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Effective July 1, 2020, Bryan Erler, P.E., will begin his term as the 139th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced June 16 during its virtual annual meeting.

The Hydraulic Institute announces the launch of its Utility Resources. This collection of tools and educational materials is designed to drive the development and implementation of incentive programs that advance pump system energy savings.

If concrete is involved, things get tough: “regular” water pumps often wear out faster than economically acceptable. However, for some applications even the smallest model is sufficient.

A new partnership with PumpsPlus in Canada will be the first of many. The goal is to strengthen aftersales activities and to make it easier and cheaper for management to get authorised service and replacement pumps.

British Water has published new technical guidance for users of packaged treatment plants which includes updated information on environmental regulatory standards and legislation.

Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has won the largest order in the company’s history, to supply a total of 2,756 explosion-proof electric actuators for the HES Hartel Tank Terminal in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. AUMA is the sole actuator supplier for this project.

When it comes to confectionary production, the transfer of highly viscous liquid sugar syrups can be troublesome to many pump types. Able to provide testimony is the Brazil factory of a well-known fruit jelly sweet manufacturer, where production engineers were becoming frustrated with unscheduled maintenance and downtime due to the failure of lobe pumps.

Xylem has been named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens in 3BL Media’s annual ranking of public companies.

DrivingDigital transformation has been part of our everyday lives for some time now. In addition to processes and products, services are also moving into the virtual space with increasing frequency, in the construction industry, too.

Despite the Corona crisis, industrial transformation continues unabated. With its mega topics of digitalization, individualization, climate protection, and demographic change, it is the focus of the HANNOVER MESSE Digital Days.

Alfa Laval has signed two frame agreements, running over the coming three years, for ballast water treatment systems.