PHOENIX, Ariz. (Nov. 27, 2015) – Bill Sommers, president of Pressure Systems Inc. (PSI), has agreed to sponsor a new generation of engineers while they work on completing their eProjects as seniors in the Polytechnic School, one of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
PSI and New Technologies Group, LLC (NTG) invited students to work off campus at PSI, providing them with practical experience from local industry mentors.
The Netherlands, Den Oever/Schiedam (Nov. 26 2015) – The tidal power plant in the Dutch Eastern Scheldt surge barrier has been put into service. The festive commissioning, where the largest tidal energy project in the Netherlands as well as the world’s largest commercial tidal installation of five turbines in an array, was performed by Diederik Samsom, group chairman of the Dutch Labour Party.
LONDON (Nov. 24, 2015) – With the giant Zohr gas field in Egypt expected to come online by 2018, and President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi agreeing to remove any political obstacles to Eni commercializing the field, the stage is being set for a wider regional development plan catalyzing other projects in the east Mediterranean, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.
FORT SMITH, Ark. (Nov. 24, 2015) – Baldor Electric Company has appointed Myla Petree to the newly created position of director – strategic program management. In this role, she and a recently formed team of project managers will be responsible for organizing, driving and successfully implementing key projects across a variety of Baldor locations and products.
ABERDEEN, U.K. (Nov. 18, 2015) – Deep Casing Tools has been awarded a multi-tool order in excess of $4.7 million for deployment in the Middle East. The order is the largest ever secured by the company.
Deep Casing Tools provides drillable turbine tools which enable casing and completions to be landed at target depth to improve the efficiency and reliability of well construction.
ST. MICHAEL, Minn. (Nov. 17, 2015) – U.S. Water, an ALLETE Company (NYSE: ALE), today announced the acquisition of A and W Technologies.
BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 16, 2015) – John Galyen, president of Danfoss North America, has been elected to serve on the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Board of Governors. The new Board of Governors, including its chairwoman and officers and NEMA’s Executive Committee for 2016, was announced Nov. 10.
Galyen will serve a three-year term on the board, starting in 2016, alongside executives from companies such as Eaton, Siemens, Rockwell Automation and ABB.
AURORA, Ill. (Nov. 16, 2015) – The management teams of CENTA Antriebe Kirschey GmbH and Christie & Grey Limited have announced a strategic global sales cooperation between their companies.
The agreement allows the two companies to join forces to engineer and strategically supply the industry’s premium “quiet drive” solutions—combining soft mounting systems, flexible couplings and intermediate drive shaft systems.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced that Chris French has joined the organization as its new Director of Stormwater Programs. French will use his more than 15 years of water sector experience to expand this core competency area for WEF and guide the efforts of the WEF Stormwater Institute, a recently launched center of excellence that provides national leadership for sustainable stormwater management.
Mixers and pumps made by Landia UK, including the Landia chopper pump, will be sold through the Ham Baker Group.
“Very much in keeping with our belief in engineered, long-lasting solutions, Landia’s equipment is second to none for its reliability and longevity”, said Ian Goddard, Ham Baker Group’s business development director.
