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Hidrostal’s non-clog screw centrifugal impeller pumps have been used in conjunction with Iseki’s vacuum sewage collection system to provide a high-efficiency wastewater pumping package to the University City in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Frost & Sullivan presented Eaton Corporation with the Power Quality Company of the Year Award at the 2004 Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards Banquet, in recognition of its worldwide leadership in power distribution, power protection, and power equipment maintenance.

At the group’s annual general meeting on May 18, ABB shareholders approved the re-election of the board of directors for a further one -year term of office.

Improper bearing chamber sealing costs industry millions, if not billions, of dollars each year in damaged bearings, equipment and lost production costs.

AESSEAL plc, a Yorkshire engineering company with a world-beating innovative approach has won its sixth Queen’s Award for Enterprise – in the innovation category.

Effective May 1, 2004, Sulzer Ltd acquires OSU Maschinenbau GmbH, based in Duisburg, Germany. This acquisition will enable Sulzer Metco to increase its product range in thermal coatings, which will now include arc spray equipment.

Professor Frede Blåbjerg, Aalborg University, Department of Energy Technology, has been awarded the Grundfos Prize 2004 in acknowledgement of his international scientific research in power electronics.

The Colfax Pump Group announced the promotion of Mr. Klaus Stahlmann to the position of Colfax Pump Group Vice President and General Manager Allweiler.

Directors of Pentair, Inc. have approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend payable on June 8, 2004, to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2004.

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion-control technologies and systems, received additional national attention this week at The 2nd Annual American Business Awards (the “Stevies”) in the categories of “Best Television Ad Campaign,” “Best Television Spot” and “Best Video News Magazine.”