Chris Karasch Promoted to National Sales Manager

Additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly important, particularly in the medical sector. In the field of orthopaedic technology, it opens up a wide range of new possibilities – enabling prostheses, orthopaedic shoe insoles, and liner covers to be individually tailored to each patient.

The mining and metals industry plays a critical role in supporting global progress. From consumer electronics and agriculture to infrastructure and transportation, modern society depends on a secure and sustainable supply of minerals. This dependence is growing as the world accelerates toward an energy transition, requiring large volumes of critical raw materials such as copper, lithium, and rare earth elements.

From May 5 to 7, 2025, experts from the pump industry met in Graz for the 28th Practitioner Conference. The focus was on solutions for increasing energy efficiency, innovative technologies, and sustainable concepts for industrial applications. The conference demonstrated that pumps are not only central components of technical systems, but also key factors in the transformation toward greater sustainability.

The more different suspensions and solutions are conveyed, the greater the challenges for the pumps. For example, Honeywell Specialty Chemicals GmbH at the Seelze site in Lower Saxony, Germany, had to contend with heavy wear and cost-intensive system downtimes.

Quality and efficiency – to guarantee both, precision in the handling of fluids is crucial in the chemical industry. This was also the case at a long-standing German chemical plant, which faced particular challenges when homogenising gel chunks of different sizes. The aim was to generate a steady flow with a uniform particle size.

Traditionally, progressive cavity (PC) pumps have been regarded as the best solution for the most demanding fluid pumping challenges. They excel at handling highly viscous, abrasive, and debris-laden media, making them particularly effective in wastewater treatment facilities.