Dr. Attila Bilgic has been appointed as a new member of the KROHNE Group Management. (Courtesy of KROHNE)

DUISBURG, Germany (Feb. 27, 2017)—Effective Jan. 1, 2017, the Advisory Board of the KROHNE Group has appointed Dr.-Ing. Attila Bilgic as managing director of Ludwig KROHNE GmbH & Co KG.

PITTSBURGH (Feb. 27, 2017)—Metso will develop the next generation of its flow control equipment faster and more economically under a new agreement with ANSYS that expands its access to engineering simulation software and services.

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France (Feb. 27, 2017)—Schneider Electric and ENGIE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore and deploy new digital solutions for operational efficiency of renewable assets (wind and solar PV), leveraging Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Historian and related application software powered by Schneider Electric’s Wonderware brand.

BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, England (Feb. 27, 2017)—Triark Pumps announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with motor manufacturer WEG UK Limited.

DALLAS (Feb. 24, 2017)—Flowserve Corporation announced that John E. (Jay) Roueche III, Flowserve’s vice president, investor relations and treasurer, will assume the role of interim chief financial officer, effective immediately.

Roueche’s appointment follows Karyn Ovelmen’s departure from the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer, according to a statement from the company.

AURORA, Illinois (Feb. 23, 2017)—Grundfos announced the launch of its “Who Runs the Water that Runs America” initiative, created to help water and wastewater utilities raise public awareness of the many challenges in the water sector, according to a statement from the company.

Grundfos said the initiative seeks to celebrate the professionals behind the scenes who keep the water flowing in America.

PITTSBURGH (Feb. 22, 2017)—Grundfos is expanding its use of ANSYS simulation software that will enable it to better harness the power of the Internet of Things to create complete digital twins, according to a statement from ANSYS.