Germany, July, 2015: Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL), a global fluid management company, announced the launch of the technologically advanced GK-P Pump at ACHEMA, world's most-followed event for the chemical process industry held in Frankfurt, Germany.

GK-P is a process pump used for handling various types of chemical liquids from various process industries. It is an end suction centrifugal process pump having discharge capacity up to 500 m3/hr at 1450 rpm. With a size ranging between 25 mm to 150 mm, the pump can handle temperatures in the range of -50?C up to +350?C. The wide range of smooth hydraulics will meet the customers' requirements and promote better efficiency of the product. The back pullout design will help in easy and quicker maintenance.

Mr Alok Kirloskar, Managing Director, SPP Pumps Limited said: "We are pleased to launch our GK-P pump at ACHEMA. The product caters to the process industry and thus this event serves as the right platform for us to connect with our prospective customers. The pump has ensured the best standards in terms of efficiency as well as ease in maintenance. The launch has helped us take our design to an international platform and thus reinforce our capacities to go global with yet another technologically advanced product."

Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is the flagship company of the $ 2.1 billion Kirloskar group. KBL is a global fluid management solutions provider and the largest manufacturer and exporter of centrifugal pumps and valves from India. The core businesses of KBL are project and engineered pumps, industrial pumps, agriculture and domestic pumps, valves, motors and hydro turbines and large infrastructure pumping projects (water supply, power plants, and irrigation).