RYE BROOK, N.Y. (March 3, 2014) – Xylem Inc. announced that Patrick K. Decker has been named president and chief executive officer and will be appointed a member of the Board of Directors March 17. Decker succeeds Steven R. Loranger, who will remain a member of the Xylem Board.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Feb. 27, 2014) – Registration for the 2014 Hydraulic Institute (HI) Technical Meeting is now open. This year’s meeting will take place June 25 - 27 at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Members of the Hydraulic Institute, Associate Members, Standards Partners, Utility/NGO’s and qualified prospective members are encouraged to register.
CHICAGO (Feb. 20, 201) – To honor the memory of Wendy B. McDonald, one of the power transmission/motion control industry's true pioneers, the PTDA Foundation has established the Wendy B. McDonald Award. The award acknowledges a woman who has established herself as a critical contributor to her company's success and has affected positive change within the power transmission/motion control industry.
EDEN PRAIRE, Minn. (Feb. 21, 2014) – Power management company Eaton announced the X20 Challenge, encouraging the company’s customers to submit success stories highlighting where Eaton’s X20 portfolio of piston pumps have positively impacted a customer platform or application. One story will be chosen each quarter and will be featured in the company’s X20 portfolio advertising and social outreach campaign.