IRVING, Texas (March 6, 2014) – Flowserve Corporation received a contract to supply tailor-made water injection and liquid transfer pumps to Sabah Shell Petroleum Company’s Malikai oilfield project. This project is based 110 kilometers (68 miles) off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Flowserve will also provide pumps for seawater lift, firewater, drain caisson, flare knockout drum, circulation and sump services.
NEWS
Here you will find the latest news and information from the pumps industry. To keep up with the goings-on, don’t miss a thing by subscribing to our Pump Users Digest and Pump Industry Insider newsletters, as well as our all-product edition, Products for Pump Users.
LONDON (March 6, 2014) – The enhanced focus on optimizing energy consumption and minimizing pump lifecycle costs in the water and wastewater industry is boosting the adoption of smart pumps across Europe. Although smart pumps have a higher initial cost than standard pumps, they enable a reduction in the total cost of ownership by lowering maintenance and operation costs.
TORONTO (Feb. 28, 2014) – Armstrong Fluid Technology announced that Wayne Rose has been promoted to the position of Global Marketing Manager – Pumps. In his new role he assumes responsibility for the marketing of the Armstrong portfolio of pumps, Suction Guides and Flo-Trex valves on a worldwide basis, with particular emphasis on the company’s Design Envelop pump models.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Feb. 18, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute named Randy Bennett, Vice President of Technology & Operations, Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corporation, as its 2013 Member of the Year. The award was conferred to Mr. Bennett at the Hydraulic Institute’s 2014 annual meeting held recently in Phoenix, Ariz.
DAVISON, Mich. (Feb. 17, 2014) – Global Pump (Global), a Mersino Company, announced the appointment of Victor Krotikov as its European Union/Commonwealth of Independent States (EU/CIS) Business Development Manager.
Krotikov joins Global Pump with vast experience in business development and sales in Eastern European and former USSR countries.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Feb. 19, 2014) – The Board of Directors of Franklin Electric announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer R. Scott Trumbull will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2014 and that Gregg C. Sengstack has been appointed to succeed him in that role. Trumbull will remain non-executive chairman of Franklin Electric.
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (March 3, 2014) – The ExOne Company ("ExOne" or "the Company"), a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced that Timothy R. Pierce has joined the Company effective March 3, 2014 as U.S. Chief Operating Officer.
MALDEN, Mass. (March 3, 2014) – Asahi/America, Inc., a thermoplastic fluid flow technology provider, is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its sales team: Darryl McCormick and Mark Monroe. Both joined Asahi/America in December 2013 and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Asahi/America team.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (March 3, 2014) – Xylem Inc. announced that Patrick K. Decker has been named president and chief executive officer and will be appointed a member of the Board of Directors on March 17. Decker succeeds Steven R. Loranger, who will remain a member of the Xylem Board.
ZURICH (Feb. 26, 2013) – ABB, a power and automation technology group, officially inaugurated its fifth factory in Brazil in the presence of the Minister of Development, Industry and International Business, Mauro Borges, and the Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin.