More than 100 new pumped-storage power plants with a capacity of about 74 gigawatts will be constructed throughout the world by 2020. This boom includes Europe, Asia and North America. The reasons for these many projects vary significantly by region. In the midst of this growth, Central Europe is the only region where new projects are delayed – due to the problems of Germany’s turnaround in energy policy.

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The 5050 Series Quaternary Diaphragm Pump is a family of biotech and pharmaceutical pumps. This pump system features

• compact dimensions,
• multi-directional connections and
• the ability to satisfy a wide variety of flow-rate requirements,

which makes it ideal for use in demanding biotech and pharmaceutical applications.

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At the end of March, Lewa-Nikkiso America, Inc. acquired Integrated Process Technologies, Inc. (IPT), a Massachusetts based company specializing in the engineering, design, and manufacture of high purity process systems. IPT has a proven track record of delivering design-build projects for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets with particular expertise in process/mechanical and process/automation systems integration. Since 2008, there has been a collaborative agreement between IPT and Lewa’s US subsidiary. This partnership has provided Lewa, the market leader in metering and process diaphragm pumps, with access to the North American biopharmaceutical downstream systems markets.

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The following posts on Δ p Global Online have been most clicked  in last month:

1. Pompetravaini: New liquid ring vacuum pumps
2. Bungartz: Centrifugal Pumps in Power Plant
3. Bornemann: Hermetically sealed twin- screw pump with magnetic coupling  
4. Schroeder: Automatic recirculation valve
5. Busch extends range of dry-running vacuum pumps
6. SPX: Hygienic pumps to match different process requirements
7. Hermetic: Liquid ring vacuum pumps in titan and Hastelloy
8. Allweiler propeller pumps for a chemical plant in Saudi Arabia
9. Wilo: High-pressure centrifugal pump with IE4 motor technology
10. Caprari: Pumping water at high flow rates

In the same periode on Δ p Online – the German pumps + systems plattform – these posts are the most clicked:

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On 18 April 2013, pumps and valves manufacturer KSB inaugurated its new factory in Jundiaí, Brazil, some 50 km north of São Paulo. The location, designed as a production site for standard pumps and valves, will begin by manufacturing ball, gate and globe valves. Once the valve production is up and running, the company will start supplying the market with standard pumps from the new location. KSB has been present in Brazil with a factory since 1954, currently has a workforce of 933, and recruits the majority of its customers from the chemical and petrochemical industries, from general industry and the water management field.

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Xylem has launched a new series of submersible dewatering pumps modelled on its iconic and hugely popular Flygt Bibo pump. The new Bibo range incorporates several proven design features taken from the legendary dewatering pump, as well as innovative enhancements that give the new pumps extrem wear resistance and uptime capability. The new range will be unveiled for the first time at the Bauma trade show in Munich on Monday 15^th April at 2pm, Hall A6, # 427/528. Bibo series has been designed for the toughest dewatering environments including

• mining,
• quarrying,
• construction and
• tunnelling.

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Ruhrpumpen‘s newest property includes 3,000 m2 (32,290 SF) of office space and a well-equipped service center capable of repairing all types of pumps.  Argentina‘s new manufacturing plant is equipped for assembling all of Ruhrpumpen’s product range, and manufactures most parts for vertical and horizontal pumps. Initially, the new plant will manufacture some parts for the OH2 SCE (API 610) and other new products to be released in 2013, including a European Standard (EN 733) pump from Ruhrpumpen.

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The following posts on Δ p Global Online have been most clicked  during last month:

1. SPX: Hygienic pumps to match different process requirements
2. Pompetravaini: New liquid ring vacuum pumps
3. Bungartz: Centrifugal Pumps in Power Plant
4. Schroeder: Automatic recirculation valve
5. Wilo: High-pressure centrifugal pump with IE4 motor technology
6. Hermetic: World’s largest canned motor pump
7. Siemens: New inverter for basic applications
8. KSB: New generation of the world’s best-selling standardised water pump
9. Jung Process Systems: Gentle yeast treatment in breweries
10. KSB: Immersion variant of high-pressure pump

In the same periode on Δ p Online – the German pumps + systems plattform – these posts are the most clicked:

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Colfax Fluid Handling has received an order to deliver five Allweiler propeller pumps for a chemical plant in Saudi Arabia. The pumps are specially designed for use during production of explosive materials and are valued at approximately €900,000.

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KSB, Germany, is scheduled to supply a new, state-of-the-art coal-fired power plant located south-east of Pune in the West Indian state of Maharashtra with 16 pumps by November 2014. India’s national energy authority is building the supercritical power plant comprising two 660-megawatt units in Solapur.

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