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IFAT Eurasia, the International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling, will be opening its doors for the Eurasian environment industry on February 16, 2017.

’Only water, but Everything about water’ – Berlin is the capital where water means everything and where water covers seven per cent of the city’s surface. Managed by Berlin’s waterworks, the city’s economic water cycle is equivalent to that of Munich, Frankfurt and Stuttgart put together.

Electric actuator manufacturer Auma is again co-organizer of the Functional Safety Copenhagen (FSCPH)conference that will take place on 3rd and 4th May 2017 in Helsingør, Denmark.

Water is not only important ecologically and economically, but particularly at international level has increasingly taken on a political role too. At the forthcoming edition of Wasser Berlin Internationalthe Blue Planet Berlin Water Dialogues will place the spotlight on resource efficiency where wastewater is concerned.

The next IFAT Eurasia will be held at the Istanbul Expo Center (IFM) from February 16 to 18, 2017. Alongside the trade fair, visitors can look forward to a technically demanding conference and supporting program that caters to the needs of the Eurasian environment market. Among the highlights are the Turkey country special on the first day of the trade fair. Discussions will include how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be implemented in Turkey.

Wasser Berlin International is kicking off the new year with an exclusive insight into the many innovations and evolutionary product developments which can be viewed directly on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from 28 to 31 March 2017.

The Hydraulic Institute introduces member company, Taco, Inc., as the latest company to have their pump test laboratory approved through the HI Pump Test Lab Approval Program. The approved pump test lab is located at the company headquarters in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Members of the Hydraulic Institute, Armstrong Fluid Technology, Grundfos, Taco Inc., WILO USA and Xylem Applied Water Systems participated on a 15 member Appliance Federal Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC) working group on circulator pumps.

In the coming year, the third Spaix User Conference will take place in Dresden. The conference focuses on the exchange of experiences, between the participants and the VSX staff, concerning the Spaix software solutions and the pump sales optimization. The introduction of the new version 5 of the pump selection software Spaix is another highlight in 2017.

In February 2017, the international trade fair IFAT Eurasia will make the Turkish commercial capital Istanbul the hot spot of the Eurasian environmental technology industry.