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The wait is over! The program for the 19th International Pump Users Symposium is now available on the website of Turbomachinery Laboratory at TAMU.

Canal Boats, Inc. has delivered the first bio-diesel hybrid electric ferry, the “Clay Shaw” to Broward County Mass Transit. Mrs. Emilie Shaw, wife of U.S. Congressman Clay Shaw, Rep., Fort Lauderdale did the honors before a crowd of 150 people.

After 75 years of being known as the Marlow Plunger Pump, WASTECORP. has changed the name to WASTECORP. Plunger Pumps PE Series, HPE Series. EHPE Series, Space Saver plunger pumps, and WASTECORP.

The limitations and disadvantages of the conventional drinking water supply and wastewater treatment are becoming more recognisable due to the development in the water and supply prices. In order to give young academics an incentive to take part in the development of methods alternative to the conventional ones, Espa and the fbr awards, for the first time internationally, a 5.000 EUR promotion prize.

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.