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Whitepaper: Select the Right Pump before Errors Get Costly

Whitepaper: Select the Right Pump before Errors Get Costly

Seven pump selection errors that stay invisible at quote time – from NPSH margins to viscosity correction. The free VSX whitepaper “Best Practices for Avoiding Hydraulic Pump Selection Errors” shows engineering and sales teams how to spot them early, what they cost and which standards apply. Includes an 8-point pre-selection checklist.

How a Diaphragm Pump Works

How a Diaphragm Pump Works

Double diaphragm pumps operate using an oscillating positive displacement principle. The pump consists of two main fluid housings and a central air control section. Inside each housing, a flexible diaphragm is mounted vertically and connected to a shared shaft. As compressed air enters and exits the air chambers, the diaphragms move in a coordinated push pull motion.

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Xylem to Acquire Cornell Pump and Roper Pump

14.08.2026 -

Xylem Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for $1.46 billion. The acquisition expands Xylem’s ability to serve a broader range of mission-critical industrial applications while advancing its strategy to increase exposure to high-growth sectors benefiting from infrastructure investment, industrial modernization and growing resource demands.

KSB Reports Strong Second-Quarter Performance

14.08.2026 -

Despite continuing geopolitical challenges, pump and valve manufacturer KSB has reported strong performance for the second quarter of 2026. Both sales revenue and earnings before finance income / expense and income tax (EBIT) increased significantly compared with the first quarter of 2026, which included one-off income from the first-time consolidation of KSB Pumps Arabia Ltd.

Change in Valmet’s Executive Leadership Team

24.07.2026 -

Sami Riekkola, Executive Vice President, Pulp, Energy and Circularity business area, and a member of Valmet’s Executive Leadership Team, has decided to leave Valmet to pursue an opportunity outside of Valmet. His last day at Valmet will be January 22, 2027, at the latest. The recruitment process for his successor will be initiated immediately.

Supporting Dundee’s Nature-Based Flood Partnership

22.07.2026 -

Sustainable drainage specialist Sudsplanter Ltd has supported a rainwater management project led by Scottish Water and Dundee City Council, through the Water Resilient Dundee partnership. The partnership aims to manage Dundee’s rainwater more naturally, reduce local flood and pollution risk, build climate resilience and create greener spaces, while engaging with communities.

DESMI: The Engineering Behind Reliable Marine Boiler Systems

22.07.2026 -

In marine boiler systems, performance is never defined by a single component. It is the result of how well every element works together under pressure – literally. DESMI has spent decades refining one critical part of that equation: how water flows through high-temperature, high-pressure boiler systems. Not just supplying pumps, but continuously improving how they perform in real operating conditions. Because in this application, efficiency is not enough. Reliability is everything.

AI Innovation Award: Wilo Wins Award for AI-Integrated Water Management Solution

22.07.2026 -

Wilo has been awarded the AI Innovation Award by KI Park e. V. The multinational water technology group has been recognised for “Wilo Speaking Waters”: As a component of the Wilo WATER AI platform, this AI solution will in future convert operating data from water management into predictive analyses and specific recommendations for operators. With this application, Wilo is facilitating predictive operation – and thus the transition to the AI era.