Chemical, pharmaceutical and food producers, colleges and universities all over the world use them: Wet-milling technology has been revolutionized by WAB with the development of its horizontal agitator bead mills. At this year’s Achema, the resourceful Swiss company was presenting the latest generation of its Dyno-Mill UBM (Universal Bead Mill).

With the acquisition, Maag Pump Systems will form a new integrated Gear Pumps business unit which will be led by the Managing Director and former owner of Witte Pumps & Technology. The deal is expected to expand Maag’s product portfolio, enhance its technical and manufacturing capabilities and also extend its global footprint.

Sulzer has modernized its Kotka pump factory in Finland by inaugurating a highly automated and digitized pump production line which will help to reduce the production throughput time by 93 %. The firm has also launched a new logistics center at the site.

As a specialist for pumping complex media, Netzsch Pumps & Systems offers customised solutions. New at Netzsch is the Periproc peristaltic pump. According to the company, it is insensitive to dry running and pumps aggressive and abrasive media with 70 percent solids content without any problems.

India is a land of water in many places: Huge streams, thousands of lakes and the ocean shape the face of the subcontinent. However, barely more than a third of India's wastewater is currently treated - the consequences for the population of billions are considerable. But there are examples that are encouraging - and technologies that are helping to bring life back.

Wanner Engineering has won a court case in China regarding a patent for its Wanner Hydra-Cell seal-less diaphragm pumps. The company is heavily investing in new technology for the benefit of its customers and is undertaking active measures to stop counterfeiting of its patented innovations.

Industrial pumps are important elements of the process industry. Mostly used for transferring liquids, air and gases, these pumps are also one of the major energy consumers in a plant which leads to significant overall costs. Industry players are therefore on the constant lookout for pumps that are both energy as well as cost efficient. We bring to you an insight into some of the latest energy efficient pumps available in the market today.

Enablers of production – Same old in the “pump halls”? Not this time! If the production of tomorrow wants to truly unleash its efficiency potentials, pump experts are challenged. In fact, the largest exhibitor group at Achema is more innovative and digital than ever before.

Digital pumps are here to stay: A recent study shows that the market for digital and connected pumps could nearly double in size within the next decade. But which trends and developments drive the market and what to expect of the next decade?

Why do some heat exchangers fail while others run reliably year after year? Although hardly any process plant can do without heat exchangers, the apparatus itself is far too often a black box during operation. There is another way: If you understand which heat exchangers are fouled and why, and what needs to be done, you can save money, energy and cleaning costs.