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UK pump manufacturer Amarinth has extended its lifecycle services with a rotatable bare shaft pump programme for offshore and onshore oil and gas operations. Instead of replacing complete pump units, operators keep refurbished bare shaft pumps in a spares pool and exchange worn units during scheduled maintenance windows.

Rising operating pressures, harsh environments and the high cost of equipment failure are placing greater reliability demands on hydraulic and pneumatic systems in Oil & Gas and industrial operations. Haskel’s new whitepaper, High-Pressure Reliability in Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, looks at these challenges in upstream Oil & Gas. It also outlines reliability principles and fluid power technologies that apply to similarly demanding industrial applications.

Municipalities have been investing heavily in analytics and digital twins for years with the aim of predicting overflow events, managing stormwater surges, and automating complex collection networks. However, the accuracy of algorithms depends entirely on the quality of the field data feeding them.

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, today announces the launch of the Viking Xtreme ISO valve series, a robust compact ISO-standard subbase valve platform designed for general, harsh industrial, and mobile-related applications.

On 1 October 2026, VSX – VOGEL SOFTWARE GmbH welcomed 22 users of Spaix, the software for pump and valve selection and quotation, to the first Spaix User Summit at Hotel Elbflorenz in Dresden. Guests from sales, engineering and IT, travelling from four continents, spent a full day exchanging experiences with each other and with the Spaix team.

Khorlochhu Hydro Power Limited has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply the four turbine-generator units for its 600 MW hydropower project in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

From 4 to 6 November 2026, Vietwater 2026 will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The international exhibition and conference for the water sector is organised by Informa Markets and held regularly in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietwater belongs to Informa’s “Water Series”, which also includes AsiaWater, ThaiWater, Water Philippines, Water Indonesia and CamWater.

Unplanned downtime remains one of the biggest hidden costs in food, beverage, dairy, pharma and other hygienic industries. Yet many manufacturers still rely on scheduled inspections or react only when equipment failure occurs.

Bürkert has added the Type 6732 to its Whisper Valve range. The solenoid valve is designed for dosing small volumes in laboratory and analytical equipment.

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has expanded its online training programme with the introduction of two new half-day courses designed to provide delegates with a practical understanding of pump applications within the chemical processing and water and wastewater sectors.