SANTA ANA, Calif. (April 20, 2016) — JWC Environmental is pleased to announce that Troy Heimerl has been promoted to director of North American municipal sales.

This newly-created position will allow the company to make further investments in serving its customers, while supporting the needs of its partner network.

WAITAKI, New Zealand (April 20, 2016) — The Waitaki District Council in New Zealand recently celebrated the upgrade of the Oamaru Water Treatment Plant, which will use innovative water filtration technology from GE to increase plant capacity by 25 percent. The upgrade is part of a broader commitment by the council to provide high-quality drinking water to the growing local population.

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (April 7, 2016) -- Trihedral has announced that Alan Hudson has assumed the role of U.S. Sales Manager for VTScada software. He will be based in Trussville, Alabama.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (April 18, 2016) – IntelliFlux artificial intelligence (AI) based software developed by Water Planet, Inc. is being used in a pilot project in Wasco, California to evaluate the performance and economics of treating produced water for agricultural reuse.

(April 18, 2016) -- Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Corp. announced that John V. Ballun, executive vice president and chief operating officer will succeed Ted J. Makowan as president and CEO.

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (April 15, 2016) -- Yaskawa America Inc. (YAI) has announced the promotion of Mike Knapek, president and COO of the Drives & Motion Division, to the position of CEO.

Knapek takes over for Masahiro Ogawa, who has led Yaskawa’s Drives, Motion and Robotics business in the Americas for the past 5-1/2 years. Ogawa will return to Kurosaki, Japan, to take on the role of corporate vice president and general manager of Yaskawa’s global robotics business.