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POWAY, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Grundfos Pumps Manufacturing Corporation, located in Fresno, swept the 2001 California Team Excellence Awards (CTEA) competition winning the top Gold-level winner with its “Reduce the Juice” team.

Cardo’s business area Pump has signed an agreement on the acquisition of all shares in Swedmeter AB, one of Scandinavia’s leading companies in the field of control engineering for water treatment processes etc.

The Weir Pumps website has been re-launched with a new contemporary look and some new features. These new features include a rapid quotation form, a product information download section and a site search facility.

Certain process applications present difficult problems for pumps, particularly those involving aggressive chemicals. Mechanically sealed pumps can be prone to seal failure in some of these situations, leading to potential environmental contamination through loss of pumped media, resulting in expensive downtime. Ultrachem magnetically-driven pumps, available through liquid handling specialists, Michael Smith Engineers, are designed to meet the tough demands of these applications on the basis that ‘extreme situations call for extreme measures’.

1st International Exhibition on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Biotechnology associated with the 1st International Congress on Process Technologies will take place from March 18-20, 2002 in Mexiko City.

The pump selection software of ABS Pumps is now available in version 1.5 with new functions and updated product data.

The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is pleased to announce the 19th International Pump Users Symposium and Short Courses will be held February 25-28, 2002 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

Frankenthal-based KSB Aktiengesellschaft has come up with a new high-pressure pump for the expanding market sector of seawater desalination via reverse osmosis.

Sales growth with stagnating order intake

Ashland, Ohio – October, 2001 Hydromatic Pump releases a new version of their computerized selection software called H2Optimize 6.5. This latest version includes new self-primer data, new grinder data, improved impeller trims, the LPS (low pressure sewage) system software program and a five-minute LPS video illustrating the benefits and features of using a Hydromatic low pressure sewer system.