PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Feb. 18, 2014) – The Hydraulic Institute named Randy Bennett, Vice President of Technology & Operations, Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corporation, as its 2013 Member of the Year. The award was conferred to Mr. Bennett at the Hydraulic Institute’s 2014 annual meeting held recently in Phoenix, Ariz.

DAVISON, Mich. (Feb. 17, 2014) – Global Pump (Global), a Mersino Company, announced the appointment of Victor Krotikov as its European Union/Commonwealth of Independent States (EU/CIS) Business Development Manager.
Krotikov joins Global Pump with vast experience in business development and sales in Eastern European and former USSR countries.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Feb. 19, 2014) – The Board of Directors of Franklin Electric announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer R. Scott Trumbull will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective May 2, 2014 and that Gregg C. Sengstack has been appointed to succeed him in that role. Trumbull will remain non-executive chairman of Franklin Electric.

NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (March 3, 2014) – The ExOne Company ("ExOne" or "the Company"), a global provider of three-dimensional ("3D") printing machines and printed products to industrial customers, announced that Timothy R. Pierce has joined the Company effective March 3, 2014 as U.S. Chief Operating Officer.

MALDEN, Mass. (March 3, 2014) – Asahi/America, Inc., a thermoplastic fluid flow technology provider, is pleased to announce the addition of two new members to its sales team: Darryl McCormick and Mark Monroe. Both joined Asahi/America in December 2013 and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Asahi/America team.

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 on March 17. Decker succeeds Steven R. Loranger, who will remain a member of the Xylem Board.

ZURICH (Feb. 26, 2013) – ABB, a power and automation technology group, officially inaugurated its fifth factory in Brazil in the presence of the Minister of Development, Industry and International Business, Mauro Borges, and the Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin.

DENVER (March 3, 2014) – The American Water Works Association and the water community kicked off a celebration of Women’s History Month. Throughout the month of March, AWWA and its members will pay tribute to the many contributions women have made to the water industry, the nation and the world.

OLEAN, N.Y. (Feb. 26, 2014) – Napoleon Engineering Services announced the recent expansion of its bearing inspection services to include enhanced source qualification inspection (SQI) with bearing contact stress analysis.