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Pump Industry news, May 2011

Almatec E-series pumps on display

AODD pump specialist Almatec will be exhibiting its E-Series of AODD pumps at InterSolar 2011. The InterSolar show will take place from 12-14 July in San F

31 May 2011Liz Nickels
 
Blackmer introduces transport pump

Blackmer has added a transport pump to its line of positive displacement sliding vane transport pumps.

31 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Forty seven Tsurumi pumps are providing a complete wastewater solution at a military training base in Bulgaria.

31 May 2011
 

KSB senior vice president Dr Sönke Brodersen is the new president of Europump, the European Association of Pump Manufacturers.

31 May 2011
 

Griswold Pump Company has redesigned its website at www.griswoldpump.com.

27 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

The Fargo, North Dakota-based Caterpillar Reman Drivetrain Ltd facility has entered into a commercial agreement with Weir Minerals-North America of Madison

27 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

In celebration of its 100 year anniversary, Viking Pump has set up a historical museum which allows visitors to travel with the pump company through the la

27 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

KSB AG has secured a multi million euro order for pumps for one of the world’s largest seawater cooling plants in the industrial city of Ras Laffan in Qata

26 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

A new health and leisure centre in the UK required a holistic approach to the energy-efficiency of its HVAC system. A range of centrifugal pumps for heatin

25 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

A European hospital identified that an advanced technology combined heat and power (CHP) plant would reduce energy costs and reduce overall carbon emission

25 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Baker Hughes Inc is to supply electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems and production packers for seven producing wells for Chevron USA Inc's Gulf of M

25 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

KSB Aktiengesellschaft has developed a new fire fighting system specially developed for installation in confined spaces.

24 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Ebara Corp’s Precision Machinery Company has shipped its 100 000th dry vacuum pump from the company’s Fujisawa plant in Japan.

24 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Max Mitchell, president of Crane Co’s Fluid Handling Group, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of the parent company.

24 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Oil skimmer specialist Abanaki Corp has developed six groundwater remediation systems designed for a variety of groundwater contamination applications with

23 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Franklin Electric says that its VersaJet range of jet pumps can be configured with a variety of pressure and flow choices in both shallow and deep set inst

20 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Samson Controls says that its Type 3738 electronic valve position monitor works with a NAMUR signal in compliance with IEC 60947-5-6 and is powered by a tw

20 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Godwin Pumps has opened its latest branch office in Poway, California, serving the San Diego area.

20 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Canadian pump manufacturer SA Armstrong Ltd has appointed its first CEO in the company’s 77-year history.

20 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

With their leak-free design, high reliability and reduced footprint, canned motor pumps are capable of handling even the most difficult liquids safely and

18 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

GE Oil and Gas provides turnkey solutions for refinery and petrochemical applications. World Pumps asked Claudio Materazzi, Chairman of the company, about

18 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Almatec says that the solid-block construction of its E-Series air-operated diaphragm pumps make them suitable for use in solar-cell manufacturing.

18 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Tentec, a US based supplier of bolt tightening equipment, has launched an electric-driven, high-pressure hydraulic pump for use with its Aero range of bolt

18 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Wilden has recently improved the design of its Wil-Flex Diaphragms to allow for easy installation.

18 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Rotating equipment supplier Inpro/Seal has released a new version of its current diverter ring (CDR).

17 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Centrifugal pump maker Amarinth has appointed a new UK original equipment manufacturer (OEM) sales manager.

17 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

More than 45 people from 16 US states and two foreign countries attended Thompson Pump & Manufacturing Co Inc’s 21st annual Pumpology School.

17 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Vacuum pump specialist Edwards has officially opened a £47 million state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Lutín, Czech Republic.

16 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Pentair Inc has completed the acquisition of Norit Holding BV’s Clean Process Technologies (CPT) division in a €503 million deal.

16 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Black & Veatch has been appointed principal contractor for a programme of works that will enhance and expand sludge treatment operations at Thames Water’s

13 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

ITT Corp is supplying two water pumping stations for Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd’s Kutch Branch Canal (KBC) Lift Irrigation Project.

13 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Using sensors to measure the displacement of hydraulic cylinders has meant that the sensors can be susceptible to dirt, dust and soiling. These limitations

11 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

This paper describes the possibilities for energy optimisation in sewage pumping stations, and why continuous optimisation is necessary in order to gain th

11 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Pump Engineering’s new range of magnetically driven, sealless pumps is suitable for handling aggressive and challenging fluids, the company reports.

11 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Varna Products has developed Xtreme Duty 4 (XD4), a whisper vane transfer pump for transfer applications where extreme high and low temperatures are possib

11 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Colin Sabol is to lead strategy and business development for the standalone publicly traded water company that ITT Corp will spin off later this year.

11 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

HMS Neftemash has delivered a pumping unit to Russian oil and gas company Surgutneftegaz.

10 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Consolidated Water Co will use Energy Recovery Inc’s PX Pressure Exchanger devices and AquaBold pumps for a major expansion of the Bahamas Water and Sewera

10 May 2011
 

Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc has opened its first international assembly facility in David, Panama and another domestic assembly plant in Grand Island, Nebraska.

9 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Just weeks after centrifugal pump manufacturer Amarinth signed GAS Arabian Services as its agent for Saudi Arabia, the new partnership has secured an order

9 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Germany’s Bornemann Pumps has developed a subsea skimmer that can clean up deepwater oil leaks before they reach the surface.

6 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

ABB has announced a new release of Analyst, a redesigned and improved version of its graphic analysis package for evaluating the health of rotating machine

5 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Centrifugal pump manufacturer Amarinth has secured Petronas approved vendor status and signed Geveke Oil & Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd as its agent for Malaysia.

4 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

AxFlow AB has acquired Swedish pump distributor Chemo-Invest Specialpumpar.

4 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

Afriso, a German manufacturer of heating devices has developed PrimoTherm, a 180 heating pump assembly used in closed thermal heating systems to circulate

4 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

The floods that hit Australia at the beginning of 2011 were devastating. In Queensland alone, the floods covered an area the size of France and Germany com

4 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

A significant water reclamation plant in Singapore required variable speed drives to handle its sewage pump motors. Careful handling was required to avoid

4 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

Bell & Gossett has introduced a new intelligent monitoring device that provides an early warning signal of pending pump trouble.

3 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

German pump manufacturer Wilo SE says that 2010 was the most successful year in its 139-year history, with sales exceeding €1 billion for the first time.

3 May 2011
 

ITT Fluid Technology’s first quarter 2011 revenues increased 24% year on year to US$992 million, driven by acquisitions as well as strong organic growth in

2 May 2011Roisin Reidy
 

SPX has received several on-shore and off-shore orders for its Bran + Luebbe brand double acting double diaphragm pumphead.

1 May 2011Liz Nickels
 

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