TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2016) — Danfoss opened the first test chamber of its new Engineering Tomorrow Application Development Center in Tallahassee, Florida. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to inaugurate the chamber, which can accommodate air-conditioning systems up to 12.5 tons.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Dec. 7, 2016)—IDEC Corporation’s MicroSmart FC6A PLC has received the Good Design Award from the Japan Institute for Design Promotion, a public interest foundation, according to a statement from IDEC.
Submissions for this award come from more than 4,000 entries submitted by more than 1,000 companies each year in a wide range of fields. These entries are screened by distinguished design experts selected from various industries.
TREVOSE, Pa. (Dec. 7, 2016)—To further the creation of digital solutions that address pressing issues in water distribution and management, GE’s Water & Process Technologies has entered into cooperation agreements with two leading water analytics and water technology providers, WaterSmart Software and Smart Earth Technologies (SET).
FALMOUTH, U.K. (Dec. 6, 2016)—Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has announced that it will provide direct sales and technical support to customers in Ireland starting Dec. 5, 2016.
The opening of an office in Cork, Ireland, will enable the company to deliver direct sales and technical support to new and existing customers in Ireland, according to a statement from the company.
LEONBERG, Germany (Dec. 6, 2016)—Lewa GmbH, a manufacturer of metering and process diaphragm pumps based in Leonberg, Germany, has signed a purchase contract with Seko Middle East FZE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seko S.p.A., to take effect on Dec. 1, 2016, according to a statement from Lewa.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2016)—SPX FLOW Inc., a global supplier of highly engineered pumps for nuclear power facilities, has been named an official supply chain partner to TerraPower which aims to produce the next generation of sustainable and economic nuclear energy technology.
TOKYO (Dec. 5, 2016)—EBARA CORPORATION has completed construction of a new manufacturing plant and its related service facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan, with operations commencing Nov. 15, 2016, according to a statement from the company.
The operating functions of the plant include production of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, as well as maintenance and support services related to dry vacuum pumps.