Let’s Talk at Valve World Houston next Wednesday or Thursday

Bob McIlvaine will be a speaker at 11:00 a.m. July 15 in the speakers corner located on the exhibit floor at Valve World in Houston.  He will be reviewing the market for gas turbine combined cycle valves.  This is the bi-annual premier event for the valve industry in North America. Two years ago McIlvaine took pictures of many of the exhibits and is displaying them at:

Bob delivered four speeches which can be viewed at:

Bob will be touring the stands on both exhibition days (July 15 and 16) and would welcome the opportunity to meet with you individually.  You can make arrangements to do so by emailing him at: rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com or by cell phone at 847-226-2391.

Total Solutions Can Add $15 Billion to Pump Company Revenues

As processes become more complex, operators are turning to pump companies for total solutions and not just the one component.

Energy savings, greater reliability and lower maintenance are all goals which can be met by pump companies who take advantage of this opportunity to add revenues of $15 billion.  This opportunity is analyzed in Pumps World Markets.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Pump motors and controls have already been incorporated into many pump company sales platforms.  The development of digital monitoring of pump functions offers significant opportunity for the supplier to generate initial and aftermarket revenues.

The supply of complimentary devices is another revenue generator.  Flowserve is a large pump supplier who is pursuing the total solutions approach. The company states that “Having equipped desalination plants for more than half a century, Flowserve understands energy is the largest operating cost for any SWRO facility.  Flowserve also understands that high-efficiency equipment and especially energy recovery devices are critical to making the process cost-effective.

“That’s why in 2009 Flowserve acquired the Swiss company Calder™.  Calder specializes in the design, engineering and manufacture of energy recovery devices and related propriety technologies for reverse osmosis desalination.

“By bringing together industry-leading pumps, seals, valves and energy recovery devices as well as unmatched materials expertise and application knowledge, Flowserve is the premier provider of complete, integrated flow control solutions for the global SWRO industry.”

Another large pump company who is taking the total solutions approach is Ebara. The installation of cryogenic turbine expanders in existing LNG plants presents a very effective upgrade with an advanced but field-proven technology requiring relatively low investment costs and only short installation time.  All LNG plants commissioned before 1996 are currently operating with an ineffective expansion valve.  Ebara recommends replacing the existing Joule-Thomson valve a.k.a. J-T valve with a cryogenic turbine to expand the condensed natural gas from high pressure to low pressure. The thermodynamic efficiency of the existing refrigeration process is substantially improved, providing an increase of the total LNG output between about 5 to 7 percent. To attain this increase in efficiency, no substantial investments are necessary.

There are many ways that pump companies can take advantage of the demand for Total Solutions.  The way to start is with a thorough understanding of the processes where pumps are used.

For more information on Pumps World Markets, click on:  
http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article?id=75

Asian Cleanroom Consumables Market Is Growing At 7% Per Year

New flat panel, semiconductor and generic pharmaceutical plant construction in Asia is contributing to a 7 percent growth rate for the cleanroom consumables industry.  This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in World Cleanroom Markets.  (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Asian Cleanroom Consumables Revenue ($ Million)

One of the biggest segments of the market is now flat panel displays.  McIlvaine tracks individual plant construction in World Cleanroom Projects.  Here are recent construction plans for flat panel facilities in China.

World Cleanroom Projects

To view details select a Project Title and click on it.

For more information, click on N6F World Cleanroom Markets

For more information, click on 80A World Cleanroom Projects

Liquid and Air Filter Element Solution Provider’s Revenue Potential Will Exceed $32 Billion This Year

Sales of filter elements to separate particles from air, gases, water, oil and other liquids will exceed $28 billion in 2015. There is a potential for “Solutions Providers” to increase this market by $3.5 billion. This creates a potential for Solutions Providers of $32 billion.  This is the latest forecast in the McIlvaine Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets. (www.mcilvainecompany.com)

Filter Element Revenues $ Millions 2013

Commercial and industrial filter users are spending more than necessary on their filtration purchases for two reasons:

·       Filters do not last as long as they should, so more new purchases are necessary.

·       The administrative and inventory management costs for purchasing small quantities of many different filter types are substantial.

Solutions Providers can help lengthen filter life and relieve the purchaser of the administration and inventory management.

Costs to End User Based On a Non-Solutions Filter Price Of 1

The filter manufacturer retains his margins but sells fewer filters because filter life is lengthened.  Distributors are virtually eliminated.  The Solutions Provider bears administrative and management costs.  The total cost to the purchaser is 9 or 10 percent less and yet the Solutions Provider obtains as much revenue as the filter producer.

Where the filter is being used in a critical process, the true filter cost can easily be twice the filter purchase cost. Lost production and equipment maintenance can be very costly.  For these applications it is important that the Solutions Provider thoroughly understand the process. This knowledge can be translated into margins above 50 percent and very high returns on capital.

For more information on Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/27-water/445-n064-air-gas-water-fluid-treatment

Headlines for Utility E-Alert – July 2, 2015

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1230– July 2, 2015

Table of Contents

COAL – US

·       Supreme Court Blocks President Obama’s Limits on Power Plants

COAL – WORLD

·       MET announces Licensee WFGD Award in China 

GAS/OIL – US

·       Texas to pump Gas to Mexico

·       Dominion seeks approval for a $1.3 Billion Greensville Power Plant

·       Skanska Joint Venture builds Gas-fired Power Plant in Wawayanda, New York 

GAS/OIL – WORLD

·       Torishima receives Order for Eight Boiler Recirculation Pumps in Djelfa, Algeria

·       Nigeria's Forte Oil says Siemens to upgrade Gas-fired Power Plant

·       Kansai Electric acquires First Power Plant in greater Tokyo

·       Black & Veatch to modernize Turkey’s Oldest Gas-fired Power Plant

·       APR Energy signs New Contract to Supply Gas Turbine Power for Egyptian Industrial Plant

NUCLEAR

·       CNNC plans to bid for Slovakian Nuclear Power Plant

·       Canada and UK sign MOU to develop Nuclear Energy Projects

·       Day & Zimmerman awarded Nuclear Reactor Fleet Maintenance Contracts by Southern Nuclear

BUSINESS

·       European Regulators approve Siemens’ $6.6 Billion acquisition of Dresser-Rand

·       MAN Diesel & Turbo acquires MaxWatt Turbines

·       Ares EIF sells Keys Energy Center to PSEG Power

·       Wood Group acquires Beta Machinery Analysis

·       Supreme Court Mercury Ruling will have uneven impact on the Pollution Control Industry

·       Change Environmental Regulatory Policy to Foster R&D and Cost Effectiveness

HOT TOPIC HOUR

·       Hot Gas Filter Discussion Hot Topic Hour July 2

·       Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

For more information on the Utility Tracking System, click on:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/databases/2-uncategorised/89-42ei

McIlvaine Hot Topic Hour Registration

On Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Central time, McIlvaine hosts a 90 minute web meeting on important energy and pollution control subjects.  These Webinars are free of charge to owner/operators of the plants. They are also free to McIlvaine Subscribers of Power Plant Air Quality Decisions and Utility Tracking System.  The cost for others is $300.00 per webinar.

See below for information on upcoming Hot Topic Hours.  We welcome your input relative to suggested additions.

Click here for the Subscriber and Power Plant or Cement Plant Owner/Operator Registration Form

Click here for the Non-Subscribers Registration Form

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Bob McIlvaine
President
847-784-0012 ext 112
rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com
www.mcilvainecompany.com