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At the beginning of August 2024, the board of the Building Valves division in the VDMA unanimously elected Lubert Winnecken, CEO of KEUCO GmbH & Co. KG, as the new chairman. The 57-year-old will also take over the role of Deputy Chairman of the VDMA Building Valves Association.

Svanehøj adds a significant reference to its expanding portfolio within ammonia applications. The Danish liquified gas equipment specialist has been awarded a contract to supply 32 deepwell fuel pumps for a new series of ammonia dual-fuel bulk carriers.

With the NORDAC PRO SK 500P, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS possesses a control cabinet inverter for virtually every drive application. It is available in variants with a power range of 0.25 to 22 kW, which can be assigned to different requirements in different industries. At present, the system supplier is working to extend the power range.

Putzmeister Concrete Machines Pvt. Ltd., India announces the appointment of Mr. Magesh Swaminathan as Sales Director. He will be based out of Bengaluru and will report to the Managing Director Mr. Kanjanabha Bhattacharyya.

Integrated Pump Rental (“IPR”), a specialty rental provider of dewatering solutions in South-Africa, will become part of Atlas Copco Group.

Lutz-Jesco Suisse SA will be active in the Swiss market from 15 August 2024, selling electric motors, pumps and dosing systems. These products are deployed in a range of areas, in particular in water treatment, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries and in agriculture.

A quarter of a century has passed since the PCK Refinery in Schwedt/Oder, Germany (PCK Raffinerie GmbH) renovated its sewer systems, the so-called main sluice. In 1997, two approaches were pursued and compared with each other.

Dominic Dorfner, Senior Vice President of the Automotive Division in Semikron Danfoss, will take over as president, when Claus A. Petersen retires August 31, after 40 years in the Danfoss Group – the last 26 years leading Danfoss Silicon Power and Semikron Danfoss.

Pentair plc is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Pentair Foundation’s Water Grants Program. The Pentair Foundation is awarding $1.15 million in grant funding to nine water-focused programs in support its mission to support and advance inclusive and sustainable communities.

Filtering and reusing wastewater is becoming increasingly important in the context of environmental protection and resource conservation. However, to filter out even bacteria, viruses, microplastics, and other tiny contaminants, making the water safe for drinking again, more than just a conventional filter is needed.