DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (April 1, 2014)—GE has broken ground on the GE Oil & Gas Manufacturing Facility, located in Second Industrial City in Dammam. The expansion is part of the $1 billion investment commitment announced by GE in the kingdom, and follows the signing of an agreement with the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) last year.
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NIAGARA, N.Y. (April 1, 2014) — Edwards Limited announced the upcoming opening of its new vacuum and abatement Service Center in Glenwillow, Ohio. This state-of-the-art center will replace its current remanufacturing hub in Strongsville, and will include Edwards’ latest remanufacturing and repair methodology as well as expanded product repair capability.
DUBLIN (March 31, 2014) – Research and Markets announced the addition of the "Pump Market in Europe 2012-2016" report to its offering.
One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the growing need for clean drinking water. The Pump market in Europe has also been witnessing a growth in the number of fracking industries. However, the need to adhere to stringent eco-design regulations for energy conservation could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.
SAN ANTONIO (March 31, 2014) – HOLT CAT and FlexGen Power Systems signed a distribution agreement to sell FlexGen’s full line of Solid State Generator products. FlexGen’s Solid State Generators can pair with any HOLT CAT’s diesel or natural gas engine to improve power quality and reliability while reducing fuel consumption, maintenance and emissions.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (March 31, 2014) – Saint Gobain Seals Group acquired LS Kunststofftechnologie GmbH, a German manufacturer of high-performance polymer components for the automotive, medical and industrial markets.
Seal rings are found in different markets and applications where leakage is critical, including:
BJERRINGBRO, Denmark (March 31, 2014) – Mads Nipper becomes the new CEO and Group President of Grundfos. He comes from a position as executive vice president of LEGO. He will be joining the company August 1, 2014.
Group Chairman of Grundfos, Jens Moberg, emphasizes that Nipper was chosen because of his long and proven record of working in the global marketplace.
DEBARY, Fla. (March 31, 2014) – Gordon Van Dyke is the Turf and Landscape Sales Manager for QuantumFlo. He will help the company grow business within that particular market and improve the product line to meet the needs of turf and landscape irrigation in various regions throughout the United States.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 30, 2014) – Jack Tyler Engineering joined Process & Power, Incorporated. By bringing on Jack Tyler and his staff, Process & Power strengthened its steam, pump and rotating equipment division. All future purchase orders, invoicing, statements and checks should now be made out to Process & Power, Inc.
Process & Power provides, maintains and rents compressed air systems.
CLEVELAND (March 28, 2014) – Sam Thomas, Chairman, CEO and President of Chart Industries, Inc., gathered with company, state and local dignitaries, and more than 200 current and former employees, at the ribbon cutting ceremony to formally dedicate the expansion of Chart's brazed aluminum heat exchanger (BAHX) manufacturing plant in La Crosse, Wis.
SUGAR LAND, Texas (March 26, 2014) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa China Co., Ltd., has received orders from Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. (Yanchang Petro) to supply Yokogawa control systems for two oil plant construction projects in China. These plants will employ KBR’s Veba Combi-Cracking (VCC) process, a technology that converts petroleum residues into gasoline and diesel oil products.