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The industry is increasingly focusing on new PLCs with integrated Industrial Ethernet interfaces, such as Profinet IO, Modbus TCP or BACnet/IP, for a cost effective process automation.

Complying with the latest edition of API 610 standards, the CUP-BB3 pump is an axially split, multi-stage, double volute heavy-duty pump designed for high pressure and high speed service. The pump is designed for exceptional reliability in arduous applications, easy maintenance and long service intervals.

Around six weeks before the start of IFAT Eurasia, all the available space in the exhibition halls is fully booked—an additional outdoor area is therefore now being organized to offer additional capacity. The premiere of this environmental technology show takes place in Ankara, between April 16 and 18, 2015.

Following an international bidding process, Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc. has appointed the consortium by GE/Andritz Hydro as preferred bidder for supply of the electromechanical equipment for the world’s first tidal lagoon hydropower project in Swansea Bay, Wales.

Weir Minerals Floway Pumps introduces the new Floway VTSP – vertical turbine slurry pump – addressing the industry demand for a longer lasting, abrasives solids handling vertical turbine pump. Following several years of design innovation, research and testing, the VTSP has been demonstrated to last four times longer in solids handling services when compared and tested with the Floway vertical turbine pump bearing assembly.

Franklin Electric Co. reported fourth quarter 2014 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31 compared to 2013 fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $0.30, up 3 percent to last year. In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company s GAAP fully diluted EPS was $0.06, which was down 78 percent to the GAAP fully diluted EPS from the fourth quarter of 2013.

Anyone involved in the building of test benches for drives places extremely high requirements on the components incorporated therein: This is hardly surprising given that so much depends on their reliability, durability and efficiency. This is why Reich Kupplungen takes particular pride in the further development of a proven claw coupling into a strong high speed product for gearbox test benches.

Amarinth has won an order for six variable speed pumps from Pura Foods to pump vegetable oil in increasing volumes for its new process facility.

The Sulzer Board of Directors has appointed Fabrice Billard as Chief Strategy Officer and member of the Sulzer Executive Committee. Billard, who is currently Head of the Mass Transfer Technology business unit of Chemtech, will assume his role as of March 1, 2015. He will be responsible for the implementation of the Sulzer Full Potential program.

KEPL has shipped the first set “5-stage BB3” pumps to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for J3 Project at Jamnagar in Gujarat, India.