news, people, new vacuum pumps, mergers and acquisition The new OmniStar™ and ThermoStar™ gas analysis systems Asslar, Germany, June 9, 2009 With OmniStar™ and ThermoStar™, Pfeiffer Vacuum offers two benchtop analysis systems for precise monitoring of process analysis for up to 128 different gases. OmniStar and ThermoStar are also suitable for reliably identifying unknown gases. Even low detection limits can be swiftly and easily determined for condensable gases.    more Varian, Inc. Introduces First True Benchtop Ion Trap GC/MS Palo Alto, CA, June 3, 2009 Varian, Inc. today announced the release of the 225-MS, a true benchtop GC/MS (gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer). The 225-MS ion trap is the world's first mass spectrometer to enclose all of its components, including the foreline vacuum pump, in one compact design.    more Michael C. Arnold Joins Gardner Denver, Inc. Board of Directors QUINCY, IL, Jun 03, 2009 Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Mr. Michael C. Arnold to serve as an independent director of the Company until the 2012 annual meeting of its stockholders and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. Mr. Arnold will serve on the Board's Management Development and Compensation Committee.     more Introducing the NASH Vectra SX Series of Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps & Compressors Trumbull, CT, May 11, 2009 Gardner Denver Nash is pleased to introduce its newest line of industrial liquid ring pumps and compressors: the NASH Vectra SX series. Designed from the ground up to meet the widespread needs of the process industry, the Vectra SX adds five models to Nash's Vectra series in the 1.5 to 10 HP range, providing the right solution for small capacity vacuum pump requirements. Designed to use less energy and consume less operating liquid than competitive models, it is possible to save the user as much as 40% on power consumption and 50% on water usage.     more ACHEMA 2009 - Frankfurt am Main, Germany 29th International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Biotechnology starting May 11, 2009 Planning of your ACHEMA-visit. HANNOVER MESSE COMVAC 2009 COMVAC in Hannover, Germany from 20th to 24th April 2009. View the comvac 2009 photos. Gardner Denver, Inc. announces manufacturing consolidation project QUINCY, IL (April 13, 2009) Gardner Denver, Inc. (NYSE: GDI) announced the consolidation of the North American manufacturing operations of its compressor and vacuum pumps used in OEM applications into its Monroe, Louisiana facility. Production from the Company’s Sheboygan, Wisconsin operations will be transferred to Louisiana over the next twelve months. The project is expected to be completed by March 31, 2010.     more Practical Vacuum and Surfacts UK Birmingham, United Kingdom, Mar. 25-26, 2009 meeting friends in Birmingham    more pictures Pfeiffer Vacuum - Best results in the company’s history. Dividend again raised. Asslar, Germany, March 25, 2009. Pfeiffer Vacuum, one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality vacuum pumps, measurement equipment and complete vacuum systems, announces its full, audited results for the 2008 fiscal year, which surpassed expectations. With a proposed dividend of € 3.35 per share and a dividend yield of 7.1 percent, Pfeiffer Vacuum is the highestdividend issue in the TecDAX.     more Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum introduces compact vacuum pump for analytical applications Cologne, Germany, March 17, 2009 Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum introduces compact single-stage rotary pump for analytical applications, including mass spectrometry    more Only the Manufacturer's vacuum pump service can guarantee expert maintenance and repairs Nuremberg (Germany), Mar. 12, 2009 No two service contracts are the same and a low quotation for the repair of a pump should not be the only decisive argument for placing an order. Again and again, the operators of pumps and systems find this a somewhat painful experience. A case in point can be seen in the repair of two liquid ring vacuum pumps in a paper mill.     more HiPace™ Plus Turbopump - Ideal for analytical applications! Asslar, Deutschland, March 11, 2009 In addition to the current new product line of HiPace 10-700 l/s turbopumps, Pfeiffer Vacuum has brought to market new compact yet powerful turbopumps under the name, HiPace 300 Plus.    mehr Erich Mohrdieck and Roger McMahon Co-Presidents of SIHI March 9, 2009 Christoph v. Grolman, Co-CEO of TBG Holdings NV (TBG) and Chairman of SIHI Group BV Supervisory Board (SIHI), is pleased to announce the promotion of Erich Mohrdieck and Roger McMahon to Co-Presidents of SIHI    more Edwards to supply liquid ring pumps for new power station in India Crawley, UK, Feb. 18, 2009 Leading vacuum technology company Edwards has won a multi-million Euro contract to supply liquid ring vacuum pump systems for three 660MW generating units at the Super Thermal Power Project Stage 1 at Sipat, State of Chattisgarh, India. The contract has been awarded by OJSC Power Machines of Russia, who are supplying the majority of the equipment for the power station. It will be run by NTPC, India’s largest power generating company.     more Siemens Receives SSAB Contract for Vacuum Tank Degassing Facility Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Jan 28, 2009 Svenskt Stål AB (SSAB) has awarded Siemens a contract for more than $14 million for a Vacuum Tank Degassing (VTD) facility for its Mobile, Ala. facility. Siemens is scheduled to complete the VTD project in May 2010. This VTD project is part of a major investment program announced by SSAB in August 2008 with the aim to further develop the company’s production base in Sweden and the United States. The investment will result in a major increase of the volume of quenched and tempered steels. The installation of the VTD facility will enable SSAB to provide more value-added products to its customers.     more Spire Corporation and Hind High Vacuum Company enter into Photovoltaic Strategic Relationship BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 2009 Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey factories and capital equipment for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells worldwide, today announced it has finalized a strategic relationship with Hind High Vacuum Company Private Limited (HHV) located in Bangalore, India. Spire and HHV shall cooperate to better address the Indian PV industry by offering a more complete and competitive portfolio of solar manufacturing equipment and service capabilities.     more The Future of Freeze Drying: Lyophilization Jan. 2009 A quicker and less labor intensive freeze drying process and the possibility of producing loose and free-flowing powder at low temperatures and low pressures, all in one vessel: According Hosokawa the newly developed Active Freeze Drying technology is a big step in the world of freeze drying and powder technology.     more

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