MANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 29, 2016)—The Gorman-Rupp Company announced in a statement that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Patterson Pump Company, has completed a letter of intent for its acquisition of Morrison Pump Company, which is based in Hollywood, Florida. The terms of the planned asset purchase were not undisclosed.

SAN DIEGO, California (Aug. 29, 2016)—Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, announced that its Wedeco LBX 850e and LBX 1500e ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems have received acceptance from the California State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water.

POQUOSON, Va. (Aug. 29, 2016) – Effective August 1, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) appointed Teresa Sebring as president of the association.

As she transitions to retirement, Immediate Past President Cynthia Esher will continue to be involved with MCAA in an advisory capacity as executive consultant to the president.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (Aug. 26, 2016)—Tencarva Machinery Company LLC, based in Greensboro, N.C., has acquired Dixie Pump & Machine Works in Brookhaven, Miss., plus part of Predictive Maintenance Consultants in Brookhaven, from owners Reggie Allen and Collins Allen, Tencarva President Edwin W. Pearce III announced in a press release.

KEMPEN, Germany (Aug. 26, 2016)—Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH, a market leader in fluoropolymer-lined pump and valve solutions, announced a new partnership with LEWA-Nikkiso America Inc., a US-based supplier of pumps and systems solutions.

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia (Aug. 25, 2016) – EBARA CORPORATION established a new company, Ebara Pumps Saudi Arabia LLC (EPS), on August 4 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

CARY, N.C. (Aug. 25, 2016) – Landia has supplied a total of 22 pumps and mixers for an expanding wastewater treatment plant in central China.

The new Matougang sludge-handling facility at Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan Province, will see four Landia submersibles mix sludge before dewatering, while each of the plant’s 16 new digesters will utilize an MPTK-I Landia sludge circulation pump (with two further units ordered for standby).

SARASOTA, Florida (Aug. 24, 2016)—A newly published report by Zion Research states the global industrial valves market accounted for $65 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $88.4 billion by 2021, showing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 5.3 percent between 2016 and 2021.