In the first six months of the financial year, BWT – the Best Water Technology Group – had very different sales and earnings results in its two main divisions Aqua Ecolife Technologies (AET) and Aqua Systems Technologies (AST). While the AET division developed well, despite the difficult German market, the decline of sales and margins in the semiconductor business resulted in losses in the AST division, which ultimately strongly impaired the group result.

Seal less solutions for the leakage free transport of liquids gain more and more importance in the pump industry. impeller.net introduces the most important ACHEMA news about the competing technologies magnetic drive and canned motor pumps in two special reports.

In part two of this series impeller.net informs about the most important ACHEMA news in the areas of plastic-lined centrifugal pumps, API pumps, slurry and solids handling pumps, hygienic pumps as well as pump controlling and monitoring.

As in the past, the manufacturers of pumps, fittings and seals form what in numerical terms is the most important contingent at the ACHEMA, which takes place from 19th to 24th May 2003. Visitors to the fair are once again asking one key question: how can operators of a process technology facility handle material flows safely without emissions and above all, what is the most cost effective way of doing this?

As expected, the start into the current financial year was difficult for the BWT Group – Best Water Technology. In the first quarter, Europe’s market leader in water processing posted a sales and earnings decline, due largely to the down-turn in the semiconductor business.

BWT 2002: Consolidated sales increased to EUR 431 million, strong market share gains on the European domestic market, cash flow at record level, full order book

The BWT Group (Best Water Technology), Europe’s leading water treatment group, will meet the sales and earnings targets presented at the beginning of October 2002 for the 2002 financial year.

Despite the continuing poor economic framework, BWT – Best Water Technology –Group of companies, Europe’s market leader in water treatment, was able to grow turnover and group results during the first three quarters of the current business year as compared to the previous year.

The long-running PSA 2002 show series presents the most timely and comprehensive gathering of the leading industry players to meet with their targeted trade visitors.

Seneca Falls, NY-Goulds Pumps, one of the fluid businesses of ITT Industries, has introduced a new line of ISO magnetic drive process pumps. The pump was developed utilizing the combined expertise of ITT Richter Chemie-Technik (Germany), Vogel Pumpen (Austria), and Goulds Pumps (USA) research and development engineers to create the optimum sealless pump. Numerous applications for the product exist in process fluid services throughout the chemical, paper, and general industries