NEWNAN, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2013) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation, a subsidiary that oversees Yokogawa’s IA and control business in Japan, has received an order from JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation (JXE) to execute the front end engineering design (FEED) for a project to consolidate the control rooms and systems at its Mizushima-A oil refinery.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Sept. 9, 2013) – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. announced the relocation to its new World Headquarters and Engineering Center of Excellence. The new facility is located at 9255 Coverdale Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, near Fort Wayne International Airport.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (September 9, 2013) – Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Steven R. Loranger as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective immediately. Mr. Loranger was Chairman, President and CEO of ITT Corporation when it spun its water businesses off as Xylem in October 2011.
HOUSTON (Sept. 9, 2013) – Wood Group Mustang announced Mark Brett director of business development for its Process Plants & Industrial Business Unit for its Martinez, Calif., location. Brett will oversee the company's West Coast business development, expanding brand presence and strategic direction for the California and Pacific Northwest regions.
ATLANTA (Sept. 10, 2013)—In July 2013, ALL Crane Rental of Georgia, including branches in Atlanta, and its sister location in Phenix City, Ala., were presented with the 2012 Award of Excellence from the Georgia Department of Labor in recognition of Exceptional Workplace Safety. For the Atlanta branch, it was the eighth consecutive win, and for the new Phenix City, Alabama branch, the second in a row. ALL Crane Rental of Georgia, Inc. is a member of the ALL Family of Companies.
EARTH CITY, Mo. (Sept. 9, 2013) – Process Controls International d.b.a. Automation Service has been acquired by FTL Capital LLC on Aug. 16, 2013.
HOUSTON (Sept. 9, 2013) – Acteon has completed the acquisition of Probe Oil Tools Ltd, which is based in Great Yarmouth, UK. Established in 1973 and still being run by its managing director, Keith Ford, Probe Oil Tools is a specialist provider of high-specification pressure-control equipment, including wellheads, flanges, tension rings and surface risers that meet the highest standards for offshore manufacturing and procedural codes.
HELSINKI (Sept. 5, 2013) – Energie Wasser Bern has chosen Metso to supply a complete control system retrofit for its Felsenau/Engehalde hydro power plant located in Bern, Switzerland. New automation with 99.9 percent availability will significantly increase the plant's reliability and thus contribute to more efficient energy production.
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Aug. 26, 2013) – Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies announced the recipients of its 2012 Supplier Excellence Achievement Level (SEAL) Awards. The suppliers were selected based on exemplary performance in the areas of quality, delivery, cost management, technology and overall service to Freudenberg-NOK and its manufacturing sites.
The SEAL Awards, now in its fifth year, are divided into Gold, Silver and Bronze levels for chemical and metal suppliers.
Decatur, Ala. (Sept. 3, 2013) – Morin Repair Services expanded its services and capabilities by opening its new state-of-the-art facility using the latest in balancing, machining, fabrication, engineering, assembly, quality control, logistics, and unsurpassed support all under one roof for full in-house capabilities.