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FRANKENTHAL, Germany (Feb. 8, 2017)—KSB has divested the business activities of its subsidiary KSB AMRI Inc. effective Jan. 31, 2017, according to a statement from KSB.

Located in Houston, Texas, the U.S. company produces shut-off butterfly valves and actuators. The products are used for chlorine production in the chemical industry. With a workforce of 33, KSB AMRI Inc. generated sales revenue of 9.5 million euros in 2015, according to KSB.

TREVOSE, Penn. (Feb. 7, 2017)—Needing to meet new total nitrogen removal requirements while remaining in its existing footprint, Flanders’ wastewater treatment company, Aquafin, chose to upgrade the Schilde Wastewater Treatment Plant by means of a unique combined solution of GE’s ZeeLung Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) and ZeeWeed membrane bioreactor (MBR) technologies.

GREENWOOD, Ind. (Feb. 2, 2017)—Endress+Hauser invested nearly $1 million in a state-of-the-art pressure test rig at its U.S. headquarters in Greenwood, Indiana, according to a statement from the company.

The rig allows the company to test complete instrument assemblies to customer specifications, and it provides a 100 percent test indicating a specific instrument can withstand the design process pressure, up to 15,000 pounds per square inch (psi), according to the statement.