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ITT Industries has pledged $250,000 to the Red Cross to fund immediate hurricane relief, and has made available fluid technology equipment for delivery to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, including dewatering pumps and reverse osmosis systems which could be vital to relief efforts.

If a customer has a critical process and needs to know immediately when something is amiss, Walchem’s WebAlert™ will provide notification via email, cell phone text message, or via local alarm enunciator. Emails may be sent via modem, Ethernet or cell modem connections.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced it completed its purchase of the industrial filtration business of Hayward Industries, Inc. Terms were not disclosed. Eaton announced plans to purchase the business on July 8.

Sensing and Instrumentation specialists Vydas International Marketing has announced the availability of free data acquisition software to complement their Kosmos range of digital panel meters.

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced its new targets for the period from 2005 to 2009. The company also outlined a strategy that emphasizes improved business execution and a broader approach…

Designed to deliver high volume of steady airflow at low-pressure ranges, ALITA Linear Air Pumps are of high efficiency, low energy consumption and perform with low operation noise. With no sliding parts and oil-less components, ALITA air pump requires no lubrication and transfer air without any contamination.

Water pump and filtration equipment manufacturer Pentair, Inc. reported it has established pump and filtration task forces to aid emergency response organizations helping Gulf Coast areas cope with the devastation and chaos caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Pfeiffer Vacuum took first place in the TecDAX segment in manager magazin’s prestigious rankings of the best annual reports.

Wood Group ESP (“WGESP”), a subsidiary of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group”), has opened a new 14,000 square-foot facility in Quito, Ecuador dedicated to testing, repair and assembly of downhole electric submersible pumps and surface pumping systems.

MX Pumps have been engineered to meet the most severe applications of the industrial market. MX pumps are the first injection molded resin magnet drive pump which uses a split volute pump casing forming a vortex chamber.