WASHINGTON (June 24, 2013) – Danfoss, a manufacturer of high efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for HVAC, industry and water, joined with the Alliance to Save Energy and the Water Environment Federation to host a “The Imperative for a Sustainable Infrastructure” – a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss water and energy efficiency.
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WORCHESTER, Mass. (June 24, 2013) – Torishima Pump Mfg. Co Ltd of Japan has acquired a 50 percent stake in Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO), the U.S. manufacturer of high- and low-pressure pumps and energy-recovery equipment for desalination.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (June 24, 2013) – SKF has recently won a number of long-term contracts to provide companies in Latin America with services ranging from machine lubrication to condition monitoring.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (June 24, 2013) – ITT Corporation announced a partnership with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA), an organization that partners with communities around the globe to develop sustainable solutions for basic infrastructure needs.
ITT’s initial $10,000 contribution will help fund ongoing EWB-USA initiatives and support a current infrastructure project underway in Usalama, Kenya.
RIO de JANEIRO (June 21, 2013) – The global manufacturer of centrifugal pumps has announced the opening of its new 7,500 m2 plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which includes 671 m2 of office space, a Test Lab (up to 6,000 HP), and a Service Center.
WINTERTHUR, Switzerland (June 20, 2013) – Sulzer Pumps has expanded its sales and service center and relocated to a new premise in Durban, South Africa. The new location is a larger facility that houses service, sales and project management to meet customer needs in the regions of Southern, Central and Eastern Africa. It works with the cooperation of the already established Sulzer Pumps service center network within the region.
HENRICO, Va. (June 19, 2013) – KSB is supporting flood relief efforts in the city of Halle, which is situated on the Saale River in southern Germany.
HOUSTON (June 18, 2013) – Schlumberger acquired Gushor Inc., a Canadian-based petroleum geochemistry and fluid analysis company that provides innovative production and exploration solutions in the heavy oil and oil sand (HOOS) industry.
A University of Calgary spin-off, formed in 2006, Gushor specializes in the integration of geology, fluid properties, petroleum geochemistry and reservoir engineering information.
NUREMBURG, Germany (June 17, 2013) – The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has received an order to upgrade cement plants from PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk. (Indocement), Indonesia. A major part of the project will be migrating the previous process control system of a competitor to the Simatic PCS 7-based process control system Cemat.
CHICAGO (June 15, 2013) – The oil and gas industry will spend just under $10 billion in 2014 for valves. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company in “Industrial Valves: World Markets.”
Oil and Gas Valve Revenues (millions of dollars)
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