HOUSTON - The annual Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium for 2020 has been canceled, Turbo Lab director Eric Petersen said in an email to exhibitors.

The event was scheduled for Sept. 15-17 in Houston, with short courses on Sept. 14, but like many other events, has been called off due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Petersen said a virtual version of the event, likely in early December, would be held in its place with details to follow.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has finalized a strategic acquisition of CPS Pumps to expand its product offerings focused in the large submersible and industrial pump business segments. Franklin Electric has acquired the product lines and assets of CPS Pumps, along with its current manufacturing process in Rossville, Tennessee.