- 29 April 2008 -
Internal gear pump for chemical and process industries
SPX Process Equipment has added a new model called TopGear MAG to its Johnson Pump range.

- 29 April 2008 -
Rotork wins supply contract for electric valve actuators
Rotork has won a framework agreement for the supply of electric valve actuators to a UK water and wastewater services company, Thames Water.

- 24 April 2008 -
Geothermal installations
Wilo AG has extended the range of its standard pump series Star-RS with the addition of the Wilo Star RSG.

- 24 April 2008 -
Weir completes CH Warman acquisition
The Weir Group has confirmed its acquisition of the CH Warman Group.

- 23 April 2008 -
Valve for longer life
CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions have designed a valve which aims to increase the life of PTFE diaphragms in all air-operated diaphragm pumps.

- 23 April 2008 -
Azerbaijan contract for Bran+Luebbe's PWCI
Azerbaijan is the latest location for Bran+Luebbe's produced water chemical injection (PWCI) packages.

- 11 April 2008 -
Compact electromagnetic flowmeter
Flow metering and control technology company, Bronkhorst UK, has launched its compact electromagnetic flowmeter in the UK.

- 11 April 2008 -
John Crane plans the acquisition of Indufil BV
John Crane, manufacturer of mechanical sealing systems and associated technologies, plans to acquire Indufil BV, with final completion of the acquisition subject to regulatory approvals.

- 10 April 2008 -
Flowserve growth in Asia
Flowserve Corporation has acquired the remaining 50% of shares needed to have full ownership interest in Niigata Worthington in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

- 10 April 2008-
Abrasive material transfer pump
Moyno® has launched the 2000 CC pump, close-coupled pump which, according to the company, can reduce bottom line costs.

- 8 April 2008 -
Canned motor venture
KSB and the Japanese company Nikkiso are planning to establish a joint-venture company near Frankfurt this summer.

- 2 April 2008 -
Electronic control panel
The PE Duplex 3Z electronic control panel for two pumps has been launched by Pump Engineering Ltd, and is suitable for well pumps, pressure booster sets, irrigation pumps, sewage sump pumps and oil transfer pumps.

- 2 April 2008 -
Pump Industry Awards
This year's Pump Industry Awards will be held on Wednesday 19 November, in the Hilton hotel, Coventry, UK.

- 1 April 2008 -
Family of ball control valves
Flowserve Corp has introduced the Valtek ShearStream SB segmented v-port type ball control valve and in addition, has upgraded its ShearStream HP with heavy-duty seat.

- 1 April 2008 -
World's largest subsea motor tried and tested
Hayward Tyler Ltd has announced that the largest subsea motor ever built has been successfully tested.

- 26 March 2008 -
Europump 2008
This year's annual Europump meeting will be held at Hotel Palace in Lucerne, Switzerland between 14-17 May.

- 25 March 2008 -
Portable foam fire-fighting units
A range of portable foam fire-fighting units from 5.5 to 18 HP, launched by CAT Pumps, can be used for mounting onto ATVs, pickup trucks or utility vehicles.

- 18 March 2008 -
New vice president for Peerless Pump
Peerless Pump Company has appointed Mike Cates as vice president of operations.

- 18 March 2008 -
Miniature dispense pumps
Lee Products has designed a new range of miniature dispense pumps designed to meet the increasing demand for machine components, which need to be smaller and as precise.

- 17 March 2008 -
Pumptools expands to Australia
UK-based artificial lift completion specialists, Pumptools, has established a presence in Australia.

- 14 March 2008 -
New pumps for seawater desalination
Seawater desalination using the reverse osmosis principle is an increasingly viable method of desalination. KSB has developed a new version of its Multitec range.

- 13 March 2008 -
ABS signs a three-year agreement with Veolia
ABS Group has signed a three-year global framework agreement with Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies.

- 11 March 2008 -
Product traceability system
Caprari has created a system to monitor products throughout their entire life cycle. Each Caprari product is identified by a serial number that can be used to trace back to the product code, production order, operator code and lastly, the customer's identity.

- 05 March 2008 -
Pakistani contract for cooling pumps
Hayward Tyler Services, a division of Hayward Tyler Ltd, has been selected by Pakistan's Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to provide it with three customised reverse-engineered Byron Jackson cooling water pumps (BJCW). 

- 05 March 2008 -
AxFlow in distribution double
AxFlow UK Limited is to take on the UK distribution of both the Slack & Parr range of industrial external gear pumps and Griswold 811 pump range.

- 04 March 2008 -
Record Grundfos investment in Mexico
The new Grundfos factory has been opened in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The event marked an important milestone in the pump group's more than €17 million investment in Mexico.

- 27 February 2008 -
Dual stator system fitted as standard
Netzsch's iFD Stator dual-stator system is now fitted as standard to all NM Series pumps with a nominal rotor diameter between 21 mm and 63 mm.

- 22 February 2008 -
Corrosion-resistant electrodes
for pump welding
Electrode manufacturer Select-Arc Inc has introduced a duplex stainless steel electrode range which has good resistance to intergranular corrosion, pitting and stress cracking in piping systems, pumps, valves and heat exchangers.

- 19 February 2008 -
Motors with duct-system design
GE Motors has developed a range of motors that feature a patent-pending duct-system design that allows for a smaller footprint.

- 14 February 2008 -
Flowserve wins contract for Chinese nuclear plants
Flowserve Corporation has been selected to provide concrete volute pumps for the first phases of both the Hongyanhe and Ningde Nuclear Power Plant projects in China.

- 13 February 2008 -
ABB CEO resigns
Fred Kindle has resigned as CEO of ABB due to "irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company," according to a press release.

-12 February 2008-
Turbomolecular pump for vacuum systems
Edwards has launched the EXT406PX, a turbomolecular pump for laboratory vacuum systems.

-11 February 2008-
New Wilo chairman
Dr Thomas Schweisfurth has succeeded Dr Horst Elsner as chairman of the board of Wilo AG.

- 7 February 2008 -
Onboard intelligence as standard
ITT Goulds has installed i-FRAME, an onboard pump intelligence as a standard feature of its ANSI Model 3196 from ITT Goulds.

- 4 February 2008 -
Lube oil pump with boosted capacity
Allweiler AG has expanded the maximum capacity of its ALLUB RUV vertically immersed screw pump to 1300 l/min, more than 30% higher than previous models.

- 1 February 2008 -
New president of Centrilift
Nelson Ney has been appointed president of Centrilift and vice president of its owner Baker Hughes Inc.

- 29 January 2008 -
Linear air pump eliminates sliding parts
Charles Austen Pumps have launched a new series of linear diaphragm pumps that use an electro magnetically operated diaphragm that can eliminate sliding parts.

- 28 January 2008 -
Export agreement for Dean Pump
Dorian Drake is to manage Dean Pump's exports in all of Europe, Africa, New Zealand and the Middle East, as well as a majority of Asia and parts of South America.

- 25 January 2008 -
Butterfly valve for chemical and wastewater
Dwyer Instruments has developed a new series of thermoplastic butterfly valves for chemical and wastewater applications.

- 23 January 2008 -
New MD for Rotork
Alex Busby has been appointed managing director (MD) of Rotork Fluid Systems, a manufacturer of process valve actuators within the Rotork Group.

- 22 January 2008 -
Vacuum pump system reduces energy costs
Edwards has developed a mechanical oil-free vacuum system that it says offers savings in energy costs of more than 90% compared to traditional steam ejector systems.

 

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