllers 37
Yamatake develops Digital Massflow Controller featuring ultra-fast response 37
Traditional Technology Flowmeters ...38
DP Flow 38
Invensys announces improved accuracy throughout Foxboro pressure transmitter line 38
Positive Displacement/Turbine 39
AW Company is sold to TASI 39
Titan introduces meter for larger flow lines ...41
Hoffer Premier Gas Series 41
Open Channel/Variable Area 42
MGD Technologies is now Teledyne MGD, Inc. ...42
Variable area flowmeters are wet-calibrated at KROHNE 42