Nov 1, 2021
Nominations open for next year’s pump awards
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Oct 25, 2021
General Electric (GE) has announced a five-year, $3.5 million (€3 million) investment in the UK as part of its global Next Engineers programme, to increase the diversity of young people entering engineering.
The programme will be based in Staffordshire, where GE operates three sites that design, develop, and service products used throughout the power and renewable... [Read More]
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Oct 8, 2021
Industrial pump maker Weir Group suffered a sophisticated cyber-attack in September that forced it to isolate and shut down its core IT systems.
This resulted in temporary disruptions in engineering, manufacturing and shipment.
Jon Stanton, Weir’s CEO, said: “We responded quickly and comprehensively to what was a sophisticated external attack on our business. ... [Read More]
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Sep 30, 2021
Swagelok’s new global headquarters and innovation centre has been officially opened.
Swagelok’s new, state-of-the-art, 124,000 sq ft facility includes an innovation laboratory and the Edward A. Lozick Customer Collaboration Centre and is directly connected to the company’s main plant.
The building also includes areas that honour the company’s nearly 75 years... [Read More]
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Sep 28, 2021
NETZSCH has invested €6 million in a new logistics centre.
The Grinding and Dispersing Business Unit aims to meet the tough international competition with innovations and new processes.
With more efficient processes and project-specific digitalisation of the machines, the Business Unit will ensure its customers have the right component in the right place at the right... [Read More]
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Sep 24, 2021
Hallite Seals has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art product and material test house after breaking ground in January.
The new UK-based facility combines laboratory and product testing space previously housed in separate buildings. Constructed and equipped for a wide range of material and product characterisation, the reimagined facility drives forward... [Read More]
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Sep 3, 2021
The Pump Industry Awards ceremony will finally take place later in September after the event was postponed due to the pandemic.
The 20th anniversary of the event will take place on 23r September as the nine category winners will be announced and honoured.
Throughout the pandemic, and especially through lockdown, the pump sector played a key role in ensuring utilities,... [Read More]
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Jul 9, 2021
Vanni Vignoli was elected as the 30th president of Europump - the European pump industry association.
The election was undertaken digitally as part of the association’s Virtual General Assembly.
An engineer in the pump sector for over 20 years, Vignoli has held various positions with Italian pump manufacturer, Caprari, best known for its centrifugal pumps, submersible... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2021
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of small refineries seeking relief from the Renewable Fuel Standard, delivering a major blow to biofuel groups in a long-running legal battle over the governance of the nation’s ethanol and biodiesel policy.
In a 6-3 ruling, the court ruled Small Refinery Exemptions from the nation’s biofuel blending requirements need not be extended... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2021
PSG, an operating company of Dover Corporation, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Quantex Arc - a leader in single-use precision pumping technology.
Following the close of the transaction, Quantex will become part of the PSG business unit within Dover’s Pumps & Process Solutions segment.
Quantex is headquartered in London, England, and has developed... [Read More]
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Jun 18, 2021
Professor Bernd Stoffel, a scientist and researcher on essential pump design, passed away on 8 June.
As a student and then post-graduate at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, he was actively involved in pre-competitive research as a project worker during the founding phase of the VDMA’s Pumps Research Fund.
In 1977 he switched from science to industry,... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2021
Mueller Water Products has announced it has acquired i2O Water a provider of pressure management solutions for about $20 million (€16.5 million).
i2O Water delivers intelligent water networks to more than 100 water companies in over 45 countries to reduce water loss by providing solutions that enable clients to instrument, analyse and control water networks to reduce... [Read More]
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May 19, 2021
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC announced that it will be the official host of the World Utilities Congress - a new global exhibition and conference addressing the future of low carbon power and water supplies.
The event will take place in Abu Dhabi in May 2022 and will be supported by the UAE’s Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, Abu Dhabi Department of... [Read More]
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Apr 19, 2021
Reuters Events will join forces with Pall for a fluid handling webinar.
When it comes to ethylene production, the quench water process can often come with difficult and costly contamination challenges.
Focusing on this, Reuters Events alongside Pall will discuss the Managing Costly Contaminate Challenges by Controlling Emulsions in Ethylene Quench Water Webinar to understand... [Read More]
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Mar 30, 2021
A supplier of filters and housings for critical engineering processes has seen off the challenge of firms from a range of industries to win a coveted manufacturing award.
Amazon Filters has been named manufacturer of the year among companies with turnovers of more than £25 million (€30 million) at the Made in the South East Awards.
The judging panel, which included... [Read More]
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Mar 1, 2021
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and pump related equipment – has added a new course to its training programme.
Addressing the increasingly important area of pump maintenance and repair, and to better meet the requirements of its members, the course... [Read More]
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Jan 6, 2021
Endress+Hauser and its US representative partners will invest $4.5 million (€3.3 million) to grow its sales and service support around the US.
This investment will reinforce and increase Endress+Hauser’s sales channel by more than 25% at a strategic time in the market.
“To continue to drive our growth in the US market, we have made the decision to further invest... [Read More]
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