RIVERSIDE, California (June 22, 2016)—Blacoh Industries announced the appointment of Rocky Jensen to production manager and lean facilitator. Jensen brings with him 30 years of experience, previously serving as manufacturing manager at Wilden Pump & Engineering/PSG’s Grand Terrace facility.
HELSINKI, Finland (June 23, 2016) — Wärtsilä, a global leader in complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets, announced that it has acquired the U.S.- and Canada-based company Weir American Hydro from the Weir Group plc. Ownership of the company will be transferred to Wärtsilä effective June 30, 2016.
MUNCIE, Ind. (June 21, 2016) -- America’s advanced manufacturing sector needs a better educated workforce in order to continue expansion, says a new study from Ball State University.
“Advanced Manufacturing in the United States” examines advanced manufacturing across the nation. The report was prepared by Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in cooperation with Conexus Indiana, the state's advanced manufacturing initiative.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 20, 2016) – Nishita Sinha from Chatham, New Jersey has won the 2016 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP)—the most prestigious youth competition for water-related research. Sinha and 53 other students, representing a total of 47 states and Puerto Rico, competed in the national finals this past weekend at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
LAWRENCE, Ma. (June 17, 2016) -- Asahi/America Inc. has announced the addition of Anthony Hernandez to its sales team.
Hernandez joined Asahi/America on June 6, 2016. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Asahi/America team.