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Faced with a pump installation that could not handle a dewatered sludge application, the customer turned to Netzsch for a quick turn-around on a custom lubrication pump solution.

The ITT Bornemann SLH-4G Twin-Screw-Pump receives EHEDG EL Aseptic certificate in 2014. The certificate underlines the hygienic design of SLH-4G Twin-Screw-Pump and confirms the possibility to operate in aseptic applications.

Xylem Inc. has won a contract to supply Flygt propeller pumps to two pumping stations in key areas of metropolitan Manila. Benefitting more than half a million people, Xylem’s Flygt technology will increase the flow capacity of the stations by 25 percent, helping to protect residential areas from severe monsoon flooding and improving environmental and sanitary conditions in the city.

The Fluid Sealing Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Shorts as President of its Board of Directors. Mr. Shorts is currently Vice President and General Manager for Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. located in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

China will be the leading purchaser of globe valves in 2019. McIlvaine Company has ranked purchasers in Industrial Valves: World Market. China will spend $2.65 billion for globe valves used for control purposes and $883 million for on/off globe valves.

Flowrox launches a brand new SKW valve that represents a new generation of knife gate valve that is especially designed for demanding and heavy industrial use.

In the first nine months of 2014, Sulzer’s order intake decreased by 3.8% on an adjusted basis compared with the same period in 2013.

Chemineer has received 3A certification for Kenics sanitary static mixers. The static mixers feature an alternating helical element string that creates flow division and efficient radial mixing. They provide in-line, continuous mixing and processing with no moving parts, no maintenance and no external power.

At last month’s Pump & Turbomachinery Symposia, Waukesha Bearings featured its new Hidrax HT thrust bearing for high-temperature electric submersible pumps (ESPs). The Hidrax HT tilt pad thrust bearing can sustain unit loads of 8 MPa (1160 psi) at oil bath temperatures up to 300°C (572°F).

So far, diaphragm pumps have dominated in the sphere of gas analyzers. With the very durable vane pumps of the FZ range from Schwarzer, there is now an interesting alternative.