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The electronically controlled high efficiency pumps feature a modern and intuitive user interface as well as a power display which enables permanent monitoring of energy intake. Constant pressure control can now also be adjusted directly on the outside of the potentiometer. Proportional pressure, fixed speed and night economy remain unchanged.

Beginning in 2015, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum received a larger order from a Swiss equipment manufacturer. The company has developed various methods of food processing under vacuum, providing substantial improvements in product and process quality.

Tapflo launches a whole set of product news in 2015. Product updates include: a built-on dampener, heavy duty integrated flange, sanitary heavy duty ball cup valves and filter units.

Xylem has been contracted to provide clarification and filtration systems for the expansion of the Tai Po Water Treatment Works in Hong Kong. The project aims to expand the capacity of the treatment works from 400 million litres per day to 800 million litres per day, thereby enhancing the overall resilience, flexibility and reliability of the water supply in Hong Kong and sharing the loading of other water treatment works for supplying drinking water to Kowloon West and the Central and Western districts of Hong Kong Island.

When a reliable and economic pumping solution is required for applications involving low flows (130 lit/min) high pressures (up to 70 bar) and heads up to 600 metres, MTH regenerative turbine pumps are the ideal choice. A good example of this is the MTH M52 pumps recently supplied by Pump Engineering for a mechanical seal lubrication and pressurising application in oil production where the benefits of very low NPSH combined with a smooth, balanced performance have been appreciated.

When the Danish construction company Jokobsen & Blindlilde A/S was contracted to clean up a lake close to a residential area, they rented an Atlas Copco PAS 6 from GSV Materieludlejning. The pump was used to empty the lake and keep the area dry during the maintenance work.

Siemens has completed its spectrum of Simotics FD low-voltage motors. The new motors, covering the output range from 200 to 1,600 kilowatts and with shaft heights ranging between 315 and 450 millimeters, are optimized for converter operation and are particularly energy efficient, especially in the partial load range.

Waterjet systems manufacturer Jet Edge, Inc. introduces its new iP60-30 60,000 psi (4100 bar), 30hp (22 kw) hydraulic waterjet intensifier pump.

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group announced that it has changed its name to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group to better reflect the evolution of the company from its roots as a manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and tubing, to its current position as a specialist in fluid path technology.

On behalf of Voith Hydro, the research agency TNS Emnid has conducted an expert survey on the significance of hydropower technology for the European energy transition (“Energiewende”).