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A new application has been developed for the Sterling SIHI range of magnetic drive pumps for pumping media that contains solids, using pumps fitted with ceramic isolation shrouds to eliminate build-up and consequent impairment of drive operating efficiency.

The award-winning SIHIdry vacuum pump has dramatically reduced running costs and helped to ensure that only the finest quality fish oil additives are produced in the UK Staffordshire plant of Croda Leek Limited.

Ashland, Ohio – The new TG-Pro Pressure Plus system introduced by Hydromatic is engineered for low-pressure sewage grinder applications.

Ashland, Ohio – Hydromatic is pleased to announce the introduction of the OSP50 sump/effluent pump.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Goulds Pumps of Seneca Falls, NY, USA, and GL&V Pulp Group Inc., Nashua, NH jointly announce a Marketing, Sales and Service agreement for a new high intensity chemical mixer for application on medium consistency pulp. Under this agreement the TRI-O™ Mixer developed by Goulds will be represented in the Americas by GL&V.

ABS has acquired Soprime, a French manufacturer of pumping stations. The acquisition is a result of The ABS Group’s intensified focus on service and after sales. ABS has also set up a subsidiary in Portugal to increase market presence.

Wilo-Salmson, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of pumps, has set a new standard with its range of Wilo-Star-Z circulators for secondary hot water. The circulators keep water constantly circulating around a secondary circuit so that when you turn on your hot tap, hot water flows immediately without any frustrating wait.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, January 31, 2002 – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is seeking qualified participants for the review and approval of new standards for abrasive slurry handling pumps.

Breakthrough ‘AquaMax(TM)’ Hybrid Can Operate Pumps up to 600 HP,Operating Alone or in Combination With Other Generators

In January 2002, on its seventieth anniversary, Varisco Pompe was acquired by SOVEMA S.p.A., an Italian company belonging to an important European group. As a result, Varisco becomes the core of the new pump division which will include other specialist pump manufacturers, creating synergies to aim for an even stronger position on the market.