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2010 US pump statistics released

The latest Current Industrial Report covering pumps has been published by the US Department of Commerce.
17 August 2011

PIA call for nominations now open

The organisers of the annual UK Pump Industry Awards (PIA), have announced that the call for nominations is now officially open.
08 August 2011

Ebara Technologies opens training and demonstration facility in California

Vacuum pump specialist Ebara Technologies Inc has a new training and demonstration facility in Sacramento, California, USA.
05 August 2011

Met-Pro supplies pumps for metal finishing operation

Met-Pro Corp’s Environmental Air Solutions business unit is supplying six Duall brand air pollution control systems to a manufacturer serving the aerospace industry.
03 August 2011

Met-Pro scrubbers use Fybroc pumps

Fybroc brand recirculation pumps are part of a US$675 000 order that Met-Pro Corp has received to supply a multi-technology air quality control system to treat emissions generated by a sand processing facility.
27 July 2011

Edwards expands vacuum pump service in South East Asia

Edwards has signed its first authorised service provider agreement in South East Asia with Singapore-based Wing Wah Industrial Services Pte Ltd.
25 July 2011

Prestige development in Indian Garden City

A city in India is the site for an enormous mixed use development, featuring residential apartments, leisure facilities, office space and retail outlets. The developers wanted the pumping systems to echo the project’s ambitious outlook and found a solution in a range of water and HVAC pumps.
01 July 2011

Grundfos Pumps cuts irrigation water consumption at Fresno facility

Grundfos Pumps Corp is to voluntarily halve the amount of potable water used to irrigate its 27-acre campus in Fresno, California during 2011.
29 June 2011

AODD efficiency improvements

Recent advancements in air distribution systems (ADS), including efficiency management equipment, have resulted in drastically improved overall efficiencies of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps. This, in turn, has resulted in better reliability and very considerably improved energy cost savings, reports Curtis Dietzsch.
22 June 2011

Kirloskar Brothers inaugurates new domestic pump plant in Coimbatore Kirloskar Brothers inaugurates new domestic pump plant in Coimbatore

Indian pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers Ltd has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Coimbatore for small domestic pumps.
20 June 2011

Selection of gas compressors: part 1

Gas compressors find a wide range of uses, from internal combustion engines and industrial processes to domestic gas supply and refrigeration. In this first article of a nine-part series, Eduardo Larralde and Rafael Ocampo set out the basics, discussing the theoretical laws that govern the behaviour of compressors and the parameters fundamental to their design.
15 June 2011

Grundfos supplies 5 millionth pump to BDR Thermea

Boiler manufacturer BDR Thermea has purchased five million Grundfos customised circulator pumps for boilers over the past five years.
15 June 2011

Ebara opens pump subsidiary in Korea

Japanese pump company Ebara Corp has opened a subsidiary in South Korea.
07 June 2011

Europump elects new president Europump elects new president

KSB senior vice president Dr Sönke Brodersen is the new president of Europump, the European Association of Pump Manufacturers.
31 May 2011

Healthy attitude to carbon footprint

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 heating and cooling, and complete pressure boosting systems allowed the centre to reduce its carbon footprint, focus on energy saving, and stay healthy for longer, aiding the whole community.
25 May 2011

Hospital boiler helps house efficiency

A European hospital identified that an advanced technology combined heat and power (CHP) plant would reduce energy costs and reduce overall carbon emissions by generating its own electricity. By using 3D computer modeling it was able to determine how best to optimise the space and reduce footprint, significantly reducing any impact the project might have on day-to-day care.
25 May 2011

Crane appoints new chief operating officer

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 2011

CEO first at Armstrong

Canadian pump manufacturer SA Armstrong Ltd has appointed its first CEO in the company’s 77-year history.
20 May 2011

Heat pump available in modular system

Afriso, a German manufacturer of heating devices has developed PrimoTherm, a 180 heating pump assembly used in closed thermal heating systems to circulate heating water or water-glycol mixtures.
04 May 2011

Wilo’s 2010 sales exceed €1bn

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.
03 May 2011

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