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Flowserve Corporation announced that its MEN/ME family of end suction water pumps has been updated to meet the new ecodesign regulations set by the European Commission.

Colfax Fluid Handling announced that pumps produced by its Allweiler brand will meet the Ecodesign Directive ErP 2005/32/EC energy efficiency directive beginning January 1, 2015 – two years ahead of required compliance.

NOV Mono has designed and manufactured its largest W Range progressing cavity pumps ever built. The four pumps have been ordered for two major wastewater treatment plant upgrade projects, and at 11-metres long they will have double the size and double the capacity of pumps normally used for this type of sludge cake application.

The new IPS 4000 Pump Controller from Armstrong Fluid Technology improves pump performance with all the advantages of a pre-engineered ‘off the shelf’ control solution. The time and cost of installation is reduced, with outstanding opportunities for energy savings, in both new build projects and refurbishments.

Rapid growth in the market for air and water monitoring in China will result in supplier revenues exceeding $5 billion by 2019. This is the latest forecast in Air and Water Monitoring: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) and Pump Systems Matter (PSM) will conduct the opening session of its three-part webinar series on Variable Speed Drives on January 22, 2015 at 1pm ET. Webinar participants will learn how to significantly improve pump systems reliability when using Variable Speed Drives (VSDs).

In the existing chemical installation in a Wacker Chemie plant, the safety-related design of the relevant pump systems had to be thoroughly renovated. The requirements were extremely strict: Operating temperatures are normally around +170 °C, and can rise to a maximum of +200 °C.

GE formally announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of Oceaneering, a global provider of engineering services and products to the oil and gas industry.

ABB Chairman Hubertus von Grünberg and Michael Treschow have decided not to stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Board of Directors of ABB unanimously nominated Peter Voser to succeed Hubertus von Grünberg as Chairman.

Atlas Copco’s updated GA 15-26 range is an economical and reliable solution for applications that require a constant flow of compressed air. This “fixed speed” oil-injected screw compressor offers improved Free Air Delivery at reduced power consumption and lower noise levels.