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One t h o u s a n d t h screw pump for chinese contract
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Oil c o m p a n y awards firefighting unit contract
The SCAM F l u i d s d e p a r t m e n t of Marelli Motori, an I t a l i a n alter- GEC A l s t h o m Bergeron SA in n a t o r a n d electric m o t o r m a n u - F r a n c e h a s recently delivered its In S e p t e m b e r 1993, Nijhuis Fire f a c t u r e r a n d A m c o G e n e r a t o r s one t h o u s a n d t h I m o 3 screw P r o t e c t i o n (NFP) o b t a i n e d a Ltd's p a r e n t company, h a s an- p u m p for t h e Z h a n j i a n g District c o n t r a c t , from E l f A q u i t a i n e , n o u n c e d t h e decision of a US Electric Diesel Power Station, for t h e engineering, construction a n d a s s e m b l y of 4 diesel c o n s o r t i u m t o p u r c h a s e i t s China. engine driven fire-fighting units Arzignano operation. The d e p a r t m e n t i n c o r p o r a t e s U n d e r t h e t e r m s o f t h e filters, v a c u u m p u m p s a n d fuel- to be used for t h e p r o t e c t i o n of a floating production barge agreement Marelli's business oil p u m p s . The SCAM Imo 3 (220 m x 4 6 m ) , c o n s t r u c t e d will be l e a s e d by NMM S p A Screw p u m p , u s e d p r i m a r i l y for in p r e - s t r e s s e d concrete. (Nuoval Marelli Motori) a newits n o n - p u l s a t o r y o u t p u t a n d ly f o r m e d c o m p a n y , j o i n t l y The NFP e n g i n e e r i n g a n d silent o p e r a t i o n , a n d h a s been o w n e d by M u t u a l D i s c o v e r y a s s e m b l i n g t e a m h a s now sucm a n u f a c t u r e d for o v e r s i x t y F u n d of New J e r s e y a n d Wexceeded in t r a n s l a t i n g t h e strinyears. f o r d C a p i t a l of C o n n e c t i c u t , gent specifications a n d severe USA. q uality requirements outlined Contact: GEC Alsthom, Indusby t h e oil company; a n d now, trial Equipment, 10-12, Av des Contact: Amco Generators Ltd, Pantheon House, The Arena, Olympiades, 94132 Fontenay- t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n , t e s t i n g a n d Roman Bank, Bourne, Lincs sous-Bois, Cedex, France. final a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e firefighting units h a s been accom143 948665; PE10 9LA, UK. Tel: +44 1778 T e l : + 3 3 plished. Fax: +33 143 941417. 426206; Fax: + 44 1778 422328.
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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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Contact: Philip George, Conference Services Department C508, Institution of Mechanical Contact: Pumpserv Lid, Seven Engineers, 1 Birdcage Walk, Bridge Industrial Estate, Cal- London SWlH 9JJ, UK. Tel: d i c o t , G w e n t , NP6 4TH, +44 171 973 1316; Fax: +44 UK. Tel: + 4 4 1291 420670; 171 222 9881. Fax: +44 1291 430165.
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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