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There are really four categories of water purity: Contaminated, Relative pure and satisfactory for drinking, High purity for use in beverages and some demanding industrial processes, Ultrapure water used for water which will be used in injectable pharmaceutical preparations, boiler feed water and semiconductor chip washing.

Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced that John Molnar has joined the company as Technical Sales Representative, Commercial and Engineering.

The Gorman-Rupp Company announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Pump Company, has completed its purchase of the business of Bayou City Pump, Inc. based in Houston, Texas. During 2013, BCP had approximately $16 million in revenue from sales of its products and services through its Houston, Texas headquarters and its service facility location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The terms of the asset purchase agreement are undisclosed.

International technology Group Andritz presented its results for the first quarter of 2014.

NOV announced that Merrill A. “Pete” Miller, Jr. has stepped down as the Company’s Executive Chairman in order to become the Executive Chairman of NOW Inc. Clay C. Williams has been appointed Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.

Regulations and efficiency are two of the largest factors ensuring the growth of the market for air and water monitoring products to more than $25 billion/yr by 2017. This is the conclusion reached in Air and Water Monitoring: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

Colfax Corporation announced that Christopher Metz has been named Senior Vice President, President and CEO Colfax Fluid Handling effective May 12, 2014, reporting to Steve Simms, President and CEO of Colfax. In this role Chris will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and operational execution of the Colfax Fluid Handling business, the legacy portion of Colfax Corporation.

World Pumps China, published by Ringier Trade Media Ltd., has announced Verder Liquids BV as the winner of the 2014 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for the Pumps and Valves Industry.

The sales of water and wastewater treatment chemicals will be anywhere from $26 billion to $60 billion this year depending on your definition. The definition used in these regional forecasts by the McIlvaine Company and appearing in Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals World Market is based on the scope of markets pursued by the suppliers such as GE-Betz and Nalco-Ecolab.

Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of Adriana Restrepo as Product Marketing Engineer for Low Pressure within its Oil-Free Air division in the UK.