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The BPMA s 2018/19 Buyers Guide & Directory, which is again packed full of important pump sector news, along with updates from both the BPMA and its 80 strong membership, is soon to be published.

White paper by GWI and Grundfos calls for steps including digitization to accelerate China’s sponge city progress.

Rigorous testing and data analysis from independent consultant, PDS Sandbox LLC offers conclusive proof that Watson-Marlow’s Quantum 600 peristaltic pump demonstrates an: “…excellent level of precision across a full range of pressures (up to 4 bar) with low shear that is approximately 50% lower than that of the Quattroflow QF1200SU pump from PSG Dover.”

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has produced a white paper explaining how MasoSine Certa pumps using sine technology offer significant benefits compared with rotary positive displacement types such as lobe pumps.

Parker Hannifin Corporation has released its 2017 Sustainability Report, “A Viewpoint on Social Responsibility.” The report highlights team member-driven initiatives which are helping to strengthen communities, conserve resources and make a positive environmental impact at the local level.

In the 2-2017 issue of its digital Compact customer magazine, Bitzer, the specialist in refrigeration compressors, provides information in German and English about interesting innovations at the company and in the refrigeration and air-conditioning industry. This issue focuses on the topic of electronics at Bitzer and features reports on the company’s sites in the US and Asia, successfully implemented references and well-founded technical articles.

Blackmer is pleased to announce that that it has released a new brochure describing how its oil-free, reciprocating compressors can cost-effectively improve vapor recovery in the global LPG and NH₃ industry.

Armstrong Fluid Technology has published two new Solution Outline documents designed to help building owners, design engineers and contractors realize up to 80% energy savings and 65% installed cost savings on their HVAC systems.

Xylem has released a white paper outlining strategies to increase the resilience of cities around the world.

The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has just released a complete update of their Expansion Joints – Piping Technical Handbook. Edition 8.0 is based on the latest experience in research, design, and application of piping expansion joints by engineers associated with the Expansion Joint – Piping Division member companies in the FSA.