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In the past decade, European directives for energy classification in the area of household appliances and lighting have been introduced. Wilo now presents a similar energy-consumption label for heating circulators.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation’s aerospace business has been awarded a five-year extension by Continental Airlines to a 10-year cost per flight hour (CPH) retrofit and maintenance program.

Wilo has introduced a new generation of electronically regulated, glanded pumps: the single pump Wilo VeroLine-IP-E and the double pump Wilo VeroTwin-DP-E. These pumps have been adapted to meet future demands and replace, with immediate effect, the well-known series IP-E and DP-E.

Gregg Sengstack, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, International and Fueling Group. In this new position Mr. Sengstack will be responsible for Franklin Electric’s Water Systems business in the Pacific Rim as well as…

Parker Hannifin Corporation announced it has acquired Hanil Hydraulics Company, Ltd., a Korean-based maker of hydraulic valves used in construction equipment applications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings within the first full year of integration.

The Austrian BWT Aktiengesellschaft, Europe’s market leader in the water treatment sector, disclosed today in an ad-hoc announcement the intention to spin off its wholly owned subsidiary Christ Water Technology AG with its …

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, North American UPS Market — Government Sector, selected Eaton Corporation as the recipient of the 2005 Customer Development Leadership Award for its ability to best perceive customer’s uninterruptible power system (UPS) needs and develop products that have resulted in exceptional market penetration rate growth.

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. announced that the Norwegian Competition Authority (NCA) has issued a formal objection to the merger of National-Oilwell, Inc. and Varco International, Inc…

Moyno, Inc., a unit of Robbins & Myers, recently released a new bulletin featuring the company’s wide array of progressing cavity pumping capabilities. For nearly 70 years, Moyno has developed, manufactured and marketed progressing cavity pumps that deliver superior performance and long life.

By early June, 6 months before the show opens, 75% of the stand space had already been booked. In particular, there has been increasing interest in the show’s themed villages – Health and Environment, Recycling, Renewables – and a very promising start for the new Products and Sustainable Development space.