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Scheduled for 23rd-27th March 2010 at Fiera Milano Exhibition Centre Rho, MCE registers more than 70% of the exhibition area already confirmed, in its four main sectors: heating, cooling, energy and water.

A control device is more than just a box for switching a pump «on» and «off». It forms the interface between the man (operator) and the machine (pump).

Franklin Electric, a global leader in the production and marketing of water pumping systems, proudly announces the purchase of CAL Pump. Franklin Electric is developing a growing position in the water transfer and water gardening markets with the recent acquisitions of the Little Giant Pump Company and Monarch Industries (Pump Division) and now CAL Pump.

ABS Group proudly introduces the ABS submersible mixer RW 480; specifically designed for the major mixing functions during the homogenization of sludge and slurry.

Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products, announced that it has purchased all of the capital stock of Friedrich Krombach GmbH & Company KG Armaturenwerke and Krombach International GmbH, both of Kreuztal, Germany.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI), North America’s largest pump association and global authority on pumps and pumping systems, will be hosting its 2009 Annual Meeting at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida from February 20-24, 2009.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced a restructuring plan for its manufacturing facilities in North America and Brazil. In North America the Company is continuing the rationalization of manufacturing capacity between the manufacturing complex in Linares, Mexico and its other North American plants.

Just one year after the international pump corporation Grundfos added Peerless Pump Company to its group of companies, they have now acquired Yeomans Chicago Corporation (YCC) of Aurora, IL, which specializes in pumps for waste water.

ABS turbo compressors for supplying compressed air to aeration systems are known for their high efficiency and low maintenance costs. It is no wonder that these turbo compressors are highly successful in the market for biological wastewater treatment. To intensify sales in this sector and provide close customer contacts, ABS have reinforced staff by introducing two new compressor experts.

Flowserve Corporation,a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced the successful start up of what Flowserve believes to be the highest pressure deep water injection centrifugal pumps in operation worldwide.