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The e q u i p m e n t consists of a base-frame on which a diesel engine, p n e u m a t i c a n d hydraulic s t a r t i n g system, fuel-tank, controllers and other equipm e n t are assembled. The vertical Nijhuis p u m p is m o u n t e d on a skid a n d is driven by the diesel e n g i n e via a g e a r b o x a n d flexible shaft. The c o m p l e t e a s s e m b l y is b u i l t in a H 60 r a t e d pressurized s o u n d c a n o p y a n d placed on the base-frame. As a result of the seawater t e m p e r a t u r e , the p u m p has been c o n s t r u c t e d in a N i - a l u m i n i u m bronze alloy to cope with corrosion problems.
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P u m p s e r v Ltd, the UK b a s e d p u m p repair a n d supply company, starts its 25th a n n i v e r s a r y year with a new m a n a g e m e n t t e a m created m a i n l y from existing employees. Some 28 of the c u r r e n t workforce of 93 have b r o u g h t together t h e i r knowledge, skills a n d experience, to buy the C o m p a n y from Calder Ltd, owners of P u m p s e r v since 1992. P u m p s e r v has a t u r n o v e r in excess of £ 6 m a n d a c u r r e n t Contact: Nijhuis Fire Protec- order book of over £1m, which tion, a division of Nijhuis includes m a j o r contracts with Pompen, PO Box 102, 7100 Severn T r e n t Water Authority, AC Winterswijk, Holland. H e a t h r o w Airport a n d British Tel: + 4 4 315 430 47474; Gas.
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The sixth E u r o p e a n congress on F l u i d M a c h i n e r y for the Oil, Petrochemical a n d Related Ind u s t r i e s is to be held on 13 - 15 May 1996 at the Hague, the Netherlands. Organised by the Fluid Machinery C o m m i t t e e of the Power I n d u s t r i e s Division of the Instit u t i o n of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the c o m m i t t e e are n o w inviting the s u b m i s s i o n of p a p e r s for the conference. Synopses of p a p e r s c o m p r i s i n g up to 250 words should be sent to the o r g a n i s i n g c o m m i t t e e by 28 April 1995. Selected a u t h o r s will be invited to s u b m i t draft papers, with u p to 4000 words in length a n d u p to 8 illustrations, by S e p t e m b e r of this year. The c o n g r e s s p a p e r s will be w r i t t e n a n d p r e s e n t e d in English. Topics p r i m a r i l y associated with p u m p s , fans a n d compresors will include d e v e l o p m e n t s a n d experience in the following areas: • research a n d d e v e l o p m e n t ,
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Third Achemasia in China
The third Achemasia, the Intern a t i o n a l Congress on Chemical E n g i n e e r i n g a n d Biotechnology will take place in Beijing, C h i n a on 15 to 20 May 1995. The n u m b e r of e x h i b i t o r s a n d the scope of the conference p r o g r a m m e have increased by more t h a n 60% c o m p a r e d to the last Achemasia. These figures d e m o n s t r a t e the e x p e c t a t i o n s t h e w o r l d e c o n o m y h a s for cooperation with China and the Asia-Pacific market.
Contact: Dechema eV, Ausstellungstagungen, POB 150104, D-60061 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Tel: +49 69 7564 238; Fax: +49 69 75 64 298.
One day p u m p i n g technology courses
One day courses on p u m p i n g technology leading to the award of the British P u m p Manufact u r e r ' s Association (BPMA) of