ABU DHABI, UAE (Jan. 15, 2013) – Xylem Inc. will expand its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Saudi Arabia in the coming months, as well as up to three additional offices in other key regional markets later this year. The company already has a presence in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.
PARIS (Jan. 14, 2013)—GE’s Power Conversion business announced that it has won a contact of more than $10 million to supply eight pump drive trains, as well as process automation for the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world. It will be located just outside of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and will provide water for local agricultural needs.
WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2013) –The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have jointly released a pioneering document that defines the evolving environmental, economic, and social roles that clean water utilities are playing in their communities.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Jan. 11, 2012) — Xylem Inc. has reduced the energy consumption of a wastewater pumping station in Sweden by 50 percent using its award-winning Flygt Experior solution. At a second station also in Sweden, Xylem’s Flygt SmartRun control system – one component of the Flygt Experior solution – has cut the energy use of the station by 30 percent.
NEW DELHI (Jan. 11, 2013) – Kirloskar Brothers Limited inaugurated its second Authorised Refurbishment Centre at New Delhi, India. The facility was officially inaugurated at the hands of Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar – Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Limited.
NUREMBERG, Germany (Jan. 11, 2013) – The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Robins (Greenwood Village, Colo.) to supply the gearless drive system for the overland conveyor system in the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru. The owner of the mine is Xstrata Copper (Brisbane, Australia). Las Bambas will be the second Xstrata Copper mine in Peru to use gearless drives from Siemens on its overland conveyors.
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (Jan. 10, 2013) – ITT Goulds Pumps is now accepting nominations for the Heart of Industry Award and the 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 9.
HELSINKI (Jan. 10, 2013) – During recent months, Metso has received various orders for automated process valves from several customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The automated valves of Metso have been selected for several mid-size projects where customers are rebuilding their processes in order to improve and maximize process performance, efficiency and safety.
LOFA Industries, Inc., announced the addition of Richard Kennedy as vice president of Engineering. Mr.
DEPEW, N.Y. (Dec. 6, 2012) – PCB Piezotronics, a designer and manufacturer of force, torque, load, strain, pressure, acoustic and vibration sensors, announced the appointment of David Wald to the position of North American Sales Manager.