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From May 4th to 7th, the Swedish company IBECO will make its debut as an exhibitor at IFAT in Munich, Germany. IFAT is one of the world’s largest trade fairs for environmental technology, water, and wastewater. IBECO will use the fair to present its new product for the water and construction industries: the mobile pump shaft.

Sulzer has signed a long-term Corporate Procurement Agreement (CPA) with Aramco. The agreement sets a framework for the supply of centrifugal pumps, spare parts, and aftermarket services across Aramco’s global operations under a five-year strategic partnership, with an option to extend for an additional three years.

Industrial motors are often described in terms of horsepower, voltage, efficiency class, or frame size. Yet in heavy industries like oil and gas, power generation, mining, pulp and paper, water treatment, and beyond, motor reliability is not determined by nameplate data. Long term performance depends just as much on what happens before startup and after commissioning as it does on the motor’s electromagnetic design.

GEMÜ is consistently driving forward with automation and electrification of biopharmaceutical processes: With immediate effect, the motorized pinch valve GEMÜ Q50 eSyStep is also available for tube sizes of up to 1” inside diameter.

EKKI announced the launch of its Hori-Max range of Horizontal Multistage Submersible Sump Pumps at Plumbex 2026, India’s largest plumbing exhibition held in Bengaluru. The launch unveils a breakthrough product line designed to redefine performance, efficiency, and reliability in water transfer and boosting applications for buildings.

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions introduces the DuoVane C — a new generation of chemically resistant rotary vane vacuum pumps designed for demanding and corrosive applications.

Amarinth has successfully engineered a bespoke suite of API 685 VS4 magnetic drive pumps for a high-profile LNG processing expansion in the Middle East, overcoming spatial limitations and complex maintenance hurdles to deliver a solution that reduces construction costs while ensuring zero-emission operation.

In 2025, Endress+Hauser generated over four billion euros in sales for the first time. Its successful integration of sensor manufacturer SICK’s gas analysis and gas measurement technology enabled good growth.

The multinational water technology group Wilo has announced the Pioneer Award 2026. From now until 15 September, Wilo customers and partners are invited to submit innovative projects for the award. The competition seeks entries that set new benchmarks through smart solutions and a true pioneering spirit in water management.

Those who want to experience new drive technology usually go to a trade show. Flender is turning this principle on its head: Now the technology itself is traveling to customers. On April 20, 2026, the official kickoff for “AIQ on Tour” took place at the headquarters in Bocholt – and the AIQ truck rolled out of the company premises on its twelve-month European tour. The goal: to make condition monitoring accessible to everyone, true to the tour’s motto, “Condition Monitoring for everyone.”