Czech brewery Velké Popovice relies on technology from KHS: at the heart of a new glass line is the Innofill Glass DRS ECO filler. Velké Popovice uses the unfilled beer to cool the vacuum pump and thus save energy. With the installation of the rest of the line’s dry section planned for the start of […]
Atlas Copco Group has agreed to acquire KRACHT GmbH (Kracht), a manufacturer of high-quality technologies including external gear pumps, fluid measurement, valves, hydraulic drives, and dosing systems. Kracht was founded in 1911 and has its headquarters in Werdhol, Germany. The company has subsidiaries in US, China and Hungary, and approximately 440 employees. In 2022, Kracht […]
The Malaysia International Water Convention (MIWC) 2023, the region’s premier event for water industry professionals, is poised to gather over 650 thought leaders, innovators, and practitioners from diverse sectors to address the critical challenges facing the water industry and explore sustainable solutions for a water-secure future. Held under the theme “Sustainability: Transforming Vision into Action,” […]
After 35 years with the Group, and almost seven years as CEO, Mats Rahmström has informed the Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB that he wishes to step down. Mats Rahmström will leave Atlas Copco and its Board, April 30th 2024. “Mats has, through his dedication and leadership, played a very important role in […]
Pentair plc and the Pentair Foundation announce the twenty-fifth consecutive year of giving to strengthen communities around the world, increase access to quality education, and provide safer, cleaner water those who lack access. In addition to awarding over $1 million in strategic and community grants in 2023, the existing matching gift program is extended to […]
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions starts production at its first ever manufacturing facility in Vietnam, an advanced 8,000 square meter facility strategically located in Long Thanh. It produces high-quality O-Rings and custom-designed engineered molded components in a wide range of elastomer materials using the latest compression and injection molding technology and plate heat exchanger gaskets. Gordon Micallef, […]
Back to his old domain: on January 1, 2024, Tobias Wetzel will become the new managerial head of Sales and Service at KHS. This has now been confirmed by the company’s supervisory board. The 50-year-old switches from the Mannesmann Stainless Tubes group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of seamless stainless steel and nickel-based alloy […]
Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels are used for processing oil and transferring it to tankers or pipelines. Positioned close to an oilfield, they remain there until the field is exhausted. Originally designed with a service life of over 20 years, FPSOs represent a huge investment for international oil companies (IOCs) and to maximize […]
The need to intensify collaboration, integration and digitisation, to deliver a vast programme of works in AMP8 – the asset management plan period 2025-30 – was one of the themes under discussion at British Water’s first annual conference, which took place in Manchester on 21 November 2023. Delivering a keynote address, Jane Simpson, commercial, engineering […]
Anniversary at Tsurumi: The pump manufacturer came to Europe exactly four decades ago. What started small in Düsseldorf, Germany, became big. Today Tsurumi is considered the global market leader. Managing Director Daniel Weippert attributes the success to two factors on which no compromises are made: robust pumps and excellent service. “Stronger for longer” is therefore […]
The pump industry is an enormous industry and plays a critical role in almost every facet of our lives. Water supply, fire protection, oil & gas, power plants, waste water treatment, sump pumps at homes, processing chemicals, foods & pharmaceuticals, and many more.
