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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Stepken, CEO of TÜV SÜD Stiftung, will stand for election by shareholders as a new member of the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft at the Annual General Meeting on April 30, 2024. In the event of his election, the Supervisory Board has appointed him as a member of the Supervisory Board’s Presiding and Sustainability Committee.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the largest association of pump manufacturers and suppliers to the pump industry in North America, and the global authority on pumps and pumping systems, installed new leadership during the 2024 Annual Conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Framo, an innovator in pump technology, proudly introduces its latest breakthrough – an inline turbine designed to recover electrical power from diverse fluid flows. Successfully tested at the company’s state-of-the-art center on Flatøy, just outside Bergen, this cutting-edge technology offers substantial cost savings, energy efficiency, and a sustainable alternative to pressure reduction valves. The product is poised for imminent market launch.

Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has added an explosion-proof version to its successful PROFOX actuator series.

Premature failure of a quick opening closure during normal process operations can result in significant downtime, unacceptable environmental emissions and increased safety risk to personnel. GD Bandlock 2 Quick Opening Closures from Celeros Flow Technology are designed to prevent such incidents arising.

To move forward with long overdue infrastructure upgrades, Nodra AB needed a wastewater bypass solution capable of lifting up to 3,000 liters per second into its Slottshagens treatment plant. Xylem’s Rental Solutions team set up a turnkey wastewater bypass station in a little over three weeks. Through dedicated service personnel and remote, digital monitoring and control, Xylem provided 24/7 operational support throughout the 10-week bypass.

Canada’s Thordon Bearings is playing a vital role in providing water to arid regions, with the installation of axial shaft seals and filtration systems to the world’s largest irrigation project, in south central India. The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) in Telangana, India, has been constructed in a region characterized by water scarcity, aiming to efficiently utilise available water resources for agriculture.

Using canned motor technology for submersible pumps provides significant advantages. A short shaft, only two slide bearings – independent from the immersion depth – and various monitoring functions not only ensure high reliability but also mean cost advantages for the operator. Since it is supplied as a lock pump, easy servicing is guaranteed at the same time.

Pauline Kao, Consul General for North Rhine-Westphalia at the U.S. Consulate General in Düsseldorf, visited the Wilopark in Dortmund. There, she exchanged views with Wilo Group President & CEO Oliver Hermes on current issues regarding transatlantic relations and learned about the technology group’s pioneering role in the areas of sustainable and smart industrial processes.

EA has won the MMK Award of Excellence in the “Sustainability” category for the introduction of the Add Better ecolabel. This designates innovative GEA solutions that are significantly more resource-efficient than their predecessors.