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Water technology company Xylem is launching a new ‘Smart Pump’ range.
The Lowara Smart Pump range is equipped with built-in ultra-premium efficiency IE5 motors to achieve optimal performance in water supply and HVAC applications for commercial buildings.
According to the company, the IE5 motor delivers the “highest level of performance, exceeding current IE3 legislative…
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Thailand’s water pump market accounted for $16.7 million (€15m) in 2014 and is projected to reach $25.6 million by 2021, in terms of revenue, according to a new report.
A new report by Persistence Market Research, maintained that factors fuelling the market include low manufacturing costs, expansion of water supply network, massive urbanisation and industrialisation, increasing arable…
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Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau is presenting the newly developed RoadPump Plus system for hygienic wastewater disposal from intercity buses.
With new products, Vogelsang tackles the problems concerning the emptying of bus toilet tanks, where there is still a lack of wide-ranging waste disposal stations for the high number of long-distance and intercity bus journeys in Germany.
"With the RoadPump…
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced that Taco Comfort Solutions’ pump test laboratory in Rhode Island, US, received approval through HI’s Pump Test Lab Approval Program.
The HI programme helps assist pump OEMs and other pump test laboratories improve laboratory procedures and policies by working with a third-party auditor to develop and maintain pump testing protocols.
It…
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Thompson Pump will be unveiling its “Pump of the Future” concept at the 2017 CONEXPO-Con/AGG conference in Las Vegas, US, 7-11 March.
Thompson Pump manufactures pumps and related equipment, and provides engineering expertise for dewatering operations for construction, bypass, and emergency applications.
The concept pump with ANC technology will be on display at the Thompson Pump…
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The KSB Group has been awarded a contract for the supply of six reactor coolant pumps for a new power plant in China.
To be used in the first two units of the new Zhangzhou power plant, the pumps will be delivered by SEC-KSB Nuclear Pumps & Valves Co., a joint venture that handles the order together with KSB, Germany.
The order, worth “triple digit” million euros according to KSB,…
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Australian Pump Industries has introduced a new cast 316 stainless steel self-priming centrifugal pump to handle corrosive liquids in mining applications.
The new pumps - designed to answer a need in mining and chemical industries for cost efficient, ISO9001 quality products capable of handling contaminated and corrosive liquids – feature close coupled electric drives and high efficiencies…
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After an incident involving a failed part in large, complicated pumping systems, it can be tempting to replace that part and keep the operation going with as little downtime as possible.
If the part failure was the only cause of the incident, the operation goes on with downtime but no lingering effects.
However, sometimes there is an underlying problem or “root cause” of the…
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Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau, a Germany-based machinery manufacturer, presents the IQ and VX series of rotary lobe pumps from Vogelsang for the chemical paint industry.
“Pumps that are used to pump paint, adhesives, and similar chemicals have to satisfy high requirements. To pump viscous or abrasive fluids, or fluids with high solids content, the industry needs highly developed…
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C&B Equipment recently signed a renewable distribution agreement with Grundfos, a global provider of advanced pump solutions and a water technology developer.
With their unique stainless steel construction and advanced electronics, Grundfos pumps are recognised for their value and reliability.
C&B Equipment will now be able to provide a broader supply of pumps and additional solutions for…
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Armstrong Fluid Technology has unveiled the new Tango line of pumps featuring the next level of innovation in design envelope technology.
Ranging from 1hp to 10hp, the new line of Tango pumps is a completely integrated offering designed to further reduce the first installed costs, as well as ongoing lifetime costs by more than 30% over traditional approaches.
New features include a hydraulic…
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Growing urbanisation and industrialisation in the developing countries and increasing use of water pumps in industries is driving the demand in the water pumps market globally.
According to a new market study by Persistence Market Research, Asia Pacific is the largest market for water pumps followed by Europe and North America.
Asia Pacific also has the highest growth rate in the water pumps…
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Triark Pumps, a UK supplier of air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps, has been shortlisted in two categories within the prestigious Pump Industry Awards for 2017.
The company has been nominated as a possible recipient of the Distributor of the Year and the Technical Innovation of the Year – Projects awards.
Commenting on Triark’s selection as a finalist, MD David Rozée…
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Nash, a division of Gardner Denver, has added a new line of dry vacuum pumps and systems to its portfolio and upgraded its liquid ring vacuum pumps.
A new addition is the Dry-Pro dry vacuum pump, which provides dry and contact free operation without lubrication in the pumping chamber.
The lubricant-free operation translates into major advantages, including no process contamination and no…
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Unlicensed pumps that do not meet the EU’s safety directives are slipping through to the European market, British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) warns.
The BPMA continues to press the National Measurement Regulatory Office (NMRO) in its role as UK market surveillance authority to take all appropriate action to ensure illegal pumps are removed from the market and all future…
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Sulzer has completed the acquisition of Ensival Moret (EM), a part of Moret Industries, and will immediately start to integrate EM in its Pumps Equipment division.
The acquisition allows Sulzer to close specific product gaps in its general industry pumps portfolio, such as axial flow pumps and slurry pumps.
EM offers a wide range of industrial pumps with strong positions in a broad range of…
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Finish Thompson has expanded its line of FTI air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps with the addition of new larger 3” models.
The new metallic models – the FT30A and FT30S – are available in stainless steel and aluminium and due to a suction and discharge size of 3x3”, they are capable of delivering flow rates up to 908l/min and maximum discharge pressures of 8.3…
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Ohio, US-based Ohio Transmission Corp. has acquired the assets of the New Jersey branch location of Argo International Corp, an industrial distributor focused on pumps, repairs, and electrical products.
The Somerset, New Jersey branch will operate as a branch location of OTP Industrial Solutions, which provides solutions for industrial pumps, electrical, motion control, fluid…
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