U.S. Wilo pump companies unify into one organizational structure

MELROSE PARK, IL, June 3, 2009 — Wilo is pleased to announce that it has unified its two U.S. companies, Wilo USA LLC and Wilo EMU USA LLC, into a single organization that will do business under the name Wilo USA LLC. Effective June 1, Thomasville, Georgia-based Wilo EMU USA LLC and Melrose Park, Illinois-based Wilo USA LLC are united throughout all phases of operation, from sales through manufacturing. Read the rest of this entry »

Thompson Pump to provide pumping equipment to U.S. government agencies

PORT ORANGE, FL, June 8, 2009 — Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Co. Inc., a full-service provider of high quality pumps, pumping equipment and engineering expertise, has been awarded Contract GS-07F-0140V by the Unites States General Service Administration (GSA) to provide pumping equipment to U.S. Government agencies. Read the rest of this entry »

Siemens helps South West Water improve level measurement

June 9, 2009 — When South West Water required level measurement equipment in its wet wells that was compatible with its recently launched new template and control philosophy, it turned to Siemens Automation and Drive Technologies to provide an effective solution. Since the company was privatized in 1989, South West Water has worked hard to bring its water network up to date, ensuring that the region’s drinking water, sewage systems and beaches, fall in line with stringent UK and EU environmental standards. Read the rest of this entry »

ABS pumps in first domestic desalination plant in the UK

The UK’s largest water and wastewater services company, Thames Water Utilities Ltd., has relied on ABS Pump for the supply of the different pumping equipment necessary for the desalination plant that is currently under construction in Beckton, Newham, East London, which will be the first large-scale plant of this kind in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Wilden Advanced Series AODD Pumps Deliver Effective Transfer of Carbon Slurry in Pharmaceutical Applications

Wilden, the worldwide leader in air-operated double-diaphragm pump technology announced that its Advanced Series PX200 stainless-steel pumps provide pharmaceutical systems developers with the most effective air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump solution for the transfer of carbon slurry. Read the rest of this entry »

HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE RELEASES ANSI/HI PUMP

Parsippany, NJ, May 19, 2009 — The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced the release of ANSI/HI Pump Standards Version 2.1 on CD-ROM. The new and comprehensive CD-ROM is comprised of the complete set of 28 ANSI/HI Standards, five of which have been extensively updated since the release of Version 2.0 in 2005. Read the rest of this entry »

Watson-Marlow Pump opens new offices

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group has announced that it has opened two new offices in Zurich and Mexico City. The group can now offer Swiss customers direct shipment from its UK plant in Falmouth. Sales engineer Walter Burger will head the Swiss operation. The Watson-Marlow sales division in Mexico, operational from 1 April, will be working to satisfy customer demand for its pump products, particularly in the mining sector. The new operation, Watson-Marlow S de RL de CV, is under the management of Latin America’s sales manager, Rolando Sanchez. Guillermo Tellez has been appointed as sales manager for Mexico. The team will oversee the transition of operations from Watson-Marlow Inc. in the USA. The two new sales offices in Switzerland and Mexico follow the opening of the Watson-Marlow Pumps Group office in Russia in 2008.

Armstrong Pump has received the prize for Air Conditioning Product of the Year at the H&V News Awards.

The H&V News Awards recognise outstanding skill and innovation of companies in the heating and ventilation industry. Product of the Year categories were judged on genuine innovation and aesthetic effect. Efficiency and the demonstration of commercial success are also factors taken into account. Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. House Votes $6.4 Billion for Greener Schools

The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a $6.4 billion bill to fund school modernization and make schools more energy efficient. The bill, which passed 275 — 155 now moves to the Senate for consideration.
According to the House Education and Labor Committee, the legislation also would make schools part of the program to boost the U.S. economy and fight global warming by “creating clean energy jobs that will help put workers in hard-hit industries back to work,” said a committee report. Read the rest of this entry »

GE DELIVERS ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO POWER-HUNGRY IT INDUSTRY

Lombard, IL – March 23, 2009 – GE Digital Energy, a business of GE Enterprise Solutions (NYSE: GE), today announced that its 750kVA SG Series Digital Energy UPS system has been certified as an ecomagination product after completing GE’s rigorous ecomagination Product Review (EPR) process. At a typical 50 percent load, GE’s 750kVA UPS system achieves efficiency of more than 94 percent, delivering uninterruptible power to the booming global data center industry at higher efficiency than competitors’ systems.

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