AURORA, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2016) — Grundfos held its fifth annual Walk for Water charitable benefit in Kansas City, Missouri, and Aurora, Illinois, raising more than $35,000 for global water crisis relief.
Roughly 230 Grundfos employees and local participants joined the two events, designed to build awareness about the global water crisis and raise funds for safe, sustainable water solutions in developing countries.
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2016) — Dreisilker Electric Motors Inc. announced that veteran manufacturing executive Rick Proud has been named chief operating officer for the company.
Proud brings an extensive manufacturing experience base, having held high-level executive positions with both Abrasive-Form Inc. and GE Aviation. Most recently, Proud was president of Turbine Component Resources where he led all aspects of the organization.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2016) — Danfoss has named Mads-Peter Clausen as vice president, oil-free technology development.
In this new role, Clausen will be responsible for the coordination and development of the company’s oil-free technology portfolio, which currently includes award-winning Danfoss Turbocor magnetic bearing centrifugal compressors for high-efficiency water-cooled and air-cooled chillers.
NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 26, 2016) – In conjunction with WEFTEC 2016, the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition, The Water Council, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, launched a groundbreaking commercialization initiative that will match manufacturers, utilities and the agricultural industry with promising water and water-related technology research and innovations for advancement into the marketplace.
NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 26, 2016) — GE announced that the Yorkville-Bristol Sanitary District (YBSD) in the Fox River watershed in Illinois is the first customer for its new ZeeLung* membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) technology. YBSD will use ZeeLung MABR to upgrade the existing plant to increase its treatment capacity within the existing biological reactors. The upgrade also involves modifications to enable biological phosphorous removal.
NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 26, 2016) — As the world’s water infrastructure ages and significant amounts of water are lost to leakage and decaying pipes, utilities are being challenged to protect water resources and close the gap on lost profit. Understanding that data and predictive capabilities can be key to overcoming these challenges, GE announced the expansion of its digital water capabilities during WEFTEC 2016.
TULSA, Okla. (Sept. 23, 2016) – OCV Control Valves LLC, a manufacturer of hydraulically operated, diaphragm actuated control valves, announced that Shirley Nelson has been appointed director of sales. In Nelson’s new role, she will oversee customer enhancement initiatives, OCV’s global sales team and strategic partnerships.
