- 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.

- 04 March 3008 -
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.

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

- 30 January 2008 -
Thrust monitoring of boiler feed pump equipment
One of the challenges facing plant instrumentation engineers is the effective and reliable monitoring of thrust bearing wear in critical pump applications. Russell King, managing director of Sensonics Ltd, explains how to use predictive maintenance to avoid costly downtime.

- 25 October 2007 -
Pump for heat transfer liquids
Allweiler AG has introduced ALLHEAT 1000, a specially-designed centrifugal pump for moving thermal oils, at WTT Expo.

- 25 October 2007 -
Vacuum pump traps absorb process contaminants
A new series of replaceable filter elements for the company's full line of vacuum pump inlet traps has been introduced by US-based MV Products.

- 25 October 2007 -
Gardner Denver expands compressor line
Gardner Denver has expanded it line of Variable Speed (VS) series compressors.

- 12 October 2007 -
Ingersoll-Rand to acquire air solutions specialist
Ingersoll-Rand has signed an agreement to purchase Italy 's Officine Meccaniche Industriali srl (OMI), creating a fully comprehensive offering for the global air solutions market.

- 1 August 2007 -
Heat pump technology for energy efficient buildings
How do you keep everyone in your facility comfortable when one area of the building is always hot and another freezing cold? Andy Mayes of Clivet UK gives a round-up of some of the latest developments in reverse cycle water source heat pumps for providing balanced heating in buildings.

- 25 July 2007 -
Grundfos launches extended end-suction range
Grundfos has introduced a complete series of re-engineered close-coupled and long-coupled pumps that are in full compliance of EN733 and ISO2858.

- 25 April 2007 -
A quantum leap in energy efficiency for house heating
For decades it has been common practice to use circulation pumps in household central heating systems. The advantages are simple: a low noise level, an efficient wet runner motor and a maintenance-free design. Dr. Holger Krasmann, General Manager of the WILO Pump Group in Germany, explains the development of the technology and predicts its dramatic effects on energy consumption.

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