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Increased efficiency and quality assurance are just two of many topics relevant to industrial manufacturing. Against this backdrop, preeflow by ViscoTec is now releasing new features for the eco-CONTROL EC200 2.0 that will benefit all users in the future.

Doosan Enerbility has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply the pump turbine units for the new Yeongdong pumped storage plant in Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Pfeiffer Vacuum+Fab Solutions, a member of the global Busch Group, has expanded its turbomolecular vacuum pump portfolio with the ATH 4506 M, the largest model in the ATH-M series.

Cities and municipalities are under major pressure to act when it comes to water and wastewater management: Stricter regulations, climate impacts and increasing investment requirements are coming up against limited resources. IFAT Munich 2026 will show which technical, regulatory and organizational solutions municipalities need now.

Voith has been awarded a significant contract to supply two Francis runners for the Santa Uxía hydropower station in Galicia. The project marks the first major agreement with this customer, following a series of successful service interventions that built trust and demonstrated Voith’s technical understanding and commitment.

Armstrong Fluid Technology recently announced the launch of its Systems Envelope – Fluid Management Station (SE-FMS), a modular solution designed to revolutionize fluid management in HVAC systems. The SE-FMS is engineered to eliminate inefficiencies, reduce costs, and deliver optimized performance throughout the system lifecycle.

With its Omega 2, KSB SE & Co. KGaA is launching a new generation of its Omega water pump on the market. The axially split volute casing pumps are designed for handling water as well as fluids with a low solids content. They are used in waterworks, district heating and cooling systems, desalination plants and industrial applications, for example.

In Norway, Japanese pumps are currently being used to build Rogfast, the world’s longest underwater road tunnel. The Rogfast project is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Europe: an approximately 27-kilometre-long underwater road tunnel that, once completed, will be the longest and deepest of its kind in the world.

Admittedly, the EuroTube Foundation’s vision sounds particularly appealing in times of delayed trains and congested roads: Swiss researchers want nothing less than to transport people and goods from A to B safely, environmentally friendly, and, above all, extremely quickly with the Hyperloop.

With the appointment of its future Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Endress+Hauser Group has completed the comprehensive renewal of its Executive Board. The Supervisory Board has appointed Christian Mäder to succeed CFO Dr Luc Schultheiss, who will retire as planned on 1 February 2027 after 28 years with Endress+Hauser.