A key component in magnet manufacture

Pumps and agitators for the biggest paper maker

??Pumps and agitators

Haindl Papier, one of the leading manufacturers

??A key component

of press printing

for the biggest paper maker

papers, is presently

investing 400 Million Euro in the construction of a new paper machine. In June 2000 the most innovative and modern paper machine for the production of low-weight, wood-containing

painted papers will start up in Augsburg,

in

magnet manufacture ??The perfect pumping

Germany.

solution for quality food

With a design speed of 2000 m/min and a strainer

The 170 ABS stainless steel process pumps are

width of 10.45 mm as well as with the output of approximately 400 000 t/yr the new PM 3 is going

arranged on a concrete base plate with adjustable

to be the world’s largest paper machine for high

the floor.

stainless steel feet standing freely and directly on

quality mass printing papers. The 40 ABS agitatbs are equipped with a V-belt and gland packing with

This means there is no need to build foundations,

integrated

fix baseplates to the floor or cast the baseplate.

energy

Y-ring seal. The guaranteed

consumption,

availability

as well

maintenance deciding

maximum

results in

sedimentation,

as the possibility

of doing

while the tank is filled, were the

factors

in

Haindl’s

choice

equipment.

of

ABS

This enables considerable installation

Chemicals giant BASF says it is to team up with eleven of

savings to be made in

the world’s largest producers to develop an electronic mar-

time as well as in costs. Moreover,

there is no need for the construction present

Germany

during

or after

the

ketplace for the industry. The

people to be

mounting

enterprise

of the

??

pumps.

of soft ferrite and permanent magnet components pumps from FPL to transfer a range of slurries.

aims

premier

to become location

online business

for

transactions.

BASF reckons

A key component in magnet manufacture A leading manufacturer upon double diaphragm

the

the size of the

online chemical sales market to be over $400 venture

will

running

billion. be

up

The and

by the end of the

year, with capital resources of over $150

million.

Switzerland

relies

A

dramatic

free trade deal

has

been

voted

two

thirds

majority,

promises

in

by

a

which

to open up trpde

with the EU. The government

MMG-Neosid ponents market

automotive, visions,

supplies

magnetic

com-

has

to a diverse international including customers in the telecommunications,

computer

dustries.

and

Products

anese-zinc components,

to

aerospace

the result

calling

the

remained

in-

cautious

ment would

nickel-zinc ferrite and thermoset/thermoplastic

ongoing

Officials

of suggesting

mang-

as a

it essential

country’s

prosperity.

tele-

include

hailed

triumph,

this

still though,

develop

pave the way

for Switzerland’s

entry

into

the EU.

formers, bobbins and clips. Belgium

The 300 series pumps from replaced the traditional style of double the

large

of

pump with nuts

has instiga-

ted an enquiry into reports of

‘figure of eight’

diaphragm

number

The government

Flotronic

and

high

doses

of

polychlorin-

ated

biphenyls

reportedly

found in animal feed from a

bolts/clamp bands to be removed. These

company in Feluy. Hundreds

“were OK until they went wrong”

of

Derek Carter, engineering “The ‘One-Nut’ principle maintenance,

allowing

says

manager. of quick

www.worldpumps.com

are

now

being

harmful chemical. The authorities

the diaphragms

to be changed in less than 20 minutes, made my life so much easier.”

farms

surveyed for evidence of the

any The Flotronic One-Nutpumpis workingfor MMG-NeosidandFogarty.

are food

minute

promising found

traces

of

with

that even

the

sub

stance, will be destroyed.

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