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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ peroxidic-crosslinked fluoroelastomer material 75 FKM 239961 now also has received pharma-specific approval according to USP Chapter 87. The result of the in vitro conformity test confirms that the material has no toxic effects on cell cultures. With this advancement, bisphenol crosslinked FKM materials can be replaced in the food industry.

Flender has been building gear units for industrial applications for over a century. In the 1990s, the drive specialist redefined industrial gear units and set the global grey standard with the Flender gear unit. It is impossible to imagine the market without the countless modular gearboxes bearing the Flender logo.

Established in 1945, the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and pump related equipment has enjoyed further membership growth in recent weeks, with four new members joining the Association.

When family run, cold water booster specialist, Pressboost, was asked to attend a school in the Northwest of England which had suffered a water outage, the Prestwich based company was readily able to restore the water supply.

On 20th of April 2023, Krones has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Ampco Pumps Company LLC (Ampco Pumps). Based in Wisconsin, USA, Ampco Pumps is supplying sanitary pumps and applied products like mixing and blending equipment to the food, beverage, dairy processing, personal care and pharmaceuticals markets.

Orders YoY +31.2% organic, driven by double digit growth in all divisions. Order backlog increased to CHF 2.1bn. 2023 guidance confirmed.

With its third company acquisition in just over two years, marine pump specialist Svanehøj continues to expand its service solution business. This time by taking over California-based Complete Cryogenic Services, a specialist in service and overhaul of submerged pumps on LNG tankers.

Power Systems Incorporated (PSI) Deutz Division, Atlas Copco’s exclusive distributor for WEDA electric submersible pumps in the Philippines, has delivered two units of the recently launched WEDA D95 and six of WEDA D50N to a big player in the national mining industry.

Europump (the European Pump Association) is pleased to announce that for the second year running it is partnering with CEIR (the European Valve Association) and Pneurop (the European Compressed Air Association) to stage their respective Annual Meetings.

Manufacturers that have successfully implemented automation strategies have generally been better positioned to weather the economic storms of the past couple of years, making them more resilient to supply chain disruptions and labor shortages and better able to reliably meet customer needs and respond to volatile demand and new market opportunities.