NEW ORLEANS, LA — The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a historic $169 million for nine projects to accelerate electric heat pump manufacturing at 15 sites across the country. The selected projects are the first awards from DOE’s authorization to utilize the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase domestic production of five key clean energy technologies, including electric heat pumps.
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SEATTLE – Seeq Corporation, a provider of manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) advanced analytics software, has reached an agreement with Saudi Aramco to expand its operational analytics strategy as part of the company’s ongoing digital transformation program.
Fort Wayne, IN – Franklin Electric recently announced some personnel moves and additions within its Water Systems Sales team. Travis Bradley has been promoted to business unit director of industrial and engineered systems. Filling his previous position, Andrew Schwarze has joined the organization as business unit director of groundwater distributors.
ROSH HA'AYIN, ISRAEL – ASTERRA (previously Utilis) today announced Amir Aharoni was appointed chairman of the board of directors.
COIMBATORE/BENGALURU, India - Pump and water technologies manufacturer EKKI has invested an undisclosed amount in Kissan Pro, a Bengaluru-based ag-tech startup offering a crop management platform.
(June 20, 2012) - NETZSCH Business Unit Pumps & Systems, a manufacturer of Progressing Cavity Pumps and Rotary Lobe Pumps, announced that the global sales milestone of Euros200 Million has been reached. While it was clear this milestone was being approached, it was uncertain exactly where this milestone would be achieved within the global network of production since manufacturing takes place in China, Germany, Brazil, India and North America.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (March 8, 2012)
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (Feb. 13, 2012) – Pump Solutions Group (PSG®), a business unit within the Engineered Systems segment of Dover Corporation, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Maag Group headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The acquisition includes Maag® Pump Systems, Automatik® Pelletizing Systems and Maag® Filtration Systems.
MACON, Ga. (Jan. 26, 2012)
Verder GPM announced that, effective immediately, its name will be Verder, Inc.. Verder, Inc., continues as a joint venture between Glenn Robinson (formerly VerderGPM) and the Liquids Division of the Verder Group based in the Netherlands.
Verder, Inc. develops rotary lobe and dual disc pumps throughout the U.S. and Canada.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., January 18, 2012 – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced a new partnership with Imagine H2O, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that hosts a global business plan competition and an accelerator program for water startups.
OLATHE, Kan., January 17, 2012 — Melvin Pipes has accepted the position of Vice President of Sales and Business Unit Director for the U.S. Commercial Building Team.
Pipes will be reporting to Dennis Wierzbicki, president of Grundfos Pumps U.S.A., and will be handling the commercial building group sales team for the United States, which includes product offerings for Grundfos, PACO and Peerless.