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Geothermal by: International Ground Source Heat Pump Association Certified GeoExchange Designer: CGD Plus Course March 18-20 ~ Stillwater,OK phone: 405-744-5175 www.igshpa.okstate.edu Groundwater / Water Well by: Idaho Ground Water Assoc. Continuing Education Credit Wksp March 6 ~ Pocatello, ID March 13 ~ Nampa, ID phone: 208-381-0294 www.igwa.info by: Nielsen Environmental Field School The Complete Ground-Water Monitoring Field Course March 9-13 ~ Las Cruces, NM The Complete Ground-Water Sampling Field Course March 11-13 ~ Las Cruces, NM phone: 575-532-5535 www.envirofieldschool.com by: National Ground Water Assoc. Fundamentals of Groundwater Geochemistry March 19-20 ~ San Antonio, TX Estimating Rates of Groundwater Recharge March 19-20 ~ San Antonio, TX phone: 614-898-7791 www.ngwa.org by: Washington State Ground Water Association Driller & Pump Installer Seminar March 20 ~ Tacoma, WA March 21 ~ Kelso, WA March 27 ~ Spokane, WA March 28 ~ Richland, WA phone: 360-757-1551 www.wsgwa.org Irrigation by: Rain Bird Academy Boot Camp March 2-6 ~ Raleigh, NC March 2-6 ~ Long Island, NY March 9-13 ~ Denver, CO March 9-13 ~ Cleveland, OH March 9-13 ~ Seattle, WA March 16-20 ~ Memphis, TN Education Connection Connect March 23-27 ~ Salt Lake City, UT March 30-April 2 ~ Boston, MA March 30-April 3 ~ St. Louis, MO phone: 800-498-1942 www.rainbirdservices.com Pipe by: McElroy University Small Dia. Operator Qualification March 2-4 ~ Tulsa, OK Medium Dia. Operator Qualification March 4-6 ~ Tulsa, OK Large Dia. Operator Qualification March 9-12 ~ Tulsa, OK Small Dia. Troubleshooting & Rebld March 16-18 ~ Tulsa, OK Med. Dia. Troubleshooting & Rebld March 18-20 ~ Tulsa, OK Large Dia. Troubleshooting & Rebld March 23-26 ~ Tulsa, OK phone: 918-836-8611 www.mcelroy.com Pumps by: Pentair Ag & Industrial March 3-6 ~ Delavan,WI e-mail: training.center@pentair.com www.sta-rite.com/residentialpage_ classroom_training.aspx by: Flint & Walling Submersible Pump Construction - Water Systems Market March 3 ~ ONLINE WEBINAR Motors & Controls - Water Systems Market March 6 ~ ONLINE WEBINAR phone: 800-345-9422 www.flintandwalling.com by: Franklin Electric Single Phase Motors & Controls, Sub Sizing & SubDrive Systems March 17-18 ~ Wilburton, OK phone: 800-348-2420 www.franklin-electric.com/ training-schedule.aspx See Planning Ahead for educational opportunities during conferences. New 8 TX Automatic Transmission Adapted from Information Provided by ZF Friedrichshafen AG Pumping systems for oil and gas production must provide constant pump- ing capacity. Unintended speed fluctu- ations can destabilize both intake volume and delivery pressure, presenting a risk to the entire drill hole. The new 8 TX is customized for consistently smooth operation with 2600 horsepower. It offers eight gears and harmonious gear transitions, as well as a high spread of gear ratios. This minimizes com- ponent st ress and wear, and most important- ly, ensures a pre- cise control of the pumping sta- tion. Due to state-of-the-art communi- cation and modular programming pos- sibilities, the ZF transmission does not require a torque converter lock-up clutch. Trouble-free continuous operation is ensured by a flexible coupling with the latest damping technology which pre- vents the transfer of engine vibrations. The 8 TX also dissipates less heat. ZF integrated complete control electronics directly into the transmission. Additional optimizations such as an aluminum clutch housing make the 8 TX the lightest transmission currently available in its class. It weighs only 2976 pounds in dry conditions, includ- ing the clutch, and is compact with a length of approximately 59 inches and a height of 33 inches. Because of its three-point linkage, the 8 TX can be moved to the requested position easily and precisely. The 8 TX was a topic of discussion at the 2014 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. WWDR photo of Herbert Demel - Director, Head of Special Vehicle Systems, Business Unit Special Driveline Technology, ZF; Martin Meisser - Marketing & Communications Manager, Division Industrial Technology, ZF; and Ingo Wintruff - Vice President Propulsion and Power Generation, MTU 46 FEBRUARY 2015 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Only 3% of earth’s water is fresh- water; 97% is saltwater. 68.7% of the freshwater on earth is trapped in glaciers; 30% of freshwater is in the ground.