NEWNAN, Ga. (Feb. 21, 2014) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2014 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in the wireless solutions category. The Enabling Technology Leadership Award is presented to companies around the world that are best-in-class in a specific category.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2014) – The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) announced the selection of Daniel L. Wade, P.E., G.E. as the new Director of the agency’s $4.6 billion Water System Improvement Program (WSIP).
COVENTRY, U.K. (Feb. 20, 2014) – Nasmyth Group announced that it acquired the trade and certain assets of Arden Precision Limited, (“Arden”) based in Solihull. In addition to precision machining including CNC turning, CNC Milling, 4 and 5 axis milling and 3-D machining, Arden, also provides CMM inspection facilities suited to a range of components destined for aerospace applications.
MANCHESTER, Conn. (Feb. 20, 2014) – Lydall, Inc. announced that it has acquired the industrial filtration businesses (Andrew Filtration) of Andrew Industries Limited, an Altham, UK-based corporation, for $83 million in cash. The transaction strengthens Lydall's capacity as a provider of filtration and engineered materials products and diversifies its end markets and geographic revenue base.
YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 19, 2014) – Xerium Technologies, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for its new press felt manufacturing facility in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China.
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (Feb. 4, 2014) – Nominations are open for the third annual Heart of Industry Awards and Pulse of Industry Honor Roll. These recognition programs were developed as part of Pump Appreciation Day – a worldwide celebration of pumps as the heart of industry that will take place Tuesday, April 8, sponsored by ITT Corporation’s Goulds Pumps, PRO Services and Bornemann brands.
LONDON (Feb. 18, 2014) – The manufacturing sector has traditionally implemented a range of wired networks to automate plant floor operations. However, emerging machine-to-machine (M2M) systems such as short-range wireless and long-range cellular networks are evolving into choice solutions for factories of the future.
BALTIMORE (Feb. 6, 2014) – Danfoss announced it is seeking entries for its fifth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition.