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Those who want to experience new drive technology usually go to a trade show. Flender is turning this principle on its head: Now the technology itself is traveling to customers. On April 20, 2026, the official kickoff for “AIQ on Tour” took place at the headquarters in Bocholt – and the AIQ truck rolled out of the company premises on its twelve-month European tour. The goal: to make condition monitoring accessible to everyone, true to the tour’s motto, “Condition Monitoring for everyone.”

India is significantly expanding its pumped storage capacity to balance the growing share of variable renewable energy from solar and wind in its energy mix. ANDRITZ will equip Torrent Power’s new Saidongar-1 Karjat pumped storage plant with ten pump turbine units and additional electromechanical equipment.

Energy efficiency is no longer a peripheral consideration for the UK pump industry — it is now central to how the sector innovates, competes and contributes to national sustainability goals. Given that pumping systems account for a significant proportion of electricity use across industry, utilities and building services, the opportunity to reduce energy consumption — and associated carbon emissions — is both substantial and urgent.

Professor Joan Bray Rose has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2026 for her work as a key pioneer in the development and global adoption of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA), a science-based approach to safeguard the quality of drinking water, as well as water reuse systems.

When a strategic Scottish Water pumping station had to be taken out of service unexpectantly, the utility faced the risk of over-pumping. Working with Xylem and its Avensor service, the team used real-time insights to resolve the issue, avoid disruption and return the station to full operation, writes Mark McCullagh, Xylem’s Scotland South project manager.

Armstrong Industrial has formalised a strategic partnership with Hystar, the Norwegian developer and manufacturer of ultra-efficient PEM stacks, to deliver integrated and modular hydrogen production plants ranging from 1 MW to 20 MW with larger options available.

Parker Hannifin announces the launch of its Global Vehicle Motor (GVM) series, GVM210 Gen 2, a development of its electric motor platform engineered to help OEMs and integrators accelerate vehicle electrification across on- and off-highway applications.

Sulzer has signed a joint venture (JV) with Jawaby Services & Investments Ltd (JSIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), to provide in country rotating equipment services in Libya. The new entity, named Jawaby Sulzer Services, will provide in country services delivered with the highest industry standards for oil & gas, power generation and industrial operations.

Håkan Andersson has been appointed President of the Industrial Technique business area and member of Group Management, effective June 1, 2026. Håkan Andersson is currently President for the General Industry and Assembly Systems division within the same business area.

On March 24, 2026, EBARA invited David Briel, Senior Managing Director of the Office of International Trade and Investment Promotion at the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), as well as Hiroyoshi Okayama, Representative of the Japan Investment Office at the DCED, to visit its Haneda head office and exchange opinions.