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Sulzer has been contracted as the pumps provider for the critical liquids removal system of the Inpex-operated Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in September 2014. The pumps will be installed on the offshore Central Processing Facility (CPF). Sulzer will deliver six large API 610 (ISO 13709) Barrel Casing Pump sets in 2015.

Chemineer has been awarded a Chinese Boiler and Pressure Vessel License (level A1) for Kenics products. Kenics has renewed its accreditation to design, manufacture, and export heat exchangers as well as pipeline static mixers into the People’s Republic of China.

Chatham University’s, an internationally recognized leader in sustainability, Eden Hall Campus is the first in the world built from the ground up for the study of sustainable living, learning and development and using the latest in environmentally responsible technology, design and innovation.

NOV Mono has secured a huge new order for its InviziQ system in Australia. The order, which has been placed by Flow Systems, covers the Initial supply of over 15,000 InviziQ systems for four different developments in the Hunter Region of New South Wales.

A new range of Hollow Rotary Disk pumps which are designed to operate at low speeds and handle more challenging liquids such as those with suspended solids or higher viscosities (up to 200,000 cSt) has been introduced by Michael Smith Engineers.

Technikon Laboratories, based in the Florida district of Johannesburg, South Africa, has installed four Flexicon PD12I peristaltic fillers with an MC12 controller from Flexicon Liquid Filling part of the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group. The fillers are used to fill a liquid vitamin energy supplement into stick-packs.

In its continuing effort to provide education on current and important topics to the pump industry, the Hydraulic Institute has collaborated with its NPSH committee members in developing a technical webinar program that focuses on NPSH and its relationship to cavitation and other pump operation.

Armstrong Fluid Technology has been presented with a prestigious Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award in recognition of world-class performance in business strategy, operations and customer service. At a gala ceremony in Toronto on December 2nd, 2014, members of the senior leadership team were presented with the Customer Value Award in recognition of the outstanding return on investment provided by Armstrong solutions.

Grundfos has been awarded a S$1.4 million grant by the Singapore Environment and Water Industry Programme Office (EWI) to develop a novel wastewater filtration technology that can significantly reduce capital investment and operational costs for wastewater treatment.

Bitzer announces Helmut Meyer as the new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.