The demands on production systems for medically necessary oligonucleotides are high. Chemical resistance and biological integrity are just as important today as enormous flexibility in order to be able to synthesise a wide variety of drugs. With its special diaphragm metering pumps, LEWA GmbH guarantees compliance with these requirements even for critical mixing tasks and, in addition to standardised platform technologies, even provides customer-specific GMP-compliant systems.

Norway has a long tradition of catching and processing fish. The country ranks second in the world for exports behind China. To ensure the high quality of their freshly caught products, Norwegians pay particular attention to an unbroken cold chain. One company that contributes to a high level of food safety is Atlantic Styro.

Vanzetti Engineering presents the new ESK-IMO series of retractable submerged pumps, which are used in Small-Scale LNG Terminals and as Emergency pumps or Cargo/Stripping pumps in the marine sector. The ESK-IMO pumps offer the advantage of easy maintenance without the need for tank draining and reclamation.

Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced the launch of Fire Manager, a cloud-based service that enables Active Performance Management in its Design Envelope Fire Pumps.

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) has significantly enhanced its Qdos Conveying Wave Technology (CWT) pumps by increasing their pressure capability. The pumps are now capable of delivering flow rates of 500 ml/min at pressures of up to 130 PSI (9 bar), a substantial increase from its previous capacity of 100 PSI (7 bar).

NETZSCH Pumps USA, the complex fluid handling solutions provider, announces that Nelson Bertaia has joined the team as TORNADO/ Grinder Product Line Manager along with being the Regional Sales Manager Northeast.

As part of its extensive pump portfolio Celeros Flow Technology offers heavy duty BB3 pumps that provide a versatile and reliable flow control solutions in most multistage applications. The pump is designed for exceptional reliability in arduous applications, easy maintenance and long service intervals.

Wayne Rose, CEO of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) shares some thoughts on the shifting legislative landscape impacting the pump sector in the aftermath of Brexit, highlighting some of the efforts undertaken by his organisation (and others) in ensuring a fair and equitable approach is adopted across the board.

The growing scale of water transport systems in the past few years has resulted in a steady increase in the volume flow rates demanded of the pumps installed, which in turn has required ever larger pump sizes. Responding to this development, KSB Group has expanded its RDLO type series from 21 sizes to 33.

Operators of offshore platforms are very focused on the reliability of their equipment. Working in such a remote location means that major repairs, if not carefully planned, can result in extended downtime and loss of production. For one platform in Malaysia, a change in output was shortly followed by an increased rate of seal failures on the condensate pumps – an issue that was effectively resolved with a Sulzer retrofit, through their OEM-X line service.