LEUVEN, Belgium (March 12, 2015) – Materialise NV, a provider of Additive Manufacturing software and 3D printing solutions in the medical and industrial markets, announced the acquisition of Belgian-based CENAT, a developer of embedded computing software and solutions for additive manufacturing control systems. Materialise acquired CENAT for an upfront cash payment and will be required to make earn-out payments if certain conditions are satisfied.
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TREVOSE, Pa. (March 11, 2015) – GE and Kemira announced a formal distribution agreement, which combines GE's water technology with Kemira’s on-site services to serve the global pulp and paper industry.
AURORA, Ill. (March 11, 2015) – The Partnership for Safe Water and the City of Aurora, Illinois, are proud to recognize the achievements of the Aurora Water Production Division in providing some of the nation’s safest, cleanest drinking water to the City’s residents.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (March 9, 2015) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the global authority on pumps and pumping systems, announced the 2015-2016 Board of Directors and Officers during its annual meeting recently held in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Board is primarily responsible for guiding the strategic direction of HI and providing organization oversight.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 9, 2015) – The WateReuse Association and Research Foundation announced a plan to merge the leadership of their organizations to more aggressively address the challenges that local communities face in meeting growing demands for water supplies in the context of drought, climate change, aging infrastructure, environmental degradation, and an increasingly complex web of federal, state and local regulations.
FALMOUTH, Cornwall, England (March 9, 2015) – Watson-Marlow Pumps Group announced that it has changed its name to Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group to better reflect the evolution of the company from its roots as a manufacturer of niche peristaltic pumps and tubing, to its current focus on fluid path technology.
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (March 5, 2015) – MWH Global, an engineering, consulting and construction firm focused on water and natural resources, has announced it was awarded a contract by the City of San Diego to manage and assist in the delivery of Pure Water San Diego.
In partnership with Brown and Caldwell, the initial five-year, $30 million MWH contract includes program management services to move the program from planning into implementation.
PUNE, India (February 2015)–KEPL, a manufacturer of complex engineered pumps in India, has shipped the first set of 5-stage BB3 pumps to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for J3 Project at Jamnagar in Gujarat, India.
(27 February 2015)—Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) announced the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Qatar entered planned maintenance in February 2015. Pearl GTL comprises two identical GTL trains, with a total capacity of 140,000 barrels per day of GTL products plus 120,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids and ethane. One train, representing half the facility, has recently begun a planned turnaround maintenance progam, which will continue for a period of some 2 months.
DUBAI, UAE (1 March 2015)–Safety Services Group (SSG) announced the opening of a new chain manufacturing facility in Kochi, India. The facility will manufacture Grade 80 lifting chains to meet the industrial demand in India, Middle East and the African region.