UMPS N THE WEB

Maag Pump Sys tems

Styl ized g r a p h i c des ign ,

c l eve r a n i m a t i o n and a cut t ing-edge user interface

make this Swiss effort a

s tand-out webpage in any

genre. The guided tour op-

t ion is an innovat ive con-

cep t j u s t wa i t i ng to be

a d o p t e d u n i v e r s a l l y . It

takes you automat ica l ly on

a whir lwind (well, for the

In terne t anyway) tour of

the organisat ion, its origins

and worldwide facilities. If there is room for

improvement , it 's tha t the p roduc t sect ion lacks

detail, providing overviews of p roduc t construe

t ion and per tbrmance, but wi thout opera t ing

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 example of the kind of homepage

many of the industry associat ions are beginning

to offer. The WEF site offers a bucket load of

facilities, from news re ~KLy ~ FOR SALI~JJOSSIRFPs

WEF REPORTER NETWORKING

LOCATOR

LEGISLAT ION

CONFERENCES WERIF

mO~UDS IMImmslm)

ports , p r o d u c t locators ,

l e g i s l a t i o n u p d a t e s to

c o n f e r e n c e into, w h i c h

judging by the rowdy dis-

cussion forum at least, is

well a t t ended and appre-

ciated. Technical in teres t

a reas inc lude biosolids,

i n d u s t r i a l w a s t e w a t e r

and watershed. Join up on-line, and subscribe

to per iodicals in your chosen field.

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Vertif lo

Vertiflo's homepage funct ions pr imari ly as a

shop front for its wares, and is generous with

product detail, offering lavish opera t ing da ta and

per formance charts. Dis t r ibutor detai ls down to

Puerto Rico are listed.

h t t p : / / w w w . v e r t i f l o . c o m

Little Giant Pump Company

It would be in teres t ing if o ther manufac tu re r s followed Little Giant Pump Company 's lead and

collated the i r ten most f requent ly asked ques

tions. Here p u m p selection and warranty en- quir ies feature highly as you'd expect . Elsewhere,

p roduc t capabi l i t i es are well t abu l a t ed and

presented, and its "Show Time" link points not

to a fluid machinery stage musical, but to its

schedule for a t t endance at US exhibi t ions.

h t t p : / / w w w . l g p c . c o m

Durco Internat iona l

Presuming tha t plans for the merger with BW/IP

la ter this mon th material ise, these must be the

last days Ibr Durco 's solo website. Pending

i m m i n e n t r evamp under the new Flowsecve

identity, its news section is busy with progress

u p d a t e s on the union. The two c o m p a n i e s

main ta in commendab ly e labora te homepages, so check in now, and watch how they combine

the i r efforts in cyberspace.

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Hazle ton Pumps

Offered in tour languages, Hazleton 's website

features an extens ive profile of its p roduct ion me thods and activities, with par t icular emphas is

on its foundry facility and alloys. The company

was born in the early 1900s as a producer of coal mine pumps, and heavy duty services are still the

speciality, with comprehens ive product detai l

provided here to i l lustrate its capabili t ies.

h t t p : / / w w w . h a z l e t o n p u m p s . c o m

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