GERMANTOWN, Wis. (July 7, 2017) – WAGO appoints new Field Application Engineer, Stephen Foster, for the Midwest Zone covering southern Illinois, western Indiana, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Foster earned a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Computer Science and has nine years of experience working as a Senior Controls Engineer.
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Danfoss' new laboratory and R&D facility is now fully operational.
In June, the company celebrated the grand opening of the "Engineering Tomorrow" Application Development Center. The facility houses three fully-automated test facilities for residential and commercial air-conditiong and heat pump equipment.
The labs will also test flammable refrigerants with real-time data acquisition and performance analysis.
KYOTO, Japan -- Nidec this week announced plans to acquire an Italian commercial pump and motor manufacturer that posted €9.8 million in sales last year.
According to a Nidec release, the company will acquire a 100 percent ownership interest in LGB Elettropompe S.r.l. (“LGB”). The Padua, Italy based company was founded in 1991 and employees 41 people.
It principally manufactures pumps for commercial dishwasher and motors for convection ovens.
Asahi/America has tapped a new business development manager for its industrial piping lines in Mexico and the western U.S. region.
Alex Gambino will transition from the company's engineering department to its business development team.
According to a release, Gambino joined the company in 2007 and has held a variety of positions, including field technician and engineering manager. He will be based in Sacramento, California.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Siemens has hired an additional 100 works to staff its expanded manufacturing facility in Grand Prairie, Texas.
The company began the 50,000-square-foot expansion in spring of 2016, designating 42,000-square-feet for manufacturing with the additional space allotted for offices.
DAVIDSON, N.C. (June 28, 2017) — ARO announced that Oakley Roberts, vice president and general manager for ARO, an Ingersoll Rand brand, has been appointed a director of the Hydraulic Institute Board of Directors and Officers for a three-year term.
Integrated Power Services (IPS) has announced the addition of Greg Hanlon as Senior Vice-President, South Region.
Derrick Goddard has been named President of Viking Pump, Inc. in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Goddard has fulfilled the role of Interim President since July 2016, in conjunction with his role as General Manager of Viking Pump Canada.
Dynamatic has tapped Ron Dombrowski as the newest addition to to their South Central U.S. team.
Dombrowski will take over the duties as Regional Sales Manager of South Central United States including: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana, overseeing EASA, PTDA, MRO & OEM, and Industrial Pumps, Fans, and Compressors sales.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA —GE and Bashneft, a Rosneft-affiliated company, today announced the signing of a long-term service agreement to ensure wastewater treatment at Rosneft’s industrial facilities in the Russian city of Ufa.
Under the 15-year contract, GE will provide advanced digital technologies to monitor filtration equipment at the plant.