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IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per common share. The cash dividend will be paid on July 31, 2002, to shareholders of record on July 15, 2002.

IDEX Corporation reported that orders, sales and earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2002, were improved from fourth quarter levels but lower than the comparable quarter of last year.

Wilo Salmson, one of Europe’s top pump manufacturers, has launched an advanced version of Wilo Select, the CD based expert system aimed at architects, specifiers and the contractors. Designed as a tool to aid specification, the planning software offers the user a plerotha of information on selecting, installing and maintaining Wilo pumps and pumping systems.

Water China 2003 incorporates the 4th International Water, Wastewater & Water Treatment Trade Show and the 3rd International Pump, Valve & Pipe Trade Show.

Come to see what is new: new products, new designs, new colors, new innovations, new technology, new faces, new codes, new training, new installation techniques and new systems at ISH North America: Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2002, Toronto, Canada.

By the beginning of June, 163 exhibitors – from Belgium (76%), the Netherlands (16%), Germany, Italy, China, Luxembourg and the USA – had announced their participation at Pumps & Valves, the trade fair for industrial pumps, control valves, shutt-off valves, services and accessories. New at Pumps & Valves 2002 are: the Service Village, the fringe programme (comprising seminars and product presentations), job vacancies and Package and VIP formula.

ABS launches the next generation of SANIMAX®, the compact wastewater lifting station for domestic applications.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Hydra-Cell Industrial Pumps, Wanner Engineering Inc., introduces Hydra-Cell D-15 Series industrial pumps. This long-lasting industrial pump features the proven sealless Hydra-Cell design with five hydraulically balanced diaphragms for accurate, virtually pulse-free positive displacement delivery.

Chairman Louis Giuliano announced that the company is in discussion with the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) in China to sponsor China’s entry into the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize starting in 2003.

Cost-effective pumping has been synonymous with ABS for many years. It means offering the optimal solution for every application, whether for a pump, mixer, agitator or aerator. Now ABS offers a LCC (Life Cycle Cost) calculator on the web.