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Practical experience has shown that there is still considerable potential for reducing the operating costs of existing systems in primary industry. Particularly on continuous-flow machines such as pumps and compressors that operate at partial load, changing to high-efficiency motors and variable-speed drives can reduce energy consumption by as much as 50 %.

The biggest and most comprehensive Asian trade show for water and wastewater industry, the “ASIAWATER 2010 – 6th ASIAWATER Expo & Forum” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be again held from 6-8 April, 2010.

ProMinent will be presenting intelligent and environmentally friendly fluid feed technology solutions at the ACHEMA 2009 trade fair.

Sulzer Pumps is one of the world s leading pump manufacturers. Sulzer Pumps focus is centrifugal pumps, agitators and mixers for the Oil and Gas, Hydrocarbon Processing, Pulp and Paper, Power Generation, Water and Wastewater and Food, Metals and Fertilizer markets.

Blackmer, a global leader in pump and compressor technologies, has announced that it will have an enhanced presence at the upcoming National Propane Gas Association’s Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo, which will be held from April 4-6, 2009, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

At this year’s Achema, Allweiler AG will employ an informative multimedia exhibition concept to introduce a new generation of intelligent pumps (Hall 8, Booth R17/19). Specific smart technologies are designed to eliminate problems associated with leaks, overheated bearings, and defective seals, thereby resolving complex sets of challenges faced by Allweiler’s customers.

The environmental trade fair, IFAT, the 16th International Trade Fair for Water – Sewage – Refuse – Recycling, will now not be taking place in spring 2011, but earlier, from 13 to 17 September in 2010. From 2012 onwards, IFAT will be returning to its spring slot. The 2012 dates have already been fixed – they are 7 to 11 May 2012.

At the ACHEMA trade fair 2009, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Frankenthal, Germany will exhibit some major innovations and developments to its Microchem pump.

Wilden, Blackmer, Griswold, Almatec, Mouvex-Blackmer and Neptune products on display, provide attendees diverse CPI pump technologies

One of the technological highlights KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Frankenthal, plans to present at its ACHEMA booth is a monitoring unit developed by joint venture partner Nikkiso. The E-Monitor specially developed for use on canned motors monitors the axial and radial plain bearing status and continuously indicates any changes in the bearings’ condition.