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NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 11 /PRNewswire/ — IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a leading manufacturer of proprietary industrial products, reported that it will combine its Corken business unit with Liquid Controls, which IDEX acquired in January 2001.

CLEVELAND, June 8 /PRNewswire/ — Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) was recognized in a worldwide survey of product design engineers as the global leader in fluid power technologies. Parker is the leading supplier of a full range of motion and control technologies, including fluid power.

Machinery and plant design involving compressed air-driven vacuum pumps can be greatly eased by the new P3010 vacuum pump. So claims the vacuum technology company PIAB, which has introduced a range of pumps with an emphasis on modularity and efficiency.

New model 893-09 or -10 pumps with brushless 12 or 24 volt D.C. motors can be run in open air or fully submerged in water.

The E5 Groundable Acetal 1/2″ pump can be used to safely transfer non-conductive fluids such as solvents through the use of a specific plastic composite which can be grounded to dissipate a static charge. It has been independently lab tested and certified for quality assurance and safety.

Ashland, Ohio – Pentair Pump Group has been named the winner of the 2000 Pentair Chairman’s Award.

F.E. Myers Emerald Elitetm constant pressure water system is now available for private well installations. This new system provides the exact amount of water needed, regardless of demand.

Mike Schrock, President of Pentair Water Products Americas, recently named Dave Angelo, Kathie Buetow and William (Bill) Waltz to General Manager positions within the Pentair Pump Group. This action was taken to “move decision making closer to the customer and to provide easier access, increased speed, and a greater focus on product development and time to market improvements”, according to Schrock.

Solutions for a wide range of industrial applications, e.g. aggressive liquids, extreme temperatures, explosive liquids, etc.

95% of the lost energy of a pump motor is saved and reused by cooling it with water. At this year’s ISH trade fair, Herborner Pumpenfabrik has introduced this innovation to the pump technology market for the first time.