Pump and valve manufacturer The Weir Group plc has agreed to acquire the valve business of India’s BDK Engineering Industries Ltd. 02 September 2010
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Beijing Co. has ordered two boiler circulation pumps for delivery to CIF Beijing in Tianjinxin Port, China. 23 August 2010
Colfax Corp has bought Baric Group, the UK supplier of fluid-handling systems primarily for lubrication applications in the oil & gas, petrochemical and power generation markets. 20 August 2010
China will account for 21% of the US$40 billion world market for industrial pumps in 2015. 17 August 2010
The British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) in association with World Pumps will host its Pump Industry Awards Dinner in March 2011. 17 August 2010
KSB Group has increased the steel foundry capacity at its Vambori, India facility. 09 August 2010
The orders from China Nuclear Power Engineering Company are for nuclear main stream isolation valves (MSIV) for use at three facilities in China. 05 August 2010
Ebara Boshan Pumps Co Ltd is planning a Yn32 million expansion of its factory in Boshan, Shandong Province, China. 05 August 2010
The latest addition to the F11 series, the F11-6, has been introduced to offer greater degrees of speed, efficiency and pressure in many motor applications. 27 July 2010
The company will supply the plant, which is being built in the UK, with a combination of single and two-stage liquid ring pump systems. 23 July 2010
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. 20 July 2010
KSB ITUR has opened a €1.5 million state-of-the-art automated pump testing plant at its headquarters in Zarautz (Gipuzkoa), Spain. 19 July 2010
The STS automated fuel filtration system removes sludge and water from tanks, dries the fuel and prevents microbial contamination through fully-automated programming and remote monitoring. 19 July 2010
Pump maker Colfax Corp has promoted William Roller to executive vice president of Colfax Americas. 15 July 2010
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. 14 July 2010
The plant in Drammen is designed to treat approximately 20,000 tonnes of sludge from municipalities in the Drammen region, together with some grease and septic. 13 July 2010
The upgrade kit is relevant to pumps which were used in the power generation industry from the 1960’s. 13 July 2010
Torishima Pump North America has added four new sales agents covering the Atlanta, Chicago, Texas and West Coast regions of the US. 09 July 2010
Alfred W Jones was co-founder of Best Pump Works, Flowtronex, and Integrated Flow Solutions. He died June 26 2010 while traveling in London. Here Dave Brockway president of Intelliquip, LLC gives a brief appreciation. 29 June 2010
The Metastream M Series ZMH flexible membrane coupling improves is specifically intended for cooling tower installations. 25 June 2010
Allweiler uses an analytical programme, which shows conversion options or suitable replacements for pumps which are already in service in ships. 17 June 2010
The all-stainless steel ALSHE VAP is a standardised exchanger designed for use as a vapouriser in a wide range of process industries. 15 June 2010
Vacuum pump manufacturer Edwards has named Matthew Taylor as the company’s new chief executive officer. 08 June 2010
The ElectroFlo Generator is powered by a positive displacement downhole power section, which has been used to handling entrained solids in drilling fluids. 03 June 2010
Registration is now open for the Hydraulic Institute’s 2010 Market Outlook Workshop which will take place 12–13 August 2010 in San Francisco. 01 June 2010
The Weir Group plc and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) are to jointly develop activities in the UK nuclear new build market under the WEIR-MHI brand. 28 May 2010
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd and India’s Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) have jointly received an order for 18 pumps as part of a steam turbine generator package to be installed at a new thermal power generation plant being built by NTPC Ltd at Barh in Bihar, in eastern India. 24 May 2010
Curtiss-Wright Flow Control - EMD and Westinghouse Electric Co LLC are continuing their successful testing of the world’s largest canned-motor reactor coolant pump at Curtiss-Wright Flow Control EMD’s facility in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. 24 May 2010
The 2010 Scottish Engineering Award has gone to ClydeUnion Pumps. 18 May 2010
KSB AG has officially opened its new production and test facility for large power station pumps with drive ratings of up to 50MW at its Frankenthal site in Germany. 18 May 2010
The new range of displacement measurement sensors use the recently-developed printed coil and permanent magnet technology. 17 May 2010
The PC 4000, a dedicated pump controller for pressure control applications using variable frequency drives (VFDs). 13 May 2010
The pump sets will be uses in the power station of a fertilizer factory producing urea and granular urea, located in the town of Ain Sukhna, Egypt. 10 May 2010
The new division expands ENER-G’s existing ground source heat pump operation; specialising in the design, installation and maintenance of heat pumps. 07 May 2010
Hayward Tyler Global Services, a division of Hayward Tyler Ltd, has delivered essential power goods to the Kendal Power Station in South Africa, following the lifting of some trade restrictions. 04 May 2010
The main steam isolation valves and main feedwater isolation valves will be used at Taishan Units 1 and 2 of a Chinese EPR (CEPR) pressurized water reactors. 23 April 2010
Condition monitoring tests are beneficial in improving both the operation and maintenance of pumping systems. Here, Ray Beebe of Monash University uses a slurry pump case study to illustrate the value of basic head-flow tests for a system where restricted access made conventional flow measurements difficult. 21 April 2010
Curtiss-Wright Corp has secured contracts worth US$11 million from Savannah River Remediation LLC for submersible mixer and transfer pumps for the processing and remediation of nuclear waste materials. 19 April 2010
Ruhrpumpen is supplying pumps to the ANDASOL III solar thermal power plant in Spain. 19 April 2010
Flowserve Corp has signed an amendment to a nuclear power industry valve joint venture agreement, originally announced in March 2009, between Flowserve and SUFA Technology Industry Co Ltd CNNC. 16 April 2010
Colfax Corp has promoted Arne Forslund to the newly-created position of senior vice president - Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. 13 April 2010
The classic pump design process requires costly manufacturing, assembly, and physical testing to determine the viability of a design change or to generate a pump curve. Also, physical testing typically does not provide sufficient insight as to what exactly may be impeding performance. 13 April 2010
DXP Enterprises Inc has completed of the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Quadna Inc in a US$28 million deal. 08 April 2010
ABB has introduced a medium voltage drive rated from 400 to 1,000 kVA, in voltages up to 6.9 kV for general purpose applications that do not require an engineered drive. 07 April 2010
Teikoku USA Inc, the canned motor pump company, has reached an agreement with Texas Process Equipment Co of Houston, Texas to acquire its canned motor pump service business. 30 March 2010
Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) is supplying large cooling water supply pumps for the nuclear power plant which is being built in Kalinin, Russia. 30 March 2010
Japan’s Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd is to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd from 1 April 2010, following a share exchange agreement. 24 March 2010
The diaphragm pump from KNF Neuberger is designed for liquid transferring with a high performance-to-size ratio 19 March 2010
Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd has secured £140 million in funding, including an £80 million UK Government loan, to install the UK’s first 15 000 tonne forging press to manufacture ultra-large nuclear components, including pumps. 17 March 2010
The revised Micro-Tec II website from Garlock features an easy-to-use technology navigator which allows the users to explore the benefits of the Micr-Tec bearing isolator 12 March 2010
Rolls-Royce has exercised its option to add Parker Aerospace’s heat management valves to the pneumatics package it already supplies on the Trent XWB engine programme 11 March 2010
The order for ASME Section III safety-related globe and gate valves, and Flowserve Limitorque actuators will be used at the Westinghouse nuclear power plant in China 11 March 2010
The sliding vane pumps from Blackmer are designed for loading and unloading Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) in EPA 2010 vehicles equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology 10 March 2010
The Hydraulic Institute, the largest association of pump manufacturers and suppliers to the pump industry in North America, has announced its 2010 board of directors and officers. 10 March 2010
The FRS 660-RPU-UL remote pumping unit fuel recirculating system, from RCI Technologies, is designed to automatically circulate and clean stored fuel. 05 March 2010
The pre-configured dry pumping system from Edwards consists of a Roots and inverted multistage claw mechanism, making it more effective in the lower pressure regions 26 February 2010
Registration is now open for the Europump 2010 Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration which will be held in Paris, France 26-29 May 2010. 26 February 2010
'Increasing reliability using FEM-CFD' is now available as a download on this site. 19 February 2010
'Reducing greenhouse emissions at origin' is now available as a download on this site. 18 February 2010
Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has developed its own steam turbine to drive industrial pumps, compressors, generators, blowers and fans that are used in refineries, chemical plants and cogeneration plants. 10 February 2010
Ruhrpumpen has put new procedures and a 5S program in-place in order to improve lead times. 09 February 2010
The editor of World Pumps welcomes you to the January issue 02 February 2010
Flowserve Corp has integrated its Flowserve Pump Division and the Flow Solutions Division into the new Flow Solutions Group. 01 February 2010
Westinghouse Electric Co has officially opened its European Pump and Motor Maintenance and Repair Centre in Nivelles, Belgium, for nuclear energy customers in Europe. 22 January 2010
'Water cooling is big business' is now available as a download on this site. 21 January 2010
'Demand for BCPs in the Middle East' is new available as a download on this site. 21 January 2010
Ebara Corp’s new Futtsu plant in Futtsu city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan is now fully operational. 19 January 2010
Part 1 and 2 of 'Power station pump selection' are now available as a download on this site. 18 January 2010
'Blade adjustment cuts energy costs' is now available as a download on this site. 14 January 2010
'Pumps as turbines for water industry' is now available as a download on this site. 14 January 2010
Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) is supplying a number of large pumps for the 700MW supercritical Gecho-One coal-fired thermal power plant which is being built in Map ta Phut, Rayong Province, Thailand. 14 January 2010
Powered by an electric generator, the Easi-Drive portable valve actuator from Smith Flow Control provides wastewater treatment plants with emergency operation of valves until power is restored 11 January 2010
John Veness has been appointed president of the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA). 11 January 2010
Colfax Corp board member Clay Kiefaber has been appointed president and chief executive officer, succeeding John Young who has left the company. 11 January 2010
Blackmer says that its flange-mounted pumps are now available for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bobtail and transport trucks. 11 January 2010
Waukesha Bearings, part of Dover Corp's Fluid Management Segment, has acquired Inpro/Seal Co, a Rock Island, Illinois-based manufacturer of bearing isolator technologies. 04 January 2010
Hayward Tyler Services (HTS) has overhauled three Hayward Tyler Wet Wound Boiler Circulation Pumps for NV Elektriciteits-Produktiemaatschappij Zuid (EPZ) at its solid fuel fired power plant in The Netherlands. 23 December 2009
'Eastern power generation market shows promise' is now available as a download on this site. 18 December 2009
Nuclear power station efficiency gains now available as a 'Download' from this website. 16 December 2009
According to a report on ‘Pumps: World Market’ from the McIlvaine company, annual revenues for these additional pumps are expected to increase from $542 million to $776 million in 2015 10 December 2009
Commonplace in European countries, ground source heat pumps, which use energy stored in the ground to heat and cool buildings and provide hot water, are becoming a rapidly expanding market, having doubled in the last year alone, according to a report from the Environment Agency 10 December 2009
Freudenberg-NOK CEO Dr Mohsen Sohi is moving to the main Freudenberg & Co board next year to head up the global Sealing business. 09 December 2009
Garlock Sealing Technologies has developed a self-forming material which allows gaskets to be fabricated in-situ for high temperature and high pressure applications. 07 December 2009
Greene, Tweed has expanded its WR high-performance thermoplastic composite line which is made into wear parts, bushings and bearings for petrochemical and power pumps. 01 December 2009
Nviro Cleantech plc has made a proposal to Southbank UK plc, the parent company of pump manufacturer Hayward Tyler Group Ltd, which may lead to an offer being made for the entire share capital of Southbank. 29 November 2009
Rovatti Pompe has extending its line of centrifugal pumps for tanker manufacturers in industrial and agricultural applications. 27 November 2009
The Viking external gear pumps range has recently been extended to include models which provide flows from 0.2 lit/min to 760 lit/min. 26 November 2009
The integrated air-source HP-50 heat pump water heater from Rheem Water Heating meets qualifications for an Energy Star listing with an Energy Factor of 2.0. 20 November 2009
Grundfos has named Andrew Warrington as the new president of Peerless Pump Co and its subsidiaries. 16 November 2009
ClydeUnion Pumps has launched the ClydeUnion Academy, an educational, learning and training centre that will offer the pump company's employees fully accredited qualifications in-house at the Cathcart site in Glasgow, Scotland. 27 October 2009
The GA 5-11/GA 5-15 kW Variable Speed Drive (VSD) oil-injected screw compressor range is a redesign from Atlas Copco Compressors. 26 October 2009
ITT Corp will officially open a production and service centre in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Monday 26 October, giving Gulf-region customers local supply, engineering and after-market support for ITT’s industrial process pumps, parts, controls and water treatment products. 22 October 2009
Parker Hannifin has developed a range of piston pumps for hydraulic fan drive systems that can help reduce fuel consumption and emissions output for off-highway vehicles. 19 October 2009
Almatec, part of Dover Corp’s Pump Solutions Group (PSG), has created its new E-Series air-operated double-diaphragm plastic pump line with improved energy efficiency and performance in mind. 15 October 2009
Gardner Denver company Thomas Products has launched the 1210 Series Diaphragm Liquid DC pump which incorporates a patent pending REFLEX valve design that provides a bubble-free liquid flow. 14 October 2009
Allweiler AG has supplied ten pumps to the Aghada power plant in Co Cork, Ireland in an order worth more than €200 000. 08 October 2009
KSB has received a €50 million order for boiler feed and reactor coolant pumps in China. 07 October 2009
Flowserve Corp has booked a multi-million dollar order from Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd (KHNP) for main steam and main feedwater isolation valves. 06 October 2009
Flow International Corp, a manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet technology, has developed three new lines of waterjet cutting machines. 01 October 2009
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) is offering a web-based subscription service providing company-wide access to the ANSI/HI Pump Standards packages. 22 September 2009
Atlas Copco has introduced a Carbon Zero range of air compressors equipped with advanced heat recovery systems that can reportedly recover 100% of the electrical energy input in the form of hot water. 18 September 2009
Weir Group chief executive Mark Selway is leaving the company after eight years to return to Australia to head up Boral Ltd, a building and construction materials supplier. 16 September 2009
The Wilden A100 Advanced Plastic air-operated double-diaphragm pump can now be electronically controlled with a PLC for use where an electric interface is needed. 15 September 2009
ClydeUnion Pumps and IMBIL Pumping Solutions have set up a joint venture company in Brazil. 11 September 2009
Eaton Corp has added a Series 760 variable displacement closed circuit piston-type pump and fixed motor to its heavy-duty product offering. 10 September 2009
The British Steam Car Team have used Triplex reciprocating positive displacement piston type pumps from Cat Pumps UK Ltd to help them break the world land speed record for a steam powered car. 09 September 2009
The latest Current Industrial Report covering pumps has been published by the US Department of Commerce. 07 September 2009
Flowserve Corp chief financial officer Mark Blinn is to succeed Lewis Kling as president and chief executive officer of the pump, valve and seal manufacturer from 1 October 2009. 01 September 2009
ProMinent has developed the TriPower MF, a process pump with a small footprint. It has an integrated gearbox which helps make the design more compact. 01 September 2009
2009 Pump Industry Awards ceremony is now accepting bookings 01 September 2009
ClydeUnion Pumps’ Conventional Power business unit has won the contract to design, manufacture, test and install six large boiler feed pump packages for the 2x800 MW coal-fired Krishnapatnam Power Project in India. 27 August 2009
According to the latest forecast in FGD World Markets, the installed capacity of FGD systems in China will rise from 365,000 MW this year to 723,000 MW in 2020. 26 August 2009
CA-Kavlico, a global business unit of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) has developed a new version of its PT250 pressure transmitter designed specifically for installation in heat pump systems. 24 August 2009
Flowserve has developed StarPac 3, a new version of its Valtek StarPac smart control valve. 24 August 2009
Griswold Pump Co has introduced a new line of low-flow ANSI pumps designed for the severe conditions found in some process and transfer applications. 19 August 2009
Bookings are now being accepted for a place at the Pump Industry Awards ceremony, which takes place on 18 November 2009 at The Hilton Hotel, Coventry, UK. 04 August 2009
Blackmer has introduced a 3 in configuration of the piston air valve used on its TX/TXD Series of sliding vane pumps. 31 July 2009
Edwards has introduced iXL500, the first in a line of dry vacuum pumps designed for load lock applications in solar cell and flat panel display manufacturing. 29 July 2009
Armstrong Limited has launched new pump sizes for its ranges of vertical in-line (VIL) and end suction pumps. 24 July 2009
KSB has launched two automatic package pressure boosting units for fire-fighting systems. 24 July 2009
A high-temperature pump gas seal, developed by Flowserve Corp, aims to reduce energy consumption for the hottest process pumps in refinery and hydrocarbon facilities. 24 July 2009
UK manufacturer Boltight Ltd has developed an electric pump designed specifically for bolt tensioner applications in the wind turbine industry. 15 July 2009
A line of vertical centrifugal pumps suitable for use with aggressive, heated and contaminated fluids has been developed by Friatec. 10 July 2009
Allweiler AG is now selling spare parts kits for all of its standard pumps. 10 July 2009
Shell Lubricants has added a new lubricant to its Tellus hydraulic oil range that could help increase the energy efficiency of hydraulic systems. 30 June 2009
Nominations are now open for the 2009 Pump Industry Awards. These awards recognise and promote best practice in pump manufacture and supply. 24 June 2009
UK manufacturer Boltight Ltd has developed an electric pump designed specifically for bolt tensioner applications in the wind turbine industry. 19 June 2009
Siemens Hydro Power Generation GmbH & Co. KG has changed its name to Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. 26 May 2009
A consortium comprising Andritz Hydro Brasil, Andritz Hydro Inepar and IESA Projetos has received an order to supply and install the electromechanical equipment for the Batalha hydropower station from the Brazilian federal utility, Furnas Centrais Elétricas. 22 May 2009
Aquamarine Power has appointed geotechnical drilling and marine construction contractors, Fugro Seacore, to install its Oyster Wave Energy Converter off the UK coast. 08 April 2009
Flowserve Corporation and the Al-Rushaid Group have opened a pump manufacturing, repair and testing facility in the Middle East. 07 April 2009
Sulzer says that it experienced increases in order intake, sales, operating income and cash flow in 2008 but expects a slowdown in 2009. 24 March 2009
Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited is to relocate the company from Bermuda to Ireland. 17 March 2009
Finish Thompson has developed the SP 22 Series, a centrifugal pump which has lifts up to 25 ft and fast priming time of up to 18 ft in 90 seconds. 11 March 2009
Diesel engine pump manufacturer Haldex Concentric has won a sustainability award from Midlands Excellence, a regional organisation that promotes business excellence in the UK. 10 March 2009
Rotork has launched a new range of electric actuators for the operation of process control valves. 05 March 2009
ITT-Flojet has developed a pump incorporating a perfluoroelastomer diaphragm with increased acid and hydrocarbon resistance. 24 February 2009
AxFlow UK has acquired Yorkshire-based T.A.P.S. Ltd, a leading pump and mechanical seal service and repair operations based in the North of England. 24 February 2009
AxFlow has launched the King Cobra, a heavy duty peristaltic pump designed for abrasive, viscous and aggressive media. 24 February 2009
SPX has launched a new positive displacement pump in its ProCam range - the ProCam Smart. 24 February 2009
Blackmer has introduced the ProVane® Motor Speed Vane Pump line for ethanol processing, blending and transfer applications. 24 February 2009
ABB has appointed Northern Irish motor specialist JJ Loughran as ABB's motor service partner for Northern Ireland. 24 February 2009
PD and centrifugal pumps specialist Blackmer has announced the promotion of Tom Madden to the position of managing director. 24 February 2009
Flowserve has appointed Lars E. Rosene as chief sustainability officer in addition to his current role leading global communications and public affairs. 24 February 2009
ADI Systems has been awarded two contracts to treat wastewater using its ADI-MBR (membrane bioreactor) system. 24 February 2009
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