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SPX has been awarded a contract by China Nuclear Power Engineering Company (CNPE) to supply its ClydeUnion Pumps Medium Head Safety Injection (MHSI) pump packages for Fuqing 5&6 Hualong One reactors in China.

Mapal Green Energy, developers of the innovative floating fine bubble aeration system for wastewater treatment has announced a technology link up with Xylem Water Solutions.

In line with the introduction on 1 January 2015 of phase 2 of the EU’s IE3 efficiency level legislation for electric motors in Europe, Watson-Marlow Pumps Group (WMPG) has upgraded its relevant product lines to reflect the changes. The good news for end users is that these high efficiency products offer the potential for significant savings in running costs.

Isabelle Welton and Rudolf Huber, members of the Board of Directors of Georg Fischer, will not stand for re-election at the next Annual Shareholders Meeting on 18 March 2015. The Board of Directors is to propose Eveline Saupper for election as a new member. A statutory reduction of the Board size from ten to nine members will be submitted to the shareholders.

Xylem has won a $1 million contract to supply wastewater treatment technology to two new plants in the city of Bergen in Norway. Xylem will supply Flygt N3000 submersible pumps, Flygt 4600 series mixers, a Sanitaire Silver Series II aeration system and high efficiency screw blowers as part of a project to improve the quality of wastewater treatment in the city.

Effective immediately, Richard Thompson has been appointed Vice President, Ebara Fluid Handling Division (FHD) and will assume full management and overall operations of the division.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced the release of four updated publications: Rotodynamic Centrifugal Pumps for Nomenclature and Definitions, Rotodynamic Vertical Pumps of Radial, Mixed, and Axial Flow Types for Nomenclature and Definitions, Rotodynamic Centrifugal Pumps for Manuals Describing Installation, Operation, and Maintenance and Rotodynamic Vertical Pumps for Manuals Describing Installation, Operation, and maintenance.

Flowserve Corporation has announced that it has completed the acquisition of SIHI Group B.V., a global provider of engineered vacuum and fluid pumps and related services.

Rovatti Pompe has recently presented the FNSF series of single stage centrifugal pumps for direct coupling to thermic engines with SAE flange and flywheel, with performance and technical features exceeding EN733 standard.

Just in time for the new year, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents its new vacuum solutions website. Users can discover the wide spectrum of products and their functions in a real-life and practical setting.