ROCK ISLAND, Ill., (Sept. 3, 2014) – The 27th annual Inpro/Seal VIP Charity Golf Tournament raised more than $11,000 for Aspire, a nonprofit recognized throughout the Midwest as a leader in providing bold, pioneering and uncompromising services to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (Sept. 3, 2014) – 3D Systems (3DS) announced that it has acquired Belgium-based LayerWise, a provider of advanced direct metal 3-D printing and manufacturing services. LayerWise delivers quick-turn, 3-D-printed metal parts—manufactured on its own proprietary line of direct metal 3-D printers—for aerospace, high-precision equipment and medical and dental customers. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to 3DS' cash generation.
FUJAIRAH, UAE (3 September 2014) – Gulf Petrochem has endorsed its focus on best practice and compliance in safety and sustainability by successfully adhering to the rigorous criteria for ISO accreditation.
The certification will help the integrated energy company expand the capabilities of its Fujairah terminal to handle crude oil and increase its storage capacity to more than 1 million cbm, in line with industry standards.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Sept. 2, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced the planned retirement of its long-serving executive director.
LONDON (Sept. 2, 2014) – The increase in oil exploration activities, investments in new refineries and modernization of existing facilities will spur the uptake of valves and actuators, particularly in emerging markets such as Africa and Latin America. Demand from the offshore oil and gas industry in Latin America, in particular, is expected to fuel the valves and actuators market.
ERLANGEN, Germany (2 September 2014)—Siemens, together with its Korean consortium partner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. handed over into commercial operation the Shuweihat S3 combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
BOSTON (Sept. 2, 2014) – GEI Consultants, Inc., a geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firm, announced that MGP Conference 2015, a gathering of experts on former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) sites, will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, in Providence, Rhode Island, April 15-17, 2015.
STOCKHOLM//WASHINGTON (2 September 2014)—Governments and businesses using hydraulic fracturing to develop shale gas could face intense water competition in the world’s largest reserves, according to a new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI). Global Shale Gas Development: Water Availability & Business Risk is the first publicly available analysis of water availability across all potential commercial shale gas and tight oil resources worldwide.
HELSINKI (Sept. 1, 2014) – Rakesh Sarin, B.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed president of power plants, executive vice president and member of the board of management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective Sept. 1. In this position, he is responsible for Wärtsilä's power plants business globally and will report to President and CEO Björn Rosengren.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 2014) — Induron Protective Coatings has added two key members to its Sales and Service team: Kent Kuehl and Carl Moye.