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Sri Lanka s largest energy provider, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), has selected Voith as supplier for the modernisation of the Polpitiya hydropower plant.

Fristam Pumpen showcases for the first time a series of magnetically coupled pumps which combines essential design elements of the proven centrifugal pumps with special safety attributes for industrial use.

At their recent Spring Technical Meetings in Houston, Texas, the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) unveiled to their membership an exciting new strategic direction change for the association.

Enterprises of the chemical industry have versatile demands with regard to the technology of pumps. Specially in the sector of the Polymer chemistry the choice of adequate sealings is most important in order to guarantee failure-free conveyance of the products.

Flowserve Corporation announced that Karyn F. Ovelmen will join Flowserve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2015.

Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited finished testing #2500 pressure class pump designed and manufactured for Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabia base oil company.

The recently launched three-stage Mono Compact C range progressing cavity (PC) pumps have been added to a range that includes both 2- and 4-stage alternatives. Designed for filter frame press supply and high-pressure holding applications, these pumps feature a compact design that minimizes process footprint and can handle operating pressures up to 16 bar.

To fortify the brand Endress+Hauser even further, the company is acquiring 100 percent of the process automation business of Colsein Ltda., its longtime sales and service partner in Bogotà.

The GreenTec Awards made a big impression at the last IFAT in 2014, when they were presented in a Gala Night at the start of Munich´s leading world exhibition for environmental technologies.

Thanks to a new state-of-the-art desalination plant outside of Heraklion, locals and tourists can drink water directly from the taps.