July’s top pump stories

The Flygt N3069 stainless steel submersible pump.
The Flygt N3069 stainless steel submersible pump.

Xylem’s new Flygt N3069 stainless steel submersible pump, our top 10 business stories of 2019 so far and the sale of Weir’s Flow Control division to First Reserve were the most popular news stories on the World Pumps website in July.

1. Xylem unveils new Flygt submersible model

Xylem launched its new Flygt stainless steel submersible pump, the Flygt N3069 for use in tough industrial applications such as industrial food and aquaculture.

2. The top 10 World Pumps business stories of 2019 so far

Featuring Ingersoll Rand, SPX Flow, ITT, Gardner Denver, Finder Pompe, Gruppo Aturia, Grundfos, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Weir and John Crane.

3. Weir completes sale of Flow Control division to First Reserve

Weir Flow Control, which is now Trillium Flow Technologies, specialises in highly engineered valves, pumps and controls for the global power generation, downstream oil & gas and industrial sectors. Trillium Flow Technologies will consist of the same 15 pump and valve brands including Gabbioneta, WSP, WEMCO, Roto-Jet, Floway and Begemann pumps and Sarasin-RSBD, Blakeborough, Atwood & Morrill, Hopkinsons, SEBIM, BDK, Batley Valve, AutoTork and Tricentric valves.