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Study: Beachgoers must be wary of beach debris [Add to Safe Senders List]( | If you can't view this email, please [click here]( 15 January 2019 [Share with a friend]( [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] [IEEE SPECS & TECHS - Your Industrial Market Resource for Product, News, Technology & Applications] TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS [] [Want More Flow? KNF Delivers]( [Want more flow? KNF delivers]( KNF Neuberger, Inc. This [compact diaphragm pump]( measures just 31 mm in width, yet the single head version produces free-flow up to 5.5 L/min and to 10 L/min with dual head. [NMP830 HP]( produces best-in-class pressure of up to 3.0 bar and vacuum down to 50 mbar absolute. The flow-to-size ratio represents a 33 to 44% increase over earlier [KNF NMP series pumps](. Available with brushed and 2- or 4-wire brushless DC motor options, and chemically-compatible wetted components. 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