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China, one the world s largest manufacturer of electronics and the largest consumer of semiconductor products, accounts for about 40 percent of global consumption. Many of the leading international semiconductor companies have transferred their production to China, making the country a key link in the international industrial chain.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum celebrates the completion of a decade of its Indian subsidiary. Although vacuum technologies from Leybold Vacuum had been present in the Indian market before, the subsidiary was founded to deepen the engagement with local market. Since inception, the focus has been on offering complete application support along with an augmented service portfolio.

Kirloskar Brothers inaugurated its Warehouse facility at Kirloskarvadi. The inauguration was done at the hands of Mr. Jayant Sapre, Director, Kirloskar Brothers.

With escalating bushfire risk around the country, the Aussie Pump Team was back on deck early. The company shortened its usual summer vacation period to bring key staff back between Christmas & New Year and production teams into work in early January.

Wilo USA secures a 3-year re-certification of their ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization) Quality Management certification and continuation of their ISO 14001 environmental management system certification.

A new range of heavy duty hydraulic drive high pressure cleaners with pressures up to 500 BAR (7,300 psi) have been released by Australian Pump Industries. Years of product development and market research have led to the development of the full range hydraulic drive blasters that are ideal for mobile plant cleaning applications, especially in the mining industry.

Kistler’s motto for this year’s SPS IPC Drives (November 25-27) is: more accurate, more versatile and simpler. With the KiTorq 4551A and the sensor 4503B, the company showcases its latest products for measuring highly dynamic torques at test stands. Both systems deliver reliable measurement results with an accuracy of 0.05 percent.

Drinking water is a valuable elixir, which remains limited in some regions of the world, or even unavailable. Both man and industry suffer from lack of water. Desalination of seawater offers a way out, but the technology has very high requirements. Plant manufacturers are therefore thirsting for robust and energy efficient pumps.

On 16th October 2014 Armstrong Fluid Technology celebrated a landmark in its history with the official opening of its new UK HQ in Manchester. The Past Present Future event was organised to mark two important anniversaries, the move to a new factory, and the announcement of key drivers for the company’s future.

The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) has received approval from its Board of Directors to adopt a new membership category, called Standards Partner, specifically designed to engage engineers and engineering companies who actively practice in design and consulting services relating to sealing devices and piping systems.