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SolidWorks® announced that Weir Pumps has decided to use SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software. The software manufacturer expects that Weir will slash its design time in half and bring its products to market 50 percent faster.

Sulzer Pumps has now made it possible for pump users to select their ideal pump from the Sulzer Pumps web site.

With the launch of the new website for the Netherlands, the construction of all local Lowara websites is now finally completed. The site has been developed in all the languages of the countries where the group is active.

WASTECORP. Inc. unveiled its web expansion program revealing its new home page and additional links.

The Swiss pump manufacturer Biral AG opted for Spaix V2, the software package for pump selection and configuration. The programme is designed to support Biral clients as well as employees in configuring centrifugal pumps and in drawing up commercial documents.

KSB offers its German customers the possibility to configure and order pumps on-line via the Internet. The configuration includes the complete hydraulic sizing as well as the selection of all design options.

The dynamic development of impeller.net (www.impeller.net), the online pump magazine, continues. In November, more than 22.000 unique visitors per month were recorded for the first time. As this trend shows, the website continues to extend its leading position as an information source for pump buyers and users.

After the success of the 1st generation of Caprari product selection software, the new program has been upgraded with the complete product range. Complete and easy with few simple commands, it will help you to select the best pump for your plant characteristics.

A-C Pump, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has launched an information-filled website for water, wastewater, and industrial pump users.

VSX – VOGEL SOFTWARE presents the second generation of pump selection software, Spaix Classic. The new software, which is unique throughout the world in its functional diversity, also takes account of complex selection algorithms such as, for example, those for magnet drive pumps, vertical line shaft pumps or the curve correction according to the motor performance. Its simplified operation enables the software to deliver the optimum solution, not just for pump manufacturers, but equally as well for operators, planners and engineering offices.