NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (June 19, 2014) – The ExOne Company announced the planned opening of a new combined Production Service Center (PSC) and Machine Sales Center in the Lombardy region of Italy on or about Aug. 1. Said Omar, most recently ExOne’s European sales director, will be ExOne Italy’s managing director.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (June 19, 2014) – Des-Case Corporation announced its recent purchase of the visual oil analysis product line of Houston, Texas-based ESCO, an oil sight glass and level monitor manufacturer, Copaltite distributor, and Dow Corning product distributor. Products acquired include ESCO's popular 3-D BullsEye Viewport, as well as its oil sight glasses, indicators, and oil level monitors.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 18, 2014) – Pumps & Systems, the leading magazine for pump users worldwide, is proud to announce the “Water Pump System Upgrades” webinar, a presentation made in partnership with Baldor Electric Company, a member of the ABB Group.
The live webinar will take place July 24, 2014, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Registration is free at www.pump-zone.com/webinar/water-pump-system-upgrades.
HELSINKI (June 18, 2014) – Wärtsilä has received an order to supply a turnkey power plant for Saudi Arabia. The order was placed by Umm Al-Qura Cement Company in May 2014. The 47-megawatt (MW) captive power plant will be located in the mountain desert close to Taif city. The equipment will be fast-track delivered by February 2015, and the project will enter commercial operation by October 2015.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (June 18, 2014) – Xylem has won a significant contract to supply its Flygt brand submersible pumps and monitoring and control technology, as part of a project to upgrade Europe's largest, and the world’s second largest, wastewater treatment plant located near Paris, France.
ROCK HILL, South Carolina (June 17, 2014) – 3D Systems announced that Chuck Hull received the 2014 European Inventor Award in the non-European countries category in recognition of his invention of the three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology, Stereolithography (SLA). Presented annually by the European Patent Office (EPO), the award honors inventors who have made significant contributions to technological progress and the advancement of society.
HOUSTON (June 17, 2014) – Pure terephthalic acid (PTA) is a pre-product of polyester that is used in great amounts to manufacture textiles and PET bottles. The increasing need for PTA has demanded even greater capacities. For a major project, EagleBurgmann delivered what is currently the largest agitator seal, with a 19-inch shaft size (480mm), for use in a new PTA plant in China.
