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Lowara have introduced within three of its key industrial product ranges the possibility of configurations that are in compliance with Directive 94/9/EC (ATEX 95).

The Annual General Meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF, parent company of the SKF Group, was held in Göteborg on Tuesday, April 20, 2004, under the chairmanship of Mr Anders Scharp.

The Board of Directors of Thomas Industries Inc. has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9-1/2 cents per share, payable July 1, 2004, to shareholders of record June 4, 2004. This will be the 196th consecutive quarterly cash dividend paid by the Company.

A cooperation agreement has been signed by Dr. Michael Peters, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, and Stuart Henry, Chairman of the World Plumbing Councils (WPC), during this year’s Light+Building.

New IRIS^® in-line scrubber technology from Multiphase Power and Processing Technologies (MppT) offers operators of reciprocating and turbo compressors in the pipeline and gas industry an effective, easy-to-install alternative to traditional methods of separating liquids from gas in pipelines.

Sentinel Diaphragm Seals have effectively protected all forms of system instrumentation from corrosive process flow environments for years. Now, they are also unconditionally GUARANTEED. Beginning April 2004, Blacoh will warrant its Sentinel diaphragms and seal bodies for three years from your date of purchase.

Walchem Corporation (U.S.A.) and Iwaki Co., Ltd. (Japan) are pleased to announce a name change for their joint venture manufacturing and sales company in Holliston, MA, USA – formerly “Iwaki Walchem Corp.”

Alfa Laval, a world leader in centrifugal separation, heat transfer and fluid handling, has restructured and concentrated its global manufacturing and logistics during the past years.

A further step is now taken to develop the supply of installation material for fluid handling.

At Cardo AB’s annual general meeting, the following resolutions were among those passed:

Grundfos Pumps Corporation, a leading manufacturer of pumps, announced that it has become an industry partner of Quality Service Contractors (QSC). QSC, founded in 1994, is an international association that serves plumbing, heating and cooling contractors.