(July 21, 2014)—Harris Pye Engineering and a subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics Inc. recently forged another successful partnership by jointly executing a challenging project off the coast of West Africa—the exact location, at anchorage in the Port of Limbe, Cameroon, for the Atwood Hunter.
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ASTON, Penn. (JULY 18, 2014) – Geiger announced that they now represent Grundfos non-clog sewage pumps, submersible pumps, submersible mixers and grinders, for the municipal market throughout eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. This includes brands such as Chicago, Yeomans and Morris Pumps. They are the Grundfos municipal wastewater representative in the greater Philadelphia trade area.
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (July 17, 2014) – Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Solectria Renewables LLC announced that the companies have reached a definitive agreement whereby Yaskawa Electric will acquire Solectria Renewables through its U.S. subsidiary, Yaskawa America Inc. Solectria Renewables will continue to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.
LONDON (July 17, 2014) – Constantly evolving customer needs are transforming the manufacturing processes globally. This is driving a new industrial revolution commonly referred to as Industrie 4.0 (I4.0).
Abu Dhabi, UAE (July 17, 2014)—Mubadala Petroleum has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
STREAMWOOD, Ill. (July 16, 2014) – A seal welding process from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions that helps to minimize downtime with the potential to save oil and gas operators millions in lost earnings is in line for an industry award.
ARVADA, Colo. (July 16, 2014) – Sundyne Arvada celebrated the successful recertification of its Star status for OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Meghan Meger, an OSHA representative, presented the award to Shawn Olson, GM of Sundyne Arvada, during a ceremony attended by Sundyne employees and Arvada Mayor Marc Williams.
BETHLEHEM, Penn. (July 16, 2014) – Robert Bosch LLC and Bosch Rexroth Corporation announced the latest Bosch Community Fund (BCF) grants in support of STEM education—science, technology, engineering and math.
The Bosch Community Fund awarded four grants, totaling $100,000, to three central Pennsylvania educational institutions: Lehigh University, Lehigh Career & Technical Institute and The Pennsylvania State University.
LONDON (July 15, 2014)—An additional 11.7 million barrels per day (mmbd) of crude distillation capacity (CDU) will come online globally between 2014 and 2020, with an annual average of 1.6 mmbd, said research and consulting firm GlobalData.
The company’s latest report* states that with an additional CDU of 3.1 mmbd planned between 2014 and 2020, the Middle East will be the largest contributor to the world’s total capacity increase, accounting for approximately 27 percent.
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 15, 2014) – Advanced Energy has been selected by AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power, to assist in the development of an accredited motor repair pilot program. Advanced Energy will be responsible for identifying and certifying four motor service centers across AEP Ohio’s service territory, demonstrating that the motor service centers are capable of repairing motors without losing efficiency.