FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced today it has acquired Industrias Rotor Pump S.A. headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Industrias Rotor Pump imports, manufactures, assembles, and distributes a large variety of water pumping equipment for sale to distributors and other resellers in the Argentine market place. In their fiscal year 2017, Industrias Rotor Pump had annual sales of approximately $21 million.

POQUOSON, Va. – The Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) announced the retirement of Cynthia Esher on June 30, 2018, after 40 years of service to the Association.
MCAA Chairman, Bharat Naik, President and General Manager, Reotemp Instruments, officially announced Esher’s retirement in a ceremony during the Association’s annual Industry Forum on April 24 at The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center, The Woodlands, Texas.

VALENCIA, SPAIN – Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of DowDuPont Safety & Construction division, won the 2018 International Desalination Association (IDA) Award for Industry Technology and Innovation Leader in Water Reuse and Conservation. The award recognizes Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD), an innovative wastewater management approach that helps industry move beyond a linear “take, make and dispose” model to a world in which raw materials are continuously recycled and reused.

BEASAIN, Spain - Facing the worst drought on record in the Colorado River Basin, as lake levels continue to fall, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is building a low lake level pumping station to ensure Las Vegas and Southern Nevada maintains access to its primary water supplies in Lake Mead.