- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

- 9 January 2008 -
Hayward Tyler launches China website
Hayward Tyler Group Ltd has developed a website intended for its Chinese market.

- 20 December 2007 -
Allweiler wins Finnish lubricant oil contract
Allweiler AG's pump skid business will deliver the entire lubrication-oil module for Finland 's Olkiluoto 3, the world's largest power plant.

- 3 December 2007 -
Grundfos acquires Peerless Pumps
Grundfos has acquired US-based pump and fire protection manufacturer Peerless Pumps. Peerless has sales of US$ 110 million, making it Grundfos' largest acquisition to date.

- 20 November 2007 -
Control valve reduces rapid cycling
Danfoss Flomatic Corporation has introduced the Hydro Stat Model C3100, a new direct-acting pump control with integral built-in bypass.

- 15 November 2007 -
Hayward Tyler strengthens China link
Pump and motor specialist Hayward Tyler has received an order to supply 16 glandless wet stator boiler circulation pumps from Shanghai Boiler Works Ltd (SBWL).

- 29 August 2007 -
Pump sensor detects potential damage
Industrial control specialists IFM Efector Inc has launched a line of pump diagnostic pressure sensors that can detect potential pump damage.

- 20 June 2007 -
MHI licenses pump technology to BHEL
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) is to license technologies relating to various pumps for thermal power generation plant use to Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

- 20 June 2007 -
Advanced design software for pumps
Design software based on the inverse design approach offers a number of advantages for the hydrodynamic design of pump components such as impellers. M. Zangeneh, founding director of UK-based Advanced Design Technology (ADT) and professor of thermofluids at University College London, discusses and illustrates the capabilities of this inverse approach as embodied in ADT's TURBOdesign-1 software.

 

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