PARSIPPANY, NJ (Aug. 7, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) 2014 Fall Meeting will take place Oct. 8-10 at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri. Registration is now open to HI members, associate members, standards partners, and utilities & energy efficiency NGOs who are sponsors of Pump Systems Matter. Eligible prospective members are welcome to attend with advance approval.
BADEN, Switzerland (Aug. 6, 2014) – ABB announced that it has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with Prestige Cruise Holdings (PCH) to provide services, parts and support for all turbochargers installed on its fleet of eight cruise ships. The contract provides global access to maintenance services for the turbochargers to ensure their continued safe and reliable operation.
(Aug. 6, 2014)—Shell’s deep-water subsidiary in Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) started oil production from the first well at the Bonga North West deep-water development off the Nigerian coast on Aug. 5, another milestone for the country’s energy industry.
SURREY, British Columbia (Aug. 6, 2014) – Singer Valve announced the appointment of Patricio Egan as sales manager for Latin America. Jody Malo, international sales manager for Singer Valve, said, “We are very pleased to have Patricio join our team. With his local knowledge and special expertise in hydraulics engineering, he will be able to add valuable insight for the toughest of applications.”
His territory also includes Spain and Portugal.
To master the use of pumps and lubrication systems, proper training is essential.
ALGIERS, Algeria (Aug. 5, 2014)—GE’s Distributed Power business announced orders for eight trailer-mounted GE TM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine-generators and the first Jenbacher gas engine project in Algeria.
ABERDEEN, Miss. (Aug. 5, 2014) – GE’s Digital Energy business and the City of Aberdeen has announced plans to implement GE’s Solutions as a Service (SaaS) technology. SaaS is a cloud-based, fee-for-service grid management system that enables small- and mid-market utilities, like the City of Aberdeen, to build modern and interconnected grids.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 5, 2014) – Pumps & Systems, the leading magazine for pump users worldwide, is happy to announce “Variable Frequency Drives,” a webinar presented in partnership with the Submersible Wastewater Pump Association (SWPA), the educational leader and authoritative source for the submersible wastewater pump industry for more than three decades.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Aug. 4, 2014)—Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, appointed Ziad Mortaja as country president for its operations in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 4, 2014) – FCX Performance, Inc., announced that it has completed the acquisition of Corrosion Fluid Products, Corp. (CFP). Based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, CFP is a regional distributor of pumps, valves, FRP fiberglass and specialty lined pipe, hose and fittings to the process markets from eight branch distribution centers located across the Midwest.