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The safe handling of toxic, volatile, or climate-relevant media is one of the central challenges in modern industrial processes. Many new applications—from CO₂ cycles and hydrogen electrolysis to industrial refrigeration—cannot be realized without hermetically sealed pump systems.

Denso announces its Composite Pipe Repair Systems, which launches Protal 3200CF and Protal 2800CF, two advanced, non-metallic solutions engineered to reinforce pipelines affected by corrosion, wall loss and mechanical damage while avoiding hot-welding and minimizing operational disruption.

As organisations across industry continue to seek ways to reduce operating costs and improve sustainability, the importance of regular energy audits has never been greater. For many industrial, commercial and manufacturing facilities, pumping systems represent one of the largest consumers of electricity, making them a prime target for energy reduction initiatives.

Finish Thompson highlights its ANSI sealless pump offerings from its ULTRAChem centrifugal mag-drive line of pumps for corrosive fluid applications, featuring its UCR and UCP series. As ANSI dimensional pumps, the UCR and UCP help simplify installation and replacement while supporting consistency, safety, and reliability in industrial processing environments.

VSX – VOGEL SOFTWARE GmbH, a company of the Everfield Group and the European market leader in selection and configuration software for the pump industry, announces a change in leadership. Dr. Ulrich Dümichen has assumed the position of CEO, effective August 1, 2026.

Électricité de France (EDF) has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply a new pump turbine and associated equipment for the Vouglans/Saut-Mortier pumped storage project in the French Jura region. The project will increase energy storage capacity, enhance grid stability, and support the integration of renewable energy sources.

With the Sinamics G210, Siemens expands its drive portfolio with a versatile converter for continuous motion applications.

Valmet has appointed Pia Aaltonen-Forsell (M. Soc.Sc. (Econ.), MBA) Chief Financial Officer and member of the Valmet Executive Leadership Team. In this position Aaltonen-Forsell will report to the President and CEO Thomas Hinnerskov and she will start in the position at the latest at the end of January 2027.

Xylem Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for $1.46 billion. The acquisition expands Xylem’s ability to serve a broader range of mission-critical industrial applications while advancing its strategy to increase exposure to high-growth sectors benefiting from infrastructure investment, industrial modernization and growing resource demands.

Despite continuing geopolitical challenges, pump and valve manufacturer KSB has reported strong performance for the second quarter of 2026. Both sales revenue and earnings before finance income / expense and income tax (EBIT) increased significantly compared with the first quarter of 2026, which included one-off income from the first-time consolidation of KSB Pumps Arabia Ltd.