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DALLAS – Flowserve Corp. (NYSE: FLS) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co. from Ingersoll-Rand.

The $775 million acquisition creates the world’s largest pump company serving the petroleum, chemical and power industries and the second largest pump company overall.

ABS is introducing a new series of HiLift pumps for high head pumping. The new range offers reliable wastewater pumping from buildings, sites and industry, and is ideal for stormwater pumping.

For blockage-free operation, the new HiLift pumps are equipped with the ABS patented ContraBlock system.

The new Lowara booster selection programme ‘Enterprise’ has been developed in Italy to meet the Italian standards.

A version of the software will be available later this year in English but still only meeting with the Italian standards.

MILWAUKEE, WI-After more than 25 years with WICOR and its Sta-Rite subsidiary, Joseph P.Wenzler, WICOR`s senior vice president and chief financial officer, will retire effective June 30, 2000.

Because of different technical inquiries regarding pumps and pump systems there was added a new service in impeller.net. The online forum is a new public service for discussions between pump users, manufacturers and scientists.

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Goulds Pumps Hydraulic Selection System (HSS) provides comprehensive information about Goulds extensive line of pumps. HSS is designed to assist you in selecting the best pump for your particular service.

The economy’s upward swing, which has been apparent since last year, continued in the first half of the year 2000. Almost all regions, including the emerging economies in Asia and Latin America, registered rising demand and production. In the Western European industrialized countries the economy picked up markedly, which also improved the order intake situation in the German mechanical engineering sector. This development is beginning to show effect on the demand for pumps and valves.

Seneca Falls, NY – Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has introduced the new Vogel ICB close-coupled chemical process pump. The ICB Series is an extension to the IC series ISO 5199 frame mounted chemical pump series. These new pumps provide a compact and economical pumping solution ideal for OEM applications and confined spaces in industrial processes. The ICB range includes 25 pump sizes, which are capable of flows up to 450 m3/h (1980 GPM) and heads up to 150m (492 feet). ICB pumps are suitable for service temperatures ranging from –40°C to 140°C (-40°F to 284°F) and operating pressures up to 16 bar (230 psi).

The Hydraulic Institute announces plans to join EUROPUMP as a co-sponsor of the Pump Users International Forum 2000, to be held October 10 – 12, 2000, in Karlsruhe, Germany. Organized by the German Pump Manufacturers Association, the program for Forum 2000 will focus on the four essential elements of life cycle cost: investment, energy, maintenance and reliability. A presentation of the HI/EUROPUMP User Guidelines on Life Cycle Costs (LCC) will be part of the agenda.

After more than a year of research and development the latest pump of DP-Pumps is available: the DPV(S) 65. One of the great features of this pump is the easily replaceable mechanical seal.