NEWNAN, Ga. (Dec. 16, 2013) – Yokogawa announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa, received an order from Petroleum, Chemicals & Mining Company Limited1 (PCMC) to supply the control system for the SWRO-4 Desalination Plant, which is being built in Jubail, Saudi Arabia by the Power & Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq).
CHICAGO (Dec. 13, 2013) – IFS announced that North American Network, LLC (NAN), a sales and distribution channel of project and service-based businesses, has selected IFS Applications enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for real-time project management. The contract is valued at $2 million USD.
HOUSTON (Dec. 12, 2013) – Hoover Container Solutions (Hoover), a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., has announced the grand opening of its new distribution and service center in Scott, La. The opening of this facility will provide an increased ease of operation for Hoover products and services to the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern United States.
FLORENCE, Ky., (Dec. 12, 2013) – Emerson Industrial Automation has appointed National Precision Bearing (NPB) an authorized distributor of McGill and Rollway aerospace and specialty bearings. The companies will focus on providing custom-made bearings to OEMs that supply pumps, gearboxes, rotors, generators and other components to the aerospace and defense industries, among others.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Dec. 11, 2013) - Xylem Inc., a global water technology company, was announced as the winner of the medium business category in the El Espectador Sustainable Awards sponsored by BBVA bank in Colombia. More than 1,800 companies entered the competition, which recognizes companies that implement policies of social responsibility, sustainability and high entrepreneurial standards as part of their daily operations.
SURREY, B.C. (Dec. 11, 2013) – Singer Valve now has NSF 372 certified valves ensuring low lead content. “We want to ensure our customers can be confident they are getting a product that does not contain materials that are considered to be potentially harmful,” said Mark Gimson, Business Development and Marketing Manager. Singer Valve has always used high quality stainless steel for wetted areas of valves.
ATLANTA (Dec. 11, 2013) – Siemens Industry announced the roll-out of its Managed Security Service in the U.S., a new offering aimed at providing continuous protection to production environments. The offering includes assessment of security posture, implementation of recommended security measures and transitions into ongoing defense against rapidly evolving cyber security threats in Industrial Control System environments. The new offering will first be introduced in the U.S.
ERLANGEN, Germany (Dec. 11, 2013) – The Lünen hard-coal-fired power plant owned by Trianel Kohlkraftwerk Lünen GmbH und Co. KG has been on line in continuous operation since December 2013. The plant was built as a turnkey unit under a consortium arrangement between Siemens and IHI Corporation. It has an installed electrical capacity of 750 megawatts. With 7,000 full-load operating hours predicted for 2014 the Lünen plant can provide electricity for around 1.5 million households.
HOUSTON (Dec. 9, 2013) – DXP Enterprises, Inc., and B27, LLC, principally controlled by Champlain Capital Partners, L.P., announced that they entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which DXP will acquire all of the equity securities and interests of B27, LLC, at a purchase price of approximately $285 million.