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“Asia’s Only Specialised Pumps&Valves, Pipes, Fitting, Hardware, Trade Exhibitions” will take place from 24-27 July 2003 in Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC).

Bal Seal Engineering will present a new generation rotary seals at the exhibition in Antwerp. Furthermore a new process has been developed for hard facing parts subject to wear. This process, known as LASERCARB, uses energy from a laser beam to coat parts exposed to abrasion.

As part of the transfer of Grundfos motor production, the production of stators for submersible motors will be transferred to the Group’s new factory in Hungary by March 1, 2003.

Grundfos in Austria received an order for 4 300 large UPE pumps for one of the largest district heating renovation projects in Europe when the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, and the country’s 15 largest towns recently started renovation on a large number of heating facilities in their apartment blocks.

For many years APV has been renowned as a supplier of pumps for the food industry, but the company also has expertise in other industries. For example, APV’s range of positive displacement pumps is used for the production of cosmetics and dyestuffs.

Dosatron develops, manufactures and markets a unique dosing technology that allows any liqud or soluble concentrate to be continuously and proportionally injected and mixed into water.

Crocodiles and sewerage may, at first glance, seem like a strange combination. However the two do come together at Hartley’s Creek in far North Queensland.

As of January 1, 2003, Ton Buechner, currently head of Sulzer Turbomachinery Services, will take over the lead at Sulzer Pumps, the largest division at Sulzer.

In view of the challenging market situation, the Sulzer Corporation attained satisfactory profitability per mid-year 2002, with an operating income (EBIT) of CHF 66 million and net income reaching CHF 42 million. Operating income of the core divisions totaled CHF 31 million, 26% below the prior-year figure of CHF 42 million. Although the economic environment is likely to remain difficult in the second half of 2002, the Sulzer Corporation expects to end the year with a respectable net income compared to the breakeven result of the prior year.

With the 2-week timer, ProMinent offers at the Pumps & Valves 2002 a new, worlwide unique option for the metering pump series Gamma/L, the novel logic design and the novel programming of the timer offers numerous application options never seen in a “standard timer”.