The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces 11 distinguished members as the 2017 WEF Fellows recipients. This prestigious designation recognizes members’ achievements, stature and contributions in the water profession.
HEIDENHEIM, Germany (Aug. 16, 2017) – Voith won a contract to modernize part of Ffestiniog Power Station, part of the 2 GW “First Hydro” pumped storage operation located in Snowdonia, North Wales. The order covers manufacture, installation and commissioning of two units, with an option for the refurbishment of two more units at a later date. The contract has a value of around 40 million Euros. The operator is ENGIE, an energy and service group in the UK.
Saint-Gobain Seals’ team members collaborated with Boston University students Megan Fantom, Sophia Perriseau, Shannon Sulmasy and Katherine Taube to improve the machining process for Meldin split piston rings. The project is one of Saint-Gobain Seals’ initiatives to retain and develop women within the organization in order to engage and support the next generation of female engineers.
Material hardness by itself is not always a virtue.
WAGO has added Andy Chesla to its sales force to cover Southern Minnesota and South Dakota. Chesla graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota. Following graduation, he worked for Power/mation where he held a technical sales role for four years and a sales associate position for six years. Bringing a combination of technical experience and thorough knowledge of his region, Chesla is an exciting addition to Wago’s sales force.
If you live in the developed world, safe water is usually just a faucet-turn away. And yet, global warming, drought conditions and population growth in coming decades could change that, ushering in an era of uncertain access to water.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (August 10, 2017) – Greg Duncan is celebrating one year at Blacoh Industries as Vice President of Innovation and Engineering. Duncan comes from 25 years at Wilden Pump and Engineering, LLC where he served in various leadership roles including Director of Innovation and Senior Director of Business Development.