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Wilo presents a new series of pumps for use in single to six family dwellings: the Wilo-Star-Family. Together with the circulation pump Wilo-CircoStar, the “family” also includes the two self-regulating “energy saving pumps” Wilo-EasyStar and Wilo-ProfiStar.

A breath of fresh air for occupational safety and environmental protection: trade fair duo ENVITEC and A+A 2001

Professor Takashi Asano of the University of California at Davis (UCD), USA was announced today by the Stockholm Water Foundation as the 11th recipient of the prestigious Stockholm water Prize.

Proving that more products can be manufactured with less water, and that corporate environmental sustainability can go hand-in-hand with the financial bottom line, the General Motors de Mexico Ramos Arizpe Complex was announced today as the 2001 recipient of the prestigious Stockholm Industry Water Award.

Siemens Automation & Drives (A&D) is offering a new soft starter solution for the medium-voltage range: the Simostart MV permits gentle startup and coasting of three-phase asynchronous motors.

The motor terminal voltage will be reduced when starting a system, and then raises it continuously. This avoides mechanical shocks at the pump components as well as pressure surges in piping systems.

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT – April 24, 2001 – Crane Co. (NYSE:CR) confirmed today that the Board of Directors elected Eric C. Fast as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the annual meeting on April 23, 2001. He succeeds R. S. Evans, who will continue to serve the Company as Chairman of the Board.

At the Pulpaper 2001 exhibition Sulzer Pumps Finland (former Ahlstrom Pumps) will present solutions for pumping and mixing applications in the pulp and paper industry.

Overall economic growth is expected to be modest in 2001. The downturn in the world economy and uncertainties as to the direction which the US economy is going to take are having a negative impact on investment decisions. But this slow-down in economic activity will have a delayed effect on the pumps and valves industry.

By June this year, KSB Aktiengesellschaft will supply 140 pumps for water treatment duties, worth several million Deutschmark, to a petrochemical plant in Bandar Imam / Iran.

Beginning of May, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Frankenthal, is launching a new generation of hot water circulating pumps for large, industrial-scale heating systems, forced-circulation boilers and district heating systems.