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From potato flake to high-temperature pump.

Applications for dewatering pumps vary from clearing floodwater or draining reservoirs, to sewage bypass or ground water dewatering. So, when building a pump portfolio, it’s essential to choose equipment that is versatile, productive, safe and trouble-free.

When selecting vacuum pumps, plant designers often strive to get by with the lowest possible rated power for the drive motors. They see this as a way to save power. But when it comes to actual energy efficiency, the kilowatt specification on the name plate can be quite misleading.

International technology Group Andritz has received an order from Monalisa Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea, to supply the key components for a new sludge dewatering process to be installed at its tissue production line in Jeonju. Start-up is scheduled for the end of 2017.

Pfeiffer Vacuum has opened a new service center in Malaysia. The more than 6,000 square foot building will house administration, sales, and service departments. The main activities will be the repair of the dry backing pump range. Other products will follow in the coming months.

Ruhrpumpen continues to expand its customer-focused solutions and services with its new manufacturing plant located in the SIPCOT, Vallam Vadagal Industrial Park, 36 km southwest of the city of Chennai, India.

Xylem’s Wedeco UV technology to deliver safe, clean drinking water for 110,000 people in City of West Palm Beach.

Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced a new address for its Shanghai office, which will now serve as both a Regional Sales Excellence Center and headquarters for the company’s operations in China and Asia Pacific.

Sulzer is expanding Geka’s manufacturing site in Bechhofen, Germany, generating more than 250 new jobs. Geka is a world-leading expert for the manufacturing and trading of innovative application systems for liquid color cosmetics and beauty accessories and has been part of the Swiss Sulzer group for almost a year.

Xylem has announced the opening of a cutting-edge innovation center in northern Italy, which focuses on advancing next-generation pumping technologies for the residential and commercial building services sector.