WASHINGTON (May 21, 2013) – U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today presented The Gorman-Rupp Company with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.
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LONDON (May 15, 2013) – Verder International received the 2012 European Air-Operated Diaphragm Pumps Product Differentiation Excellence Award from Frost & Sullivan at the Guoman Cumberland Hotel, London.
ZURICH (May 10, 2013) – ABB Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan has decided to leave ABB for private reasons. A date for his departure has not yet been decided. Hogan will continue to lead ABB until a successor is announced. He is committed to a smooth transition.
STOCKHOLM (May 31, 2013) – Xylem Inc. designed and installed the first ICEAS Advanced Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) and ultraviolet (UV) municipal wastewater treatment solution in Vietnam to improve the water quality of the Sai Gon River. This ambitious project will enhance the local environment by treating domestic wastewater in the region, which has a population of 175,000 people.
HOUSTON (May 22, 2013) – National Oilwell Varco (NOV) completed the acquisition of Robbins & Myers on February 20, 2013. “Robbins & Myers has an excellent reputation in the industries it serves, and the merger of these two companies will provide us with an incredible opportunity to expand the products and services offered to our customers,” said Pete Miller, Chairman and CEO of National Oilwell Varco.
HOUSTON (May 22, 2013 ) – Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) has announced that a binding agreement is in place to acquire all assets and intellectual property from Elettra Technology Inc. (ETI), a manufacturer of custom electrical industrial motors based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
OLATHE, Kan. (April 11, 2013) – Hyflux and Grundfos enter strategic partnership for the development of STANDARDIZED UF membrane-based sub-systems for industrial use
WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (May 7, 2013) – At the end of April, Sulzer Metco celebrated the opening of its new 12,000 m² plant in Anting, the automotive hub in the north of Shanghai. This new facility supports Sulzer Metco to serve its continuously growing customer base in China more efficiently.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (May 10, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is seeking qualified individuals to participate in the review process of a new standard entitled Rotary Condition Monitoring.
Power plants around the world will pay more than $41 billion this year for new gas turbines and just under $81 billion to maintain the existing fleet of more than 23,000 turbines. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine Utility Tracking System published by the McIlvaine Company.