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Maag P u m p S y s t e m s Stylized graphic design, clever animation and a c u t t i n g - e d g e user interface m a k e this Swiss effort a s t a n d - o u t w e b p a g e in any genre. The guided t o u r option is an innovative conc e p t j u s t w a i t i n g to be adopted u n i v e r s a l l y . It takes you a u t o m a t i c a l l y on a whirlwind (well, for t h e I n t e r n e t anyway) t o u r of th e organisation, its origins a n d w o r l d w id e facilities. If t h e r e is r o o m for i m p r o v e m e n t , it's t h a t t h e p r o d u c t section lacks detail, p r o v i d i n g overviews of p r o d u c t c o n s t r u e tion a n d p e r t b r m a n c e , b u t w i t h o u t o p e r a t i n g p a r a m e t e r specifics.
http:l lwww.maag.chl Water E n v i r o n m e n t F e d e r a t i o n A first class e x a m p l e of t h e kind of h o m e p a g e m a n y of the industry a s s o c i a t i o n s are beginning to offer. The WEF site offers a b u c k e t l o a d of facilities, from news re ~KLy ~ FORSALI~JJOSSIRFPs ports, p r o d u c t l o cat o r s, WEF REPORTER NETWORKING l e g i s l a t i o n u p d a t e s to LOCATOR c o n f e r e n c e into, w h i c h j u d g i n g by t h e rowdy disLEGISLATION cussion f o r u m at least, is CONFERENCES well a t t e n d e d and appreWERIF ciated. Technical i n t e r e s t mO~UDS IMImmslm) a r e a s i n c l u d e biosolids, industrial wastewater and watershed. J o i n up on-line, and subscribe to p e r i o d ic a l s in your c h o s e n field.
presented, an d its "Sh o w Time" link p o i n t s not to a fluid m a c h i n e r y stage musical, but to its s c h e d u l e for a t t e n d a n c e at US exhibitions. http://www.lgpc.com
Durco I n t e r n a t i o n a l P r e s u m i n g t h a t p l an s for t h e m e r g e r with BW/IP l at er this m o n t h materialise, t h es e m u s t be the last days Ibr D u r c o ' s solo website. P e ndi ng i m m i n e n t r e v a m p u n d e r t h e new Flowsecve identity, its news section is busy with progress
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Vertiflo Vertiflo's h o m e p a g e f u n c t i o n s p r i m ar i l y as a shop front for its wares, an d is g e n e r o u s with p r o d u c t detail, offering lavish o p e r a t i n g d a t a an d p e r f o r m a n c e charts. D i s t r i b u t o r details down to Puerto Rico are listed. http://www.vertiflo.com
Little G i a n t P u m p C o m p a n y It would be i n t e r e s t i n g if o t h e r m a n u f a c t u r e r s followed Little Giant P u m p C o m p a n y ' s lead and collated t h e i r ten m o s t f r e q u e n t l y asked ques tions. Here p u m p selection an d w a r r a n t y enquiries f e a tu r e highly as you'd expect. Elsewhere, p r o d u c t c a p a b i l i t i e s are well t a b u l a t e d a n d
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u p d a t e s on t h e union. The two c o m p a n i e s maintain commendably elaborate homepages, so check in now, and w at ch how they c o m b i n e t h e i r efforts in cyberspace. http://durco.com
Hazleton Pumps Offered in tour languages, Hazleton's website f e a t u r e s an e x t e n s i v e profile of its p r o d u c t i o n m e t h o d s and activities, with p a r t i c u l a r e m p h a s i s on its foundry facility and alloys. The c o m p a n y was born in t h e early 1900s as a p r o d u c e r of coal m i n e p u m p s , and heavy duty services are still t he speciality, with c o m p r e h e n s i v e p r o d u c t detail p r o v i d e d here to illustrate its capabilities. http://www.hazletonpumps.com
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