FPS unit

An obsolete absolute unit of the foot-pound-second system.

foot-pound-sec·ond (FPS) u·nit

, FPS unit , fps unit (fut'pownd-sek'ŏnd yū'nit)

An absolute unit of the foot-pound-second system.

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Douglas-Westwood (DW) has identified a temporary trough in global expenditure in 2015 primarily driven by delays to delivery of FPS units in Latin America.

Deepwater spend forecast to surge 130pc

This shift toward fewer, larger subsea tiebacks as well as increased FPS units will have profound effects on the future of the subsea sector as the hardware installed evolves as a direct result of fewer gas developments and deeper, more challenging fields.

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In practice, of course, the contractual payments relating to the FPS units identified will often be made in instalments and will in most cases be spread over a number of years.

World FPS expenditure to go up with surge in installations

The entire casepacking operation consists of two FPS units, each turning out 1,300 cases per shift and can be controlled for much of the time by a single person.