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More than 3,000 exhibitors from more than 50 countries, some 135,000 expected visitors and 230,000 square meters of exhibition space: Those are the key figures for IFAT 2016, which takes place at the Messe München trade-fair center from May 30 to June 3. However, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management has so much more to offer than big numbers: It also features a first-rate supporting program with technical lectures, country and theme specials, panel discussions and exhibitor presentations.

GEA successfully concluded the acquisition of Imaforni, headquartered in Verona, Italy.

Massachusetts Department of Environment Protection (MassDEP) recently kicked off a Pump System Optimization Training Program in conjunction with the Hydraulic Institute (HI) to conduct pump system optimization and pumping energy assessments on both drinking water and wastewater facilities across the state.

The increasing restriction of the agricultural use of sewage sludge is associated with mounting pressure on municipalities and sewage treatment providers. Moreover, the high power needs drive up the expenses of wastewater treatment plants. Thus, more and more sewage treatment plants decide to employ energy-saving sludge stabilisation in an anaerobic reactor and utilisation of the digestion gas for the generation of energy.

Parker Hannifin Corporation announced the election of James R. Verrier to its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2016, for a term expiring at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

An important district heating scheme in Sheffield, which generates heat and energy from waste wood, has come to fruition with the help of an integrated packaged pump solution from Armstrong Fluid Technology. The pump solution incorporates six large Armstrong 4300 Series variable speed pumps with built-in inverters, integrated with Armstrong’s IPS 4000 pump controller, which optimises operation of all six pumps to minimise energy consumption.

KSB presents the youngest generation of its Amarex KRT submersible motor pumps.

Construction activities at Wudongde hydropower station, the fourth largest of its kind in China, are now fully under way. Voith is supporting the Wudongde project with the supply of six hydroelectric turbine generator units and auxiliary parts with a total installed capacity of 5,100 megawatts.

GF announces today that effective 1 January 2017, Andreas Müller will become Chief Financial Officer of GF. He will succeed Roland Abt who has been CFO of the corporation for the last 13 years.

Bitzer will be presenting the Varipack product series. All Bitzer reciprocating compressors can be operated with this new generation of intelligent frequency inverters. They feature impressive user-friendliness, reliability and high capacity.