KYOTO, Japan (Nov. 13, 2014) – Nidec Corporation has announced that the Nidec Research and Development Center has developed a motor-drive system based on a silicon carbide (SiC) inverter.
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SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Nov. 13, 2014) – Xylem Inc. was presented with a Silver Medal Innovation Award from the German agriculture organization Deutsche Landwirtschafts Gesellschaft (DLG) at the Bioenergy Decentral Fair, which took place at Hanover Fairground, Nov. 11-14. The Xylem team, led by Dr.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Nov. 12, 2014) – Applied Industrial Technologies continues its growth and expansion of the Applied Maintenance Supplies & Solutions (Applied MSS) business into the company’s Fontana, California, distribution center. This facility will maintain an inventory of tens of thousands of products and ship directly to customers in an 11-state region of the Western U.S.
EAGLEVILLE, Pa. (Nov. 12, 2014) – November is American Diabetes Month, and Streamlight Inc. is shedding light on this serious health problem through sales of its Red Nano Light. A portion of sales proceeds of the miniature key chain light will benefit the American Diabetes Association Research Foundation.
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (Nov. 11, 2014) – CTBJM Pumps has hired Monet Morrison as customer service representative.
Monet will work alongside Laurie Auger and Michele Gometz in customer service. Her responsibilities include assisting with inquiries, referring end users to the distribution network, assisting customers with product price and availability questions, and numerous other duties.
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (Nov. 10, 2014) – ITT Corporation’s Goulds Pumps is launching the fourth annual World of Pumps Quiz, an online pump knowledge game that has attracted industry contestants from more than 150 countries. The latest version of the quiz began the second week of November, and will run until midnight on March 29, 2015, offering new sets of basic and expert-level questions on a biweekly basis.
IQUIQUE, Chile (Nov. 10, 2014) – The Chilean pump manufacturer Neptuno Pumps has won the 2014 Avonni, Chile’s national innovation award in its most competitive category, mining and metallurgy. It won with its “Energy efficiency improvement and CO2 emission reduction of a pumping system for a mining company in Chile.”
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (Nov. 10, 2014) – Ron Aceto has been named municipal market manager for Cornell Pump. Aceto joined Cornell Pump in March 2013, as the North Atlantic regional manager, with responsibilities for municipal, industrial, food, refrigeration, mining and water transfer markets in the Canadian Maritimes and the U.S. Eastern Seaboard to down to Virginia.
ABU DHABI, UAE (10 November 2014)—WEG announced the release of its W22Xd Super Premium Efficiency range of hazardous-area motors at this year’s ADIPEC. Visitors to the stand had the opportunity to see live demonstrations of the new motor and meet WEG’s technical specialists.
HOUSTON (10 November 2014)—Schlumberger recently announced the availability of its multiclient seismic survey offshore Mozambique. The Schlumberger multiclient seismic data offered in collaboration with the National Petroleum Institute of Mozambique (INP) includes reprocessed 2-D lines and newly acquired seismic data and provides detailed imaging of the subsurface.