From May 5 to 7, 2025, experts from the pump industry met in Graz for the 28th Practitioner Conference. The focus was on solutions for increasing energy efficiency, innovative technologies, and sustainable concepts for industrial applications. The conference demonstrated that pumps are not only central components of technical systems, but also key factors in the transformation toward greater sustainability.
Bedford Pumps Ltd, manufacturer of high-capacity flood defence pumps, has selected Thordon Bearings water lubricated SXL bearings for a new pump design developed for the Islington Pumping Station, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England.
At Emile Egger, a global manufacturer of centrifugal pumps and Iris control valves, products are tailor-made according to customer specifications. A few years ago, the company analyzed its customers’ requirements and then embarked on further developments of RPP/RPG elbow pumps to optimize them for higher flow rates and lower relative differential heads.
El-Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals (NCIC) is the largest fertilizer company in Egypt and a leading company in the North African market. Its Al-Fayoum fertilizer complex was started in 2011 and includes a phosphoric acid plant (150 tons per day P2O5). Sulzer was the selected vendor for the supply of the axial flow pumps, and many other pumps.
Morrison Pump Company of Hollywood, Florida, has been awarded the order to supply the new MBBR Recycle Pumps for the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Project in Virginia.
Morrison Pump Company has been awarded the contract to supply eight high capacity Morrison Axial Flow Pumps for the US Army Corps of Engineers Picayune Strand Restoration Project.
The new range of KPL axial-flow propeller pumps is ideal for flood control and other heavy-duty pumping applications. The Turbulence Optimiser provides an innovative solution for reducing turbulence in the gap between the pump volute and the column pipe, increasing efficiency by up to two percentage points.
