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More than 5,000 processing professionals from over 60 countries will be convening at the 55th biennial Chem Show in New York City, December 10-12, 2013, to see the latest product innovations being unveiled by nearly 300 exhibiting companies.

Suppliers of flow control and treatment products including those dealing with air, gases, water and other liquids are generating annual revenues of over $300 billion. Each region of the world is participating both in the manufacture and consumption of these products. In Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Market, McIlvaine Company analyzes the production, imports and exports in each region and country.

Baker Hughes Incorporated announced that the Company s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Peter A. Ragauss, intends to retire by the end of next year.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) and Pump Systems Matter (PSM) have announced the dates of the upcoming Variable Speed Drives 4-part webinar series. The opening session will be held January 9, 2014 at 1:00pm EST.

When a number of Mono pumps were switched off recently, it marked the end of a 20-year operation to preserve the remains of an historic Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. The progressing cavity pumps from Mono have been used to help spray the fragile timbers of the Mary Rose with a mixture of water and wax – a crucial stage in the preservation process which has now come to an end.

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group is introducing a new food grade hose for use with Bredel pumps. FDA and EC compliant, the new F-NBR hoses offer better wear resistance and longer life for improved production efficiency and process/product safety.

For a major project, EagleBurgmann delivered currently the largest agitator seal (480mm shaft size) for use in a new PTA(Pure Terephthalic Acid) Plant in China. The order received from SPX Flow Technology included 13 agitator seals and supply systems.

A large-scale International Exhibition, namely FlowEx China 2014, will be held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center (SWEECC) from June 25th, 2014 to June 27th, 2014. The Exhibition, which holds a capacity audience of more than 23,000, would be hosted in an area of 30,000 square meters.

International Exposition Company (IEC), the organization that produces and manages the AHR Expo, was recently honored by the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) with its prestigious 2013 Public Service Award.

The new MagnaTherm from Laars is a 95% thermal efficiency modulating-condensing boiler or volume water heater available in 2, 3 and 4 million BTU/Hr sizes.