BALTIMORE (Jan. 6, 2015) – Danfoss has appointed Joseph Rich as senior director of sales and marketing, North America.

In this role, Rich will focus on growing the company’s VLT Drives business in the North American market, providing leadership and directing strategy for both sales and marketing. He will continue to strengthen customer relationships and develop programs to build loyalty for Danfoss products and services.

DUBA, Saudi Arabia (6 January 2014)—Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has selected GE for a project that marks Saudi Arabia’s first integration of a solar field with a combined-cycle plant and the first introduction of condensate as a gas turbine fuel.

NORTH AURORA, Ill. (Jan. 5, 2015) – For the first time, engineering firms, end users, contractors and purchasers have a single point-of-contact to readily source all of their industrial and marine fire protection systems and equipment. Andrew M. Crawford, known as an expert in industrial pumping systems and equipment, is leading this initiative for Pentair.

ROCK HILL, S.C. (Jan. 5, 2015) – 3D Systems (3DS) has acquired U.K.-based 3-D printer maker botObjects and plans to launch the CubePro C, a new desktop full-color 3-D printer powered by botObjects' technology. The company did not disclose the terms of the transaction but expects it to be accretive to its 2015 results.

PITTSBURGH (Jan. 5, 2015) – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based L.B. Foster Company has announced an agreement to acquire Chemtec Energy Services, LLC of Willis, Texas, a major supplier of blending, injection and custody transfer metering skids for critical uses in the oil and gas industry.

The acquisition expands L.B. Foster's ability to provide engineered solutions for the midstream market where a substantial amount of pipeline infrastructure is still needed.