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PARSIPPANY, N.J., – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) installed new leadership during the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference. During this conference, DeLancey Davis, president of Franklin Electric Industrial transitioned from board president into the chairman role and Brian Sweeney, president of Crane Pumps & Systems was elected as the new board president, each for a two-year term. 

APOPKA, Fla. -- M.P. Electronics, a manufacturer of industrial controls for the water and wastewater industry, has purchased the rights to the Automeg Automatic Insulation Tester product line.    

M.P. Electronics has manufactured the motor insulation testing product for Automeg since the product’s inception in 1991 and completed the acquisition in March.

HEIDENHEIM, Germany – Cornelius Weitzmann, current member of the board of management of Voith Turbo, will be appointed president & CEO of Voith Turbo and member of the corporate board of management of the Voith Group effective June 1, 2021. He succeeds Uwe Knotzer, who is leaving the company on May 31, 2021 at his own request to pursue new opportunities. DKnotzer has been with Voith since 2002 and has been a valuable member of the Corporate Board of Management since 2015.

HOUSTON, Texas -- MRC Global Inc., a global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings and related products and services to the energy industry, announced the appointment of Rob Saltiel as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the company's board of directors effective as of March 15, 2021, succeeding Andrew Lane, who previously announced his retirement plans.