SOEBORG, Denmark (Sept. 9, 2014) – TINE SA is Norway’s largest dairy product cooperative, consisting of around 15,000 farmers and more than 5,600 employees. The company’s increased production of whey-based powders from its cheese manufacturing facility created a need to extend its powder-handling capability at both plants and to take advantage of the latest, most efficient and environmentally sustainable technology.
WILMINGTON, Mass. (Sept. 9, 2014) – Koch Membrane Systems (KMS), a developer and manufacturer of innovative membranes and membrane filtration systems, announced that it has been selected to provide PURON membrane bioreactor (MBR) modules for the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant at a refinery in Russia. The system is designed for an average flow of 24,000 cubic meters per day (m3/d) (6.3M GPD), with peaks of up to 28,800 m³/d (7.6M GPD). Startup is scheduled for 2015.
The village of Kalkaska, Michigan, successfully installed a wastewater solution with limited IT support.
PORT ORANGE, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2014) – Thompson Pump announces the promotion of Patrick Champagne to the role of manager of customer service.
DALLAS (Sept. 8, 2014) – Flowserve Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Lynn L. Elsenhans as a member of the board. With the addition of Elsenhans, the Flowserve board increases to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. She will initially serve as a member of the board’s finance committee and organization and compensation committee.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Sept. 8, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), one of the nation’s largest pump manufacturing trade associations, has announced two significant personnel changes.
Gregg Romanyshyn, HI technical director, who has led the Institute’s extensive standards and guideline-writing organization since December 1999, has announced his retirement, effective April 30, 2015.
BALTIMORE (Sept. 8, 2014) – Danfoss, a manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air conditioning, heating, refrigeration and motion control systems, announced that John Galyen, president of Danfoss North America, will address energy productivity at Energy 2030 On the Road, Sept. 29 in New York City.
MADISON, Wisconsin (4 September 2014)—For the first time, the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) has certified a control system integrator company in Africa, demonstrating CSIA’s continued commitment to promoting the highest standards in business and management in the automation industry around the world.
BATAVIA, N.Y. (Sept. 4, 2014) – Graham Corporation announced that it has secured four new orders totaling approximately $7.5 million for oil refining and chemical industry projects.
Graham, which has significant market share in China for distillation column vacuum systems for oil refineries, will engineer and manufacture an ejector system for a new oil refinery currently under construction in China. The ejector system is scheduled for shipment in approximately
12 months.
