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Vacon has developed a range of micro AC drives which the company claims are easier to specify

Vacon has developed a range of micro AC drives which the company claims are easier to specify and use but retain the features needed to control of pumps, fans and simple conveyers.
The micro AC drives are available with power ratings from 0.25 to 2.2 kW for use with single-phase supplies and 0.37 to 5.5 kW for [...]

The City of Eagan wastewater treatment plant in North Minnesota selected the Verderflex VF10 peristaltic hose pump

The City of Eagan wastewater treatment plant in North Minnesota selected the Verderflex VF10 peristaltic hose pump for the pump’s ability to accurately dose 15% sodium hypochlorite or ‘hypo’.
Hypo is used in wastewater treatment to kill off bacteria before being discharged back into the environment and as a primary method of drinking water disinfection. The Verderflex [...]

KSB Group has signed a framework agreement to supply pumps and mixers for 52 municipal effluent treatment plants in China

KSB Group has signed a framework agreement to supply pumps and mixers for 52 municipal effluent treatment plants in China.
The order covers 335 mixers and 466 waste water pumps of different types and sizes.
The effluent treatment plants are being built in the north eastern and western parts of the south Chinese province of Guangdong.
KSB will supply half [...]

Southern Water has named NOV Mono as a preferred supplier

Southern Water has named NOV Mono as a preferred supplier, with the EZstrip maintain in place pump selected as a standard asset.
Southern Water supplies fresh drinking water to more than one million households and treats and recycles wastewater from nearly two million households across Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the UK.
Commenting on [...]

Grundfos has produced its one millionth ALPHA2 pump

Grundfos has produced its one millionth ALPHA2 pump at the group’s headquarters in Bjerringbro, Denmark.
Launched in November 2007, the Grundfos ALPHA2 pump was the world’s first A-rated pump.
Group president Carsten Bjerg belives that Grundfos will soon be producing and selling more than one million ALPHA2 pumps per year given the current climate change and political initiatives in [...]

2000 model G2 progressing cavity pump from Moyno features an open throat hopper design

The 2000 model G2 progressing cavity pump from Moyno features an open throat hopper design with an auger for positive product feed for sludges with semi-dry or high solid content.
The crown gear-type universal joint in the 2000 model G2 processing cavity pump protects the gear joints from pumpage contamination during torsional and thrust loads, offering flow [...]

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has introduced an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE multi-layer tubing for harsh chemical applications

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has introduced an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE multi-layer tubing for harsh chemical applications.
The GORE High Resilience Tubing: Style 400 features a high performance Viton filler, GF-600S,that is able to maintain a stable flow rate while pumping aggressive chemicals such as concentrated nitric and sulphuric acids and aromatic hydrocarbons like Toluene and Xylene.
The tubing is currently [...]

History of Pumping and Pumps

A brief history of the pump industry:
Source: (World Pumps)

2000 BC
Egyptians invent the shadoof

200 BC
Ctesibius invents the reciprocating pump; Archimedean screw pump described (but not invented) by Archimedes

1580
Sliding vane pump invented by Ramelli; Serviere invents the gear pump

1650
Otto van Guericke invents his piston vacuum pump

1674
Sir Samuel Morland patents the packed plunger pump

1738
Ural hydraulic machinery plant established

1790
Plenty Ltd established

 
Thomas [...]

Colfax Corp has opened a Defense Centre of Excellence in Mumbai India

Colfax Corp has opened a Defense Centre of Excellence (COE) in Mumbai, India to assemble and test fluid-handling systems for defence markets.
Colfax already has Defense Centres of Excellence in Tours, France, and in Warren, Massachusetts. The three locations have specialized staff, fabrication facilities and equipment tailored to meet the specific needs of the defence industry.
The Colfax [...]

WPI opens a brand-new 3065 m2 facility in Houston Texas

Waukesha-Pearce Industries Inc. Opens Engine Rebuild Facility in Houston (Source: WWW.DIESELGASTURBINE.COM)
Waukesha-Pearce Industries Inc. (WPI) has been a Waukesha engine distributor more than 80 years. Since 1924, WPI has designed, packaged and serviced all types of rotating equipment such as generators, pumps, blowers, and gas compressors. Today the company has 18 facilities strategically located throughout Texas, [...]

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