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PARSIPPANY, N.J., January 8, 2001 – New 2000 Edition ANSI/HI Pump Standards, a new Life Cycle Cost User Guide, an energy reduction video education program, pump handbooks and industry market research highlight the continually expanding line of resources now available for secure purchase through the Hydraulic Institute (HI) new E-store at www.pumps.org. The site features easy ordering instructions and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. As a bonus, HI includes a complimentary Engineering Data Book (a $79.00 value) with orders totaling $250.00 or more.

The Hydraulic Institute has produced its own pump standards CD-ROM for the first time. Sales of this new product are brisk both online and in the mail as resulting from an aggressive direct mail campaign. “We are very pleased with the initial response to the CD-ROM” comments HI Executive Director, Bob Asdal, ” I am confident that this trend will continue once the word gets out on how efficient and valuable this product is.”

Wilo’s Online Pump Selection System wilo-select.com now also features the Pump Exchange Catalog, that is already known as PC version. This system allows the search for a specific pump in a database of several manufacturers. Various search criterions can be used.

Besides all product data updates the latest version of the ABS Pump Selection Program contains also a lot of software extensions and improvements.

ITT Flygt Germany has released its new Internet site.

IDEX Corporation today announced it will broadcast its presentation at the Robert W. Baird & Co. Industrial Technology Conference over the Internet. This event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, from approximately 1:20 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. CST.

Pump manufacturers will find in the product line Spaix® a complete range of pump selection software, web applications and data administration tools to cover multiple tasks with only one database. The software supplier VSX, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of such software, aims to further improving its market position with that strategy.

spaix.net the global and comprehensive search engine for centrifugal pumps with detailed technical selection and configuration facilities and integrated B2B functions was presented at the Pump Users International Forum 2000 in Karlsruhe with a great feedback of the forum’s participants and visitors. At the same time this service launched online on the web.

Johnson Pump (UK) Ltd are please to announce the launch of their brand new website, the site has a complete new look and feel about it, it is more user friendly and will be constantly up-dated to give the best and most up to date information available.

PARSIPPANY, NJ, August 16, 2000 – As part of the Hydraulic Institute’s (HI) Allied Partner Agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE), a newly developed Pumping System Assessment Tool (PSAT) has been designed and introduced to HI members. The PSAT, a collaborative effort by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the DOE’s Motor Challenge Program, will assist engineers and facility operators in preliminary assessments of how efficiently pumping systems are operating. The PSAT is also well suited for performing plant energy surveys by consultants or plant engineers, and like other valuable energy saving resources, can be downloaded from the HI web site at www.pumps.org.