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HOUSTON, Texas — The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is inviting contributions to the technical program for its 2020 Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS).

TPS is a vital industry forum for the exchange of ideas between rotating equipment engineers and technicians worldwide. Now surpassing 48 years, TPS is known for its impact on petrochemical, oil refining, oil and gas production, utility, power, aerospace, chemical and related industries.

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland - Flowrox has officially opened its ninth subsidiary, Flowrox SAC in Lima, Peru.

“Establishment of a subsidiary in Peru is an important part of our long-term strategic plan to improve Flowrox’s capabilities to support customers in Peru. Especially the strong support from our Peruvian customers encouraged us to proceed with this strategic investment,” said Jukka Koskela, CEO and president of Flowrox Group.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- AZZ Inc., a global provider of metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, announced today that it has acquired all the assets of Preferred Industries, Ltd., ("Preferred"), a privately held powder coating company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Preferred provides powder and e-coating services to the automotive, HVAC, marine, transportation, medical, industrial, and plastics industries.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces students from the University of British Columbia and University of Colorado as winners of the 2019 Student Design Competition. The 18th annual competition showcased the innovative ideas of 30 teams from 26 WEF Member Associations and three countries during WEFTEC 2019, WEF's 92nd annual technical exhibition and conference.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Teams from Colorado and Texas bested the rest during the 32nd annual Operations Challenge competition. The Rocky Mountain Water Environment Federation’s Elevated Ops from Denver won Division 1 and the Water Environment Association of Texas’ South Mesquite Rangers from Mesquite placed first in Division 2. The exciting, high-energy event happened at WEFTEC 2019—the Water Environment Federation’s 92nd annual technical exhibition and conference—in Chicago.

ROCHESTER, NY - WorldWide Electric Corporation continues the vision to grow their customer-centric organization with the appointment of Jim Taylor as its new president and CEO.

Most recently as President and CEO at SKYDEX Technologies, Taylor has over 22 years of experience in leading companies of all sizes. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

HOUSTON – Dover Precision Components, an integrated provider of performance-critical solutions for rotating and reciprocating machinery, will break ground on a new Innovation Lab Thursday, September 26. The nearly 12,000 square foot building is being constructed directly north of the company’s Pearland Operations at 11951 N. Spectrum Blvd., Houston, Texas.