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Trade-show premiere between April 16 and 18, 2015 in Ankara

For the majority of people, the tolerance level for noise is approximately 100 decibels (dB). The approximate level for a pneumatic drill. Damage to the ears can occur at 85 dB. However, noises in conjunction with construction and servicing tasks cannot always be prevented – in particular in residential areas, this is a big problem.

WEG has launched the MW500 robust frequency inverter with decentralised design that simplifies commissioning, installation and motor start-up. The high performance drive is a space-saving solution that can be mounted directly on motor terminal boxes without any special protective housing, or adjacent to the motor on the wall.

Whether in the office or on the construction site: planners and installers can now access product-related information from the Biral Group online at any time. Not only can published content be read and downloaded online, but pages from any documents can be combined with one another and sent by mail or downloaded as a personalised PDF file. With this offer, Biral is responding to the greatly increased demand for information to be available online.

According to a recent ASHRAE and AHR Expo survey sent to more than 1,000 HVACR manufacturers worldwide, there is growing optimism for improving economic prospects in 2015. Based on survey results, 87% of the respondents said their prospects for business were either “excellent” (26%) or “good” (61%) for the coming year. Thirteen percent of the respondents felt prospects were “fair”.

Many sewage sludge mixing applications have guide-rail mounted submersible mixers on the basis that they are easy to install and remove for maintenance. However these systems are vulnerable to failure usually due to rag-accumulation on their rotating parts which results in expensive repair or replacement.

Spreadable butter is one of the primary products of the Danish/Swedish dairy company Arla. At their facility in Gotene Arla is producing the brand Bregott for the domestic market in Sweden. To be able to reproduce the specific characteristics of the different types exactly, ingredients must be precisely metered.

The Advanced Mechanical Seals 201 webinar series provides an overview of the most common piping plans used today.

Parker Hannifin Corporation announced that it will work with Oracle Team USA, the defending champion of the America s Cup, to design and implement hydraulic control systems on its America s Cup racing yachts.

CDR Pumps are providing reliability focussed training to a number of customers. The training sessions are structured for Project Engineers, Maintenance Engineers and purchasing professionals who are users of pumps and are involved in the operation of pumps, plant problem solving, reliability or plant improvements.