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Caprari has introduced the K-Kompact series, a new range of electric pumps designed to treat civil and industrial wastewater and for installation in a dry chamber with a surface motor.

The pumps are designed for use where space is at a premium. Available in over 80 different models, both horizontal and vertical versions take up the least possible ground area. The flow rates extend to 300 litres/sec and the head up to 70 m. The power rating is up to 37 kW with a standard IP55 electric motor and standardised flanging is also supplied with the pump.

Sulzer Pumps has received a major order from Alstom Power for the new Medupi coal fired power station in Johannesburg. The station is being built for national generator, Eskom.

According to Sulzer, the order includes a total of 48 pumps for boiler feed, booster, and condensate extraction duties. In addition to the manufacturing of the pumps, Sulzer will provide full project management of the pump modules, including the related equipment such as motors and couplings. The power station, which Sulzer reports will be the country's first green field project for 20 years, will have an ultimate generating capacity of four 790 megawatt.

ABB has won a contract worth US$170 million from Svenska Kraftnät and Fingrid Oyj, the transmission system operators in Sweden and Finland. ABB will supply two HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter stations for the Fenno-Skan 2 power link. The Fenno-Skan 2 project is aiming to strengthen the power transmission between Sweden and Finland.

ABB says it will use its HVDC technology and equipment on the converter stations which will be part of an 800-MW extension of the existing 550-MW Fenno-Skan 1 link, delivered by ABB in 1989.

The system is scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2011.
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Larox has broadened its LPP pump family to include the LPP-M, a pump designed for accurate metering. As LPP-M pumps are manufactured using durable elastomers they are designed for pumping and metering a wide range of media in the chemical, construction, mineral processes, food and beverage industries.

Matti Riihimäki, vice president of pump products at Larox Flowsys said that as the LPP-M pumps are equipped with the standard technical features of a typical peristaltic pump such as dry run capability and self priming, they provide exact flow per cycle.
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Enerpac has developed the XVARI® Technology pump, a hydraulic pump designed for high oil delivery, precise control and ergonomic operation.

The XVARI® Technology replaces the widely-used linear air motor technology with improved ergonomics, precise metering of the hydraulic oil flow and also offers a higher oil delivery for increased productivity and efficiency.

XVARI® Technology enables users to continuously and precisely control the amount of hydraulic oil flow in advance and retract mode and thereby the speed of the hydraulic cylinder or tool that the pump is powering - specifically for jobs that require accurate load positioning, aligning and controlled descend.
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AxFlow Group has announced the appointment of Ole Weiner to the position of president and chief executive officer.

Weiner has been chief financial officer of AxFlow since 2002, as well as regional manager of AxFlow East and AxFlow Nordic. He will keep both these roles in addition to taking up the position of regional manager central.

Weiner takes over from Mats Karlsson who has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Axel Johnson International AB, replacing Anders Carlberg who is taking up retirement, but will continue to hold a number of board assignments.
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The Weir Group PLC has acquired Mesa Manufacturing Inc, a family-owned business based in Odessa, Texas.

Mesa is a specialist manufacturer of cementing pumps and other products for the oil and gas drilling and well service industries. The company had 2007 sales of over US$20 million.
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Met-Pro Corp's Duall business unit has received two orders to supply odour control systems to two municipal wastewater treatment facilities in the Northeast United States.

Together these orders are worth approximately US$550 000. Both orders are scheduled for delivery in late 2008/early 2009.

The odour control systems will utilize Series 5530 vertical dry pit recirculation pumps from Met-Pro's Fybroc business unit. These systems, which are designed to remove odours from the wastewater treatment process, will be manufactured in Duall's Owosso, Michigan facility. The orders will also include Duall F Series low profile chemical scrubbers, Duall NH Series centrifugal exhaust fans, ducting, controls and instrumentation.

The world market for industrial valves will reach approximately US$56 billion by 2012 according to Industrial Valves: World Market, an online report by the McIlvaine Company. Compared to 2007 estimates of US$45 billion, this figure represents worldwide growth just short of 25% over the next five years.

Asia has been showing extremely high growth rates for industrial valve revenues and the report suggests that by 2012 the industrial valve market in Asia will grow by 32%, reaching US$21.6 billion compared to US$16.3 million in 2007. By contrast, 15% growth over the same time period has been forecast for the Americas. McIlvaine predicts that automatic regulation and control valves will continue to comprise the largest market share.

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Stuart Turner has introduced the next generation of its Monsoon pumps for all water pressure boosting applications. The pumps have been designed to be more compact, offering greater flow, pressure and efficiency than previous versions. They run cooler than before, prolonging their lifespan, and include new hoses with integral isolating valves and threaded connections on the pumps, which Stuart Turner says make them easier to install and service.

Adrian Mettem, managing director of Stuart Turner, commented: "The new range is the culmination of five years of product development in response to customer feedback, resulting in our best products to date. We are confident they will help strengthen our position as the market leader in this sector."

PCM has launched the VulcainT, for the thermal recovery of heavy oil. The all-metal progressing cavity pump, PCM VulcainT, has been designed to withstand the extreme downhole temperatures of thermal oil recovery, and is capable of pumping extremely hot(350°C/660°F) and extremely viscous fluids.

Blackmer has introduced the TXD1200 Series high-speed truck pumps for the light petroleum products market. The TXD1200 Series has been developed for pumping light petroleum products such as diesel, heating oil, gasoline, kerosene, avgas, biodiesel and ethanol.

Although most parts and options remain common to the current TXD pumps, basic changes to the TXD1200 Series include a new cylinder body, with indicator holes drilled near the feet on the discharge side of the pump for external identification. In addition, all the models are designed with a new rotor and shaft, along with new lock-nuts and nylon tipped set screws that reduce maintenance requirements.
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Godwin Pumps has over 400 of its portable diesel-driven and electric submersible pumps working to relieve floodwaters inundating the Midwest. The pumps were sent from the various Godwin branches to the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) headquarters in Iowa, USA. Amongst the equipment sent were 28 of Godwin's flagship Dri-Prime® six-inch and eight-inch pumps.

The Godwin branches involved included Houston (TX), Buffalo (NY), Atlanta (GA), Los Angeles (CA), Tampa (FL), and multiple branches in Virginia and the Carolinas, all of which helped to ship 20 tractor trailer loads of pumps and related equipment to various locations throughout the Midwest.
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Grundfos has recently opened a sales company in Kazakhstan, to continue to strengthen its position in Central Asia.This new company will provide support not only to Kazakhstan, but also to neighbouring Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

This move follows a period of extensive sales growth in the area and is part of the longer term strategy that will see more services being delivered closer to where the demand exists.

To mark the opening, Grundfos donated and installed a complete SQFlex system which consists of a water treatment system, pipe-work, solar panels and a wind turbine to supply renewable energy to a school in Shieliysky, a particularly poor region of Kazakhstan.
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Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH has introduced the new MNK, a single-stage, sealless, chemical centrifugal pump of heavy-duty horizontal design.

Richter first launched this plastic-lined pump series 20 years ago, however, the pump has been redesigned to be even more maintenance-friendly. The product is qualified for a variety of processes, such as chlor-alkali electrolysis, sulphuric acid, MDI and TDI, recycling and in plastic and special fibre production.

Used for media where stainless steel, special cast iron and conventional plastics are not sufficiently resistant to corrosion, Richter says the MNK is an alternative to pumps made of expensive, exotic metals such as Hastelloy, Monel, nickel, tantalum.