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Technology group Voith is set to supply equipment for the large-scale hydropower plant Caculo Cabaça in Angola, West Africa. The order comprises all electrical and mechanical equipment, including the installation of four Francis turbines with an output of 530 MW each, an additional Francis turbine with an output of 52 MW, generators, control and auxiliary systems and a customized training concept.

Research and development are decisive factors for the quality of the control and on-off valves from Schubert & Salzer Control Systems. With the new steam test bench, the company has now created options for its own product tests that go well beyond the industry standard.

The Wilo Group will contribute products, systems and solutions to the construction of the planned cities of Nusantara in Indonesia and New Tashkent City in Uzbekistan. The governments of the two countries and the multinational technology group have defined their strategic cooperation in recently signed declarations of intent.

The City of Bremerton, Washington needed to build a system to bring its pH levels in line with the Lead and Copper laws, with the flexibility to compensate for a variety of water sources. Dealing with pH levels below neutral, the Engineering Division of Bremerton Public Works and Utilities had to provide a system for injecting caustic soda into the water main.

ABEL has reached a new milestone in the world of pump technology. The intelligent monitoring system “Smart Pump Assistant”, developed in-house, now also enables predictive pump maintenance.

Europump, the European Association for Pump Manufacturers, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new and improved website. The redesigned site offers a modern and intuitive interface, providing an enhanced user experience for members, partners, associates, and other pump industry professionals.

WILO Canada Inc., a subsidiary of WILO SE, has acquired the assets of PLAD Equipment Ltd., a company specialising in pumps and packaged pump systems for HVAC, boosting, firefighting, and irrigation applications. Plad, based in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada, also offers pump repair and machining services.

ViscoTec works with more than 30 distributors worldwide. Some of them have been important partners for ViscoTec for a long time, including the Danish company Scanmaster which has been distributing ViscoTec products since 2017. Henning Pedersen, Managing Director of Scanmaster, has familiarized himself with ViscoTec’s pump and dosing technology in a very short time.

In order to intensify economic relations with African countries, position the continent more firmly in the focus of German economic and foreign policy and shape efficient cooperation with Africa beyond development aid, Oliver Hermes was appointed to the board of the Africa Association and the Sub-Saharan Africa Initiative of German Business (SAFRI) in September 2023.

Xylem announced a planned realignment of its reportable segments to reflect the operating drivers of financial performance with greater transparency.