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  • PIA 2011 finalists
    The finalists for the 2012 Pump Industry Awards have now been chosen, giving you the opportunity to vote for those project, products and people who you think have made a real contribution to the pump industry during the last year.
  • Power pump market worth US$3.5bn this year
    The world’s power generation industry will purchase US$3.5 billion worth of pumps this year, with East Asian purchases alone exceeding US$1.2 billion.
  • HMS to deliver water processing equipment to East Siberia
    Russian pump manufacturer HMS Group has signed two contracts worth RUB831 million to deliver a broad range of equipment for a water processing unit in East Siberia.
  • US utilities select Westinghouse SHIELD shutdown seal
    Westinghouse Electric Co's SHIELD reactor coolant pump (RCP) passive thermal shutdown seal has been installed in one US dual-unit nuclear plant, and the company has received orders from five more for a total of 37 reactor coolant pump (RCP) installations.
  • NovaTorque launches next generation magnet motors
    NovaTorque has developed a new design of 3hp and 5hp PremiumPlus+ motors. These induction motors when driven by variable frequency drives, achieve a motor-only efficiency of between 88.5 and 90.0%.
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    Here are the nominees for the 2012 Pump Industry Awards.
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  • Grundfos dosing for off-gassing needs
    When a US wastewater treatment plant in South Carolina saw lower flows than expected, due to a delayed housing project, the facility experienced repeated vapour lock resulting in higher operational and chemical costs. The manual dilution operation resulted in increased operational and chemical costs, so a solution was sought in Grundfos' digital dosing technology.
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  • Calculating pipes and duty points with Vogel Software tools
    Energy savings can be obtained in several ways, but before manufacturers turn to hydraulic optimisation of units or apply new electrical drives or powerful control systems, they should look at the dimensions of the pipelines and make sure they get the duty point specifications right. This can be done with the aid of web-based tools from Vogel Software.
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  • Frothing fix for problem printer
    Frothing and breakdowns were regular occurrences for printer Portishead Press as their air-operated diaphragm pump and its seals could not cope with the caustic coating solution used by the printer. The company needed a pump that could move the coating fluid quickly, without introducing air, so they looked at a Watson-Marlow close coupled peristaltic pump to provide the answer.
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  • Calculating pipes and duty points with Vogel Software tools
    Energy savings can be obtained in several ways, but before manufacturers turn to hydraulic optimisation of units or apply new electrical drives or powerful control systems, they should look at the dimensions of the pipelines and make sure they get the duty point specifications right. This can be done with the aid of web-based tools from Vogel Software.
  • Grundfos dosing for off-gassing needs
    When a US wastewater treatment plant in South Carolina saw lower flows than expected, due to a delayed housing project, the facility experienced repeated vapour lock resulting in higher operational and chemical costs. The manual dilution operation resulted in increased operational and chemical costs, so a solution was sought in Grundfos' digital dosing technology.
  • Hydropower from KSB pumps-as-turbines
    Brazil is known for its use of hydropower, but when a small, remote tourism complex in a Brazilian nature reserve needed additional power supply, a conventional hydropower solution was deemed too expensive. A more affordable option came in the form of a KSB centrifugal pump driving an electric motor acting as a generator.
  • Frothing fix for problem printer
    Frothing and breakdowns were regular occurrences for printer Portishead Press as their air-operated diaphragm pump and its seals could not cope with the caustic coating solution used by the printer. The company needed a pump that could move the coating fluid quickly, without introducing air, so they looked at a Watson-Marlow close coupled peristaltic pump to provide the answer.
  • Diaphragms enhance gas production
    Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies grant access to natural gas encased in shale formations. However, this is just the start of overcoming challenges associated with a shale well’s 20 plus year life expectancy. New diaphragm pump technology from Neptune Pump Company is providing solutions to the harsh realities of shale well production.
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