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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.

Ashland, Ohio, USA – October, 2001 – Hydromatic is pleased to announce the introduction of two new submersible grinder pumps now available in 50Hz operation, the HPD200 and HPGR200. The new HPD200 50Hz submersible positive displacement, 2HP grinder is designed for low-pressure sewer systems.

The smooth power of an ARO 3″ double diaphragm pump, from the compressed air and pneumatic equipment specialists, Thomas Wright Thorite Group, is assisting in the manufacture of high quality vitreous china sanitary ware.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 31, 2001 – At the recent Hydraulic Institute (HI) Fall Management Conference, HI announced the formation of a new Small Business Network. This network is designed to facilitate services for HI’s base of small- to medium-sized business members, representing those companies who employ fewer than 350 people and/or earn less than $100 million in revenue.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 7, 2001 – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the largest association of pump producers and leading suppliers in North America, recently teamed with FileOpen Systems Inc. of New York City, to enable the secure download of pump standards in PDF (Portable Document Format), which were formerly sold only in print.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 31, 2001 – A full line of pump industry standards are now available for sale in a highly secure format via direct download from the Hydraulic Institute (HI) web site at www.pumps.org.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, October 31, 2001 – Subscriptions to Monthly Patent News: Pump Edition are now available for purchase through the Hydraulic Institute E-Store found on-line at www.pumps.org. This newest addition to HI’s line of products and services is just one more way the pump industry can stay informed about the very latest in pump technology, according to Greg Romanyshyn, technical director for HI.