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To help address the issue of wasted energy caused by pump efficiency/performance degradation, SPP has introduced bespoke condition monitoring packages designed to monitor a pumping installation.

The monitor tracks pump efficiency degradation, highlighting when pump overhaul is necessary to ensure the most economic operation of the installed equipment. The system assesses the complete system and can recommend pump operating regimes that could conserve energy.

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Flowserve Corp is expanding its presence in the Latin America power generation industry by supplying pumps to European engineering contractors, Maire Tecnimont Group. The orders are for two power stations located in Chile, Bocamina II for Endesa, and Puerto Coronel for Colbun. Both plants feature single reheat,coal-fired boilers and will generate electricity for local domestic and industrial use.
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Armstrong has developed four of its fire pumps. The 8inx8inx16in vertical in-line fire pump provides extended capabilities for flows of 1000 gpm, 1250 gpm and 1500 gpm.The 6inx5inx13in and 8inx6inx13in end suction fire pumps offer improved efficiencies and extended capabilities for the ES fire pump product line.The 12x8x18 horizontal split case fire pump extends the HSC fire pump product line, as it can reach flows as high as 3000 gpm.
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Voith Siemens Hydro will supply four reversible 213 MW pump turbines, and the relating spherical valves, for the expansion of a pumped storage plant in L Muela, Spain.

The contract value is worth approximately €36 million. The La Muela II project will start operation in 2012 and will expand the capacity of the existing La Muela pumped storage station, which has been in operation since the 1980s.
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CAT Pumps has introduced a new close-coupled plunger pump which features a space saving footprint. The single-extended shaft 7CP plunger pump delivers 10 GPM and mounts onto a motor using a bell housing and flexible coupling. Two close-coupled, motor-pump units are available for either 1460 PSI or 2000 PSI performance.

The new pump features high performance premium STG, V-Packings for extended seal life, forged brass high strength manifold for durability and a dipstick for rapid oil level check.The pump is suitable for applications such as coolant flushing systems, dual gun prep units and multi-gun truck wash systems.
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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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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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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.

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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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.

A new generation of flowmeters for water and wastewater treatment applications has been launched by ABB. According to the company, the WaterMaster flowmeter range brings a host of advanced features and functionality, including superior measurement capabilities, designed to operate more efficiently, reduce costs and increase profitability.

One of these features is the WaterMaster's octagonal sensor design. The design brings the sensor closer to the ideal square sensor geometry without the inherent problems of stresses caused at the four corners.

By improving the flow profile, the octagonal design minimises the upstream and downstream pipe lengths required from the point of installation, greatly reducing the cost of fitting the meters into new or existing pipelines.

Hayward Tyler has appointed Vic Erdilek as power Market development manager in its Power Generation Division.
Erdilek has more than 30 years experience in mechanical engineering and technical sales and has overseas market knowledge, particularly in the Middle East, Central & SE Asia/Pacific rim and South America.

Mark Wood, sales and marketing director at Hayward Tyler Group, commented: "As major players in our chosen markets of pump and motor technology, Vic's expertise and knowledge will benefit the increased activity currently being seen in the power generation market and support our growing worldwide customer base."
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