WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (Oct. 21, 2014) – Ensinger Inc. has named Victrex plc winner of its High-Performance Supplier/Partner of the Year award for 2013.
Headquartered in Germany, Ensinger GmbH obtains its supply of PEEK (polyetheretherketone) polymer from Victrex. VICTREX PEEK polymer is incorporated in its TECAPEEK series of stock shapes designed for use in challenging and extreme environments.
WAYNE, Pa. (Oct. 21, 2014) – The Fluid Sealing Association has appointed Michael Shorts as president, Phil Mahoney as vice president and Robert S. Coffee as member of its board of directors. Shorts is currently vice president and general manager for Triangle Fluid Controls Ltd. (TFC) located in Belleville, Ontario, Canada; Mahoney is serving as the design engineering manager for compression packing and mechanical seals for the A.W.
HOUSTON (Oct. 20, 2014) – Demonstrating how GE’s technology, project expertise and skilled workforce are helping petrochemicals producers upgrade their facilities worldwide, GE Oil & Gas has announced its Downstream Technology Solutions (DTS) business has received the International Project Management Association’s (IPMA) 2014 Project Excellence Gold Level Award for its role in upgrading Italian petrochemicals operator Versalis’ Priolo ethylene plant in Sicily.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 20, 2014) – SKF has announced the grand opening of the SKF Solution Factory in the Birmingham, Alabama, area. The venue is designed to equip customers with value-added solutions and industry knowledge. This new facility is the third to open in the U.S., joining a growing network of five others in North America.
The Mid-Atlantic Pump & Process Equipment Symposium X was held Sept. 18, in Aston, Pennsylvania. Nearly 300 individuals representing 110 organizations that are customers of Geiger Pump and Equipment attended the single-day symposium, which provided seminars and hands-on training.
The Pumps & Systems team was on-site to speak with readers and participate in various courses, including The Installation and Maintenance of Mechanical Seals and Centrifugal Pump Assembly and Repair.
ERLANGEN, Germany (Oct. 17, 2014) – After successful completion of several months of testing and trial runs, three Siemens gas turbines were recently handed over to Dow Stade at Dow's new cogeneration power plant. The cogeneration plant is part of the energy concept for the Dow chemical site located in Stade, Germany, along the Elbe River and contributes to secure power supply for the entire site. The installed capacity of the plant is 163 megawatts (MW).
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Oct. 17, 2014) – Xylem Inc. has won a contract to supply Flygt propeller pumps to two pumping stations in key areas of metropolitan Manila. Benefiting more than half a million people, Xylem’s Flygt technology will increase the flow capacity of the stations by 25 percent, helping to protect residential areas from severe monsoon flooding and improve environmental and sanitary conditions in the city.
