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Lutz-Jesco Suisse SA will be active in the Swiss market from 15 August 2024, selling electric motors, pumps and dosing systems. These products are deployed in a range of areas, in particular in water treatment, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries and in agriculture.

The Endress+Hauser success story has been closely tied to the Maulburg location in southern Germany for more than 60 years. The Group’s oldest and largest production facility will now undergo a comprehensive modernization and expansion.

The major Wilopark construction project is one step closer to completion. The final construction phase of the Networking Cube has concluded. Wilo’s new market partner meeting centre will soon be in operation. In addition, construction of the new Health Cube health centre is about to begin.

Dura Pump has announced its move to a new site, as the business ushers in an era of continued growth. Renowned for its work in supplying, installing, maintaining and repairing pump systems, Dura Pump will expand its operations, as it moves to a new site on Brackmills Industrial Estate, over three times the size of its previous premises.

End of March, NETZSCH Pumps & Systems officially opened the new NOTOS multi screw pump plant in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The new factory in the Testo Central district marks an important milestone in NETZSCH’s seventy-year history. The construction work began in August 2021 and was completed in less than three years despite countless challenges.

The decision has been made: The production of Eta pumps at KSB’s headquarters will be expanded to become the centre of excellence for the latest generation of electronically controlled pumps in Europe. KSB will be spending around 60 million euros on this over the next five years – one of the largest single investments the company has ever made. KSB will have to do without the funding applied for from the federal government.

Sulzer announces the inauguration of its new production lines in Easley, South Carolina. Featuring state-of-the-art technology and processes, the Easley production lines manufacture submersible sewage and grinder pumps using U.S. materials and labor. As part of Sulzer’s strategic focus on strengthening its local supply chain, the expansion enhances Sulzer’s ability to meet demand for vital U.S. infrastructure.

Sulzer recently celebrated the official launch of a brand new test and assembly center built alongside its existing pump manufacturing facility in Mexico City. The new state-of-the-art facility features a 10-meter-deep hydraulics test bed for large pumps, a digital monitoring system and a dedicated packaging area.

Sulzer celebrated the official opening of its new Innovation Technology Hub (InTecH) in Singapore’s Jurong Innovation District. The new 700-square-meter Singapore-based InTecH includes a state-of-the-art chemical engineering R&D test center, laboratories and small-scale production plants. Sulzer’s Singapore InTecH will test and deliver clean process technologies to enable sustainable manufacturing in the region.

GEA is investing EUR 18 million (USD 20 million) in a technology center for alternative proteins in the state of Wisconsin, USA. The new food tech hub will pilot microbial, cell-based and plant-based foods.