COLUMBUS, Ohio (Jan. 14, 2016) – Ohio Transmission Corporation has announced the acquisition of PumpTek, LLC. The team at PumpTek, LLC specializes in pumps with seal-less technology. The company will operate as a division of OTP Industrial Solutions, which provides solutions for industrial motion control, fluid power, power transmission and pumping systems.
One food processing plant saved energy and simplified maintenance by replacing a surface system.
Federal Reserve action and emerging market weakness will also impact equipment manufacturers.
(Jan. 12, 2016) – Stora Enso Timber Ab and KPA Unicon Oy have signed a contract for a biomass-fired hot water boiler plant delivery to Stora Enso sawmill Ala in Ljusne, Sweden. The new Unicon Biograte 15 MWth boiler plant will use bark and wood residues from the Ala sawmill as fuel, and it will produce hot water to the sawmill´s drying kilns. The new biomass boiler plant is scheduled to be in operation by November 2016.
(Jan. 12, 2016) – The WateReuse Association joined seven other water sector groups in urging the Bureau of Reclamation to use a portion of newly received drought response funds to invest in water reuse activities.
LACEY, Wash. (Jan. 11, 2016) – Engineered Software, Inc. has announced their new corporate identity.
The new brand was designed as an evolution of the widely recognized ESI “purple grape” that made up ESI’s original identity into a more modern feel. This change dictates a commitment to forward progress, while celebrating the culture of innovation built over ESI’s 34-year history.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (Jan. 11, 2016) – ContiTech has announced a $7.2 million expansion of its industrial hose plant in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, responding to the increasing demand for industrial hoses in the NAFTA region.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Jan. 11, 2016) – Xylem, a global water technology company, has been awarded a $1.3 million contract to provide advanced treatment technology to the Saigon Water Corporation’s Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant 2 in Vietnam’s capital, Ho Chi Minh City. Under the contract, Xylem will design, install and commission an expansion of the existing treatment plant, to include the first ozone treatment application in Vietnam.