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Weir expands in India with valve acquisition
Pump and valve manufacturer The Weir Group plc has agreed to acquire the valve business of India’s BDK Engineering Industries Ltd.
Thompson Pump responds to Gulf oil spill
Thompson Pump Company mobilised its Emergency Response Team within days of the Deepwater Horizon incident to provide pumping equipment, supplies and manpower to areas affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Baker Hughes field tests ultra-temperature ESPs in SAGD production systems
Baker Hughes Inc has installed the world’s first ultra-temperature electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) wells in the Canadian oil sands.
Gorman–Rupp to acquire National Pump Company
The Gorman-Rupp Co is planning to acquire National Pump Company LLC, the Glendale, Arizona headquartered manufacturer of vertical turbine line shaft pumps, submersible pumps, centrifugal pumps, high pressure booster pumps and packaged pump station systems.
ClydeUnion Pumps and Bjørge sign distribution and service agreement
ClydeUnion Pumps has entered into a distribution and service agreement with Bjørge Eureka AS, a subsidiary of Bjørge ASA, covering the Norwegian market.

Editorial podcast - July
An overview of the July issue of World Pumps
Podcast introducing the new issue of Desalination
Claire Young introduces the latest issue of Desalination magazine, the biannual supplement to Filtration + Separation and sister publication, World Pumps.
World Pumps news round-up
Welcome to a round up of the business and product news from www.worldpumps.com.
Editorial Podcast - January
News from the pump industry and an application overview.

Turning tallow oil into biodiesel fuel Turning tallow oil into biodiesel fuel
Faced with mounting fuel costs, one man and his wife decided to set up a biodiesel plant in their garage. From these small beginnings grew a fully fledged production facility. To ensure a smooth operation, Blackmer ProVane Pumps were chosen for their methanol recovery, high-speed truck loading and transfer rate applications.
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System transportation in a compact package
A crude oil processing vessel off the Norwegian coast required high-pressure pumps to extract natural gas. The expense of the limited floor space onboard was combated by shipping very compact monoblock diaphragm pumps. With the help of a police escort the packaging units were successfully delivered, allowing for increased productivity onboard.
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Keeping things on an even keel Keeping things on an even keel
Constructing a massive off-shore liquid gas project required transporting temporary living quarters to the site by barge. During loading, the barge had to remain at a constant level with the wharf. To keep the barge steady, pumps had to fill the ballast tanks at a similar flow rate and SPP's Autoprime range fitted the bill.
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Technical definitions associated with pumps - a series by Brian Nesbitt
Pump consultant, Brian Nesbitt attempts to clarify the technical language used by pump engineers by explaining common terms used in conjunction with pump application and pump design.

AODD Pump Efficiency AirVantage™
Warren Rupp, Inc. has developed a new, patent pending technology that optimizes the pump efficiency and utilizes adaptive optimization as pump application parameters change.
Climate change sets biofuel demand
In the attempt to reduce CO2 emissions, biofuels are playing an increasingly important role. But the aggressive acids, high temperatures, high viscous media and strict legislation involved impose significant demands on components. KSB's Michael Bauer looks at the pump technology that is helping develop this growing sector.
The potential of gas shale
Robert McIlvaine and Ann James of McIlvaine Company show how extracting gas from shale deposits has become ever more economical, and discuss how pumps can play a role in this increasingly important form of energy, looking at a selection of important wells across the U.S.
Back to basics with centrifugal pumps
While World Pumps publishes many technical features, it is always good to go back to basics. Courtesy of the Waterworld museum in the UK, we present some brief insights into the development of centrifugal submersible pumps, with some recnet examples.
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