ZURICH (Jan. 21, 2014) – ABB, a power and automation technology group, has signed a cooperation agreement with NAPA, a software house supplying solutions for ship design and operation.
ABB and NAPA will cooperate to offer the NAPA Loading Computer and the electronic NAPA Logbook. The products will be offered under ABB’s Vessel Information and Control (VICO) portfolio, as part of a complete advisory solution devised to optimize ship efficiency.
FLORENCE, Italy (Jan. 21, 2014) – GE Oil & Gas announced it has received a contract to provide a turnkey turbomachinery solution to Petrofac Emirates for the Upper Zakum UZ750 field in Abu Dhabi, developed by ZADCO (Zakum Development Company).
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (Jan. 21, 2014) – ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has been awarded the Zayed Future Energy Prize 2014 in recognition of its efforts to drive innovation, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
LENEXA, Kan. (Jan. 20, 2014) — With a tremendous amount of collective sorrow, Smith & Loveless Inc. announced the passing of Senior Engineering Consultant Frank G. Weis P.E., one of the nation’s longest tenured professional engineers and one of the area’s most treasured citizens. Weis, whose distinguished professional career began at Smith & Loveless Inc. nearly 60 years ago and lasted through 2014, died Sunday at his home in Kansas City. He was 93.
HOUSTON (Jan. 20, 2014) – GE Oil & Gas and Cameron, a Houston-based provider of flow equipment, systems and services, announced that GE has agreed to acquire Cameron’s Reciprocating Compression division for $550 million.
LENEXA, Kan.(Jan. 20, 2014) – With a tremendous amount of collective sorrow, Smith & Loveless Inc. announced the passing of Senior Engineering Consultant Frank G. Weis P.E., one of the nation’s longest tenured professional engineers and one of the area’s most treasured citizens. Weis, whose distinguished professional career began at Smith & Loveless Inc. nearly 60 years ago and lasted through 2014, died Sunday at his home in Kansas City. He was 93.
OLEAN, N.Y. (Jan. 20, 2014) – Napoleon Engineering Services (NES Bearings) have announced the expansion of their bearing manufacturing capabilities to now include back-up bearings for use with active magnetic bearings (AMB), where they serve as secondary fail-safe systems.
MANSFIELD, Ohio (Jan. 17, 2014) - Gorman-Rupp has promoted Scott King to the position of Vice President and General Manager for the Mansfield Division of The Gorman-Rupp Company.
In this capacity, King reports to Group President, Mark Kreinbihl. The Gorman-Rupp Pumps Group consists of Gorman-Rupp Mansfield, Gorman-Rupp Canada, Gorman-Rupp Europe and Gorman-Rupp Africa.
HOUSTON (Jan. 17, 2014) – Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) announced the formation of two new divisions, the Motors & Adjustable Speed Drives Division and the Power Electronics Division, which includes Uninterruptible Power Systems, SCiB rapid recharge battery, and power conditioning businesses.
CINCINNATI (Jan. 17, 2014) – TP Mechanical, a mechanical construction company, recently earned ISO 9001:2008 certification for the company’s quality management systems for prefabrication. The company utilizes prefabrication to reduce construction costs, shorten construction schedules and decrease waste and scrap.
