Pump company market strategy is governed by two axioms which are on the one hand “the greater the pump company market niche leadership the higher the EBITA %” and on the other hand “Acquisitions are a quick way to achieve market niche leadership”.

Pulsafeeder announced the PulsaPro family of Hydraulically Actuated Diaphragm Metering Pumps, is now certified by WQA to meet health and safety requirements in the North American municipal water industry:

AxFlow has introduced Pulsafeeder’s new Eclipse Series of Metallic Gear Pumps. With 12 different metallic and non-metallic pump models, the Eclipse family of gear pumps addresses a wide variety of chemicals, connection sizes and flow ranges for water treatment and chemical processing applications.

Pulsafeeder, Inc. introduces the newest member to the innovative Eclipse, non-metallic magnetically driven gear pumps family, the Eclipse 125 Series Pump.

Pulsafeeder, Inc. announces the release of the new Polyfeeder, Emulsion Polymer Blending System. Specifically designed for the water/wastewater and pulp and paper markets, the Polyfeeder can handle the diverse mixing requirements of complex emulsion polymers.

IDEX Corporation announced the expansion of its number of reporting segments from three to four segments. Effective with the reporting of its financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2006, IDEX’s segments will be disclosed as:

A new range of industrial gear pumps which offer excellent corrosion resistance and optimum reliability thanks to a combination of simplified design and tough, non-metallic materials for all wetted parts, have been introduced by MICHAEL SMITH ENGINEERS.

Oct 16, 2003. EX Corporation reported that orders, sales and earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2003, improved from the same quarter of last year, and, as expected, were below this year’s second quarter levels primarily due to seasonal factors.

IDEX Corporation announced James S. Dahlke has been named vice president – group executive for pumps. Dahlke succeeds Rodney L. Usher, who is retiring at the end of this year.

IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX)reported that orders, sales and earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2002, improved from first quarter levels but were lower than the second quarter last year. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were 48 cents.