Germantown, Wis. (April 19, 2017) — Canada continues its growth with the addition of Patrick Butler as Regional Sales Manager in Southwestern, Ontario. Butler is an Ontario native, born and raised just outside of Toronto. He spent 16 years with Phoenix Contact as a District Application Specialist, a Regional Sales Manager, and Regional Channel Manager providing a strong knowledge of the industry and the market.
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ZURICH, Switzerland (April 18, 2017) -- ABB has secured a $30 million order to boost electricity to more than 250,000 households in Bangladesh.
The company will build two new substations and upgrade two existing substations in southeastern Bangladesh, which will add around 535 megawatts of transmission capacity to the country's infrastructure.
PUNE, India (April 3, 2017) -- The worldwide membranes market will be worth $11.95 billion by 2021, according to a new report by market research firm MarketsandMarkets.
MarketsandMarkets estimate the market was worth around $7.32 billion (USD) in 2016.
ATLANTA, Georgia -- Burns & McDonnell is expanding its Atlanta engineering, design and construction team to meet the increasing demand for water and wastewater services in the U.S. Southeast.
The company has hired Robert Kisuve, a 14-year veteran consultant and project manager in collection, treatment and distribution systems.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Hydraulic Institute has developed a new energy label in an effort to better identify energy-efficient pumps and save consumers time and money.
MIDDLETON, Wis. (April 18, 2017) – Fristam Pumps is pleased announced Chip Nipps has joined the company as mixing/blending sales manager. In his new position, Chip will be responsible for directing, coordinating, and implementing the sales and strategies for the mixing and blending products through the selected regional Distribution and OEM network in North, Central, and South America in order to achieve company sales and growth goals.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (April 17, 2017) — Franklin Electric has appointed Donald Kenney as president of North America Water Systems, the company announced last week.
In his new role, Kenney will oversee business in Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Central America.
FORT WAYNE, Indiana (April 10, 2017) -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. is expanding its groundwater distribution channel with the acquisition of three distributors in the U.S. professional groundwater market. The company announced it has purchased controlling interests in 2M Company Inc of Montana, Western Hydro Holding Corporation of California and Drillers Service of North Carolina for approximately $89 million.
Dover Energy Automation this month announced a partnership with SparkCognition to bring predictive capabilities to DEA clients.
According to a release, the partnership will use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the safety, efficiency and reliability of their operations. As pressure increases to perform better with less money and manpower, manufacturers can use AI-powered technology for monitoring and analysis.
HELSINKI, Finland -- Wärtsilä will supply a 21 MW Smart Power Generation power plant to the U.S. Virgin Islands, according to a statement from the company.
The order includes three Wärtsilä 34SG-LPG engines running on propane gas. Wärtsilä’s scope covers the entire engineering, procurement and construction of the power plant, which will be located on St. Thomas island. The order is booked for the first quarter of 2017 and is slated for completion in early 2018.