Flowserve Corp is to provide a new deep-well submersible pump and motor to the Geothermische Kraftwerksgesellschaft Traunreut geothermal power plant in Germany.
15 November 2011
French nuclear group AREVA has installed the fourth and final pump of the primary cooling system at the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR reactor project in Finland.
14 November 2011
JCB has chosen Concentric's cast-iron FERRA pump for use in the main hydraulic circuit of its new TM180 articulated wheeled loading shovel.
08 November 2011
The Motor Driven Systems (MDS) Conference, which takes place from 9-10 November 2011 in Solihull, UK, will examine how a systems-engineering approach to designing motor driven systems will result in greater energy savings.
08 November 2011
The Hydraulic Institute will host its 2012 Annual Meeting at the Renaissance Vinoy in St Petersburg, Florida from 8-14 February 2012.
07 November 2011
Sulzer Corp chief financial officer Jürgen Brandt becomes interim chief executive officer of the company from 1 November 2011.
01 November 2011
While it is forecasted that fossil fuel power generation will remain an important energy supplier in the next 20–30 years, other emerging technologies aim to avoid the production of CO2. Here, Sabine Sulzer from Sulzer Pumps looks at new, CO2 emission-free energy technologies, such as solar energy and bio-fuels, as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS).
25 October 2011
A manufacturer of universal 3D measuring machines is using Micro-Epsilon’s laser profile scanners and laser displacement sensors to measure the surface profiles and position of rotary pistons.
25 October 2011
German specialist in engine components Raja-Lovejoy has developed a new system for reducing noise emissions from hydraulic equipment. The NRS (Noise Reduction System) consists of a textile casing for horizontally mounted bell housings of hydraulic units.
25 October 2011
The Saudi Water & Power Forum (SWPF) has announced that its Award for Innovation and the Marafiq Award for Sustainability will be presented at the event’s inauguration ceremony on 4th December 2011.
25 October 2011
The European association of pump manufacturers, Europump, is now an associate member of Orgalime, the European engineering industries association.
24 October 2011
The Ebara Corp plant in Futtsu City, Japan has received the “N” Stamp certification from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for its products used in nuclear power plants.
21 October 2011
Metallized Carbon Corporation, a manufacturer of oil-free, self-lubricating, carbon-graphite materials for lubrication applications, has made available custom vanes, rotors, and end plates for use in liquid and gas rotary vane pumps.
18 October 2011
Instrumentation specialist Impress Sensors & Systems Ltd has expanded its SQ range of mechanical pressure switches to include a high pressure series, which is adjustable between 50 and 100 bar.
18 October 2011
Gardner Denver Inc has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire the Italian blower and pump company Robuschi SpA for approximately €152 million.
14 October 2011
Spirax Sarco has launched Steam News, a digital magazine published quarterly for plant managers, facility and operation professionals and engineers in the manufacturing industry.
11 October 2011
The Motor Driven Systems Conference, which takes place from 9-10 November 2011, in Solihull, UK, has attracted the support of seven new industry event partners.
11 October 2011
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has chosen Colfax Fluid Handling to provide pumps for the Rabigh Power Plant #2 Power Station Stage 6 Expansion in Saudi Arabia.
04 October 2011
The German pump and valve manufacturer KSB turned 140 years old on 18 September 2011.
21 September 2011
The Flowserve Corp board of directors has authorised a new program to repurchase up to US$300 million of its outstanding common stock.
14 September 2011