(Aug. 13, 2014)—Countries in the Middle East will spend nearly 2.2 billion U.S. dollars for pumps next year. This is the latest forecast in Pumps World Market, published by the McIlvaine Company.

The report breaks down the predicted spending by industry. Oil and gas, refinery services and water are the top three industries for pumps spending next year, according to the report.

BREA, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2014) – Moxa announced that it has become the newest member of the Fieldbus Foundation. Within the Foundation's Remote Operations Management subcommittee, Moxa will collaborate with key sponsors including Petrobras, Reliance, and Saudi Aramco on the specification of new technology and protocols for process automation.

MONTGOMERY, Pa. (Aug. 12, 2014) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett recently joined Panda Power Funds to break ground on an 829-megawatt natural-gas fueled power plant in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, that will power up to 1 million homes and contribute an estimated $5.85 billion to the local economy within the first 10 years of operation.

NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (Aug. 12, 2014) – The ExOne Company announced that it has appointed METOS vos as its independent sales representative in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia for its three dimensional (3-D) printing machines and the 3-D printing of parts.

HELSINKI (Aug. 11, 2014) – Metso has successfully delivered more than 70 globe valves for Phase II of the Longyu Coal project in Henan for the production of 400,000 tons of acetic acid/year and 200,000 tons of ethylene glycol/year. The valves have been installed, and their operation in extreme conditions has been successful.

NEWNAN, Ga. (Aug. 8, 2014) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will supply the control system for Unit 5 of the Kamojang geothermal power station in Indonesia. The order for this project was received through Tokyo Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd., a Yokogawa sales agent, and placed by Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., responsible for manufacturing and delivering the unit’s steam turbine and generator.

PARSIPPANY, NJ (Aug. 7, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) 2014 Fall Meeting will take place Oct. 8-10 at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri. Registration is now open to HI members, associate members, standards partners, and utilities & energy efficiency NGOs who are sponsors of Pump Systems Matter. Eligible prospective members are welcome to attend with advance approval.

BADEN, Switzerland (Aug. 6, 2014) – ABB announced that it has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH) to provide services, parts and support for all turbochargers installed on its fleet of eight cruise ships. The contract provides global access to maintenance services for the turbochargers to ensure their continued safe and reliable operation.