ATLANTA (June 19, 2012) – Siemens Drive Technologies Division’s Norwood (Ohio) Motor Manufacturing Plant has been selected by the Mekorot National Water Company to produce vertical frame motors to support one of the largest water infrastructure projects in Israel since the 1960s.
Siemens global team of motor experts from Norwood and Siemens Israel collaborated to secure an order for 10, 2,600kW (3,487 hp each, Above NEMA) vertical motors, totaling approximately $2.7 million.
Umeå, Sweden (June 18, 2012) – Sorubin, a producer of “new generation” energy efficient aeration products for water treatment, has made strong inroads among global food processing companies. The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, and European seafood producer, Abba Seafood, have both recently ordered the energy-efficient Microluft aerator to treat wastewater at its production units.
HELSINKI, Finland (June 13, 2012) – Metso has signed several contracts for supplying automation technology for greenfield waste-to-energy plants in Italy, Estonia and the U.K. Modern automation solutions will play a major role in managing these new plants successfully. Plant operators will able to maximize incineration capacity, keep combustion and steam production stable, as well as maintain high process availability.
COPENHAGEN (June 13, 2012) – Danfoss and COWI signed a strategic agreement with the government of Anshan as a part of the deals signed by the Chinese and Danish government during Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to Denmark.
MANAMA, Bahrain (June 12, 2012) – The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. has chosen GE to design and supply a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system for its oil refinery wastewater treatment plant in Sitra, near Manama.
ZURICH, Switzerland (June 11, 2012) – ABB, a power and automation technology group, recently won an order from Rickmers Group in Germany to supply advisory systems for dynamic trim optimization and fleet management solutions for five multi-purpose vessels. Trim optimization means ballasting or loading the ship to achieve the floating position that consumes the least propulsion power.
FRANKSVILLE, Wisc. (May 4, 2012) – AW-LAKE Company announced a new partnership with POMTAVA, Europe’s premier pump manufacturer based in Switzerland. The family-owned company is known for their superior gear pumps machined with extremely tight tolerances. AW-Lake Company will be POMTAVA’s first Master Distributor serving North America.
NORTHFIELD, Ill. (June 15, 2012) – Revenues for pumps, valves, treatment equipment, chemicals and monitoring for municipal water and wastewater plants around the world will exceed $52 billion in 2012. This is the latest forecast in Air/Gas/Water/Fluid Treatment and Control: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.
Municipal Water and Wastewater Flow Control and Treatment Revenues Worldwide 2012
ROSEMONT, Ill. (June 14, 2012) – WILO USA announced that it has received an equity investment of $61.6 million from its parent company, WILO SE, in a combined effort to increase visibility and drive growth in the U.S. marketplace.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 12, 2012) – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently-released Clean Water Act (CWA) Integrated Planning Framework.
