BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (Dec. 13, 2016)—Spirax Sarco USA, a leader in products and services for steam system management, announced that Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, U.K., is in the Top 10 of the Management Today Magazine list of “Britain’s Most Admired Companies.”
PARSIPPANY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2016)—Members of the Hydraulic Institute (HI), Armstrong Fluid Technology, Grundfos, Taco Inc., WILO USA and Xylem Applied Water Systems participated on a 15-member Appliance Federal Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC) working group on circulator pumps.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Dec. 13, 2016) – Xylem has announced that its new wastewater pumping system with integrated intelligence, Flygt Concertor, has been awarded three international innovation awards at events in Denmark, Italy and Spain.
The retrofit saves the facility several thousand dollars per year.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., (Dec. 12, 2016)—Franklin Electric Co. Inc. announced recipients of the 2016 Franklin Electric Charitable and Educational Foundation Engineering Scholarship Program.
Franklin Electric supports local students in an effort to continue to shape the future of the water and fueling system industries, according to a statement from the company.
FLINT, Mich. (Dec. 12, 2016)—Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, has been selected by the City of Flint, Mich., to prepare a Water Distribution System Optimization Plan under a contract worth approximately $800,000, according to a statement from the company.
The plan is intended to guide improvements for the distributed water quality, sustainability and long-term operation of the city’s aging water system.
BJERRINGBRO, Denmark (Dec. 12, 2016)—A project in Chicago aims to show how wastewater treatment can be done in a more energy efficient way, according to a statement from Grundfos.
IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2016) — MMFX Steel Corporation of America announced the addition of two sales managers to its North American sales team. Jon Walter joins the company as regional sales manager in the Northeast region, and Charles E. Noonan joins the company as regional sales manager in the North Central region. Walter and Noonan will be responsible for driving sales and expanding the use of MMFX steel products throughout their assigned regions.
Many pumps fall prey to a myriad of problems that include corrosion and being crushed by heavier machinery.
TREVOSE, Pa. (Dec. 8, 2016)—Using GE’s Water & Process Technologies’ asset performance management solution, the Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada, optimized the timing of its system upgrade with new membranes to ensure continued drinking water safety and reliability for its residents, according to a statement from GE.