ABU DHABI (June 10, 2013) – Siemens Energy will supply a wet air oxidation ethylene spent caustic treatment system as part of an ethylene plant expansion. Customer is Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO), one of the companies in the Middle East that produces and supplies ethylene. The Zimpro wet air oxidation (WAO) system from Siemens will be part of QAPCO’s facility in Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar.
ZURICH (June 7, 2013) – ABB announced its intention to acquire Dynamotive Ltd to expand its service offering in low and medium voltage drives and motors. Coalville, UK–based Dynamotive designs, commissions and upgrades systems of drives, controls and motors for industrial and marine applications and automotive test rigs. Dynamotive has about 40 employees and is privately owned. Its owners will continue to work for ABB.
SHANGHAI, China (June 5, 2013) – ClydeUnion Pumps, an SPX Brand, received an order for four submersible motor driven seawater lift pumps for a North Sea floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The contract was awarded to ClydeUnion Pumps by China’s COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd in May 2013.
HATFIELD, Pa. (May 29, 2013) – Brooks Instrument, a provider of advanced flow, pressure, vacuum, level and vapor delivery solutions, has opened a new sales office in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, to support its expanding customer base in the Middle East.
ABU DHABI and ANN ARBOR, Mich. (May 29, 2013) – NSF Middle East to provide local testing, auditing and certification services for the water, food and beverage industries and quality (QMS) and environmental (EMS) management systems certifications.
BEAUMONT, Texas (May 23, 2013) – National Pump & Compressor continues its expansion in the Midwest and East Coast with the grand openings of branches in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. NPC has expanded in key territories of the pump business and these new locations promise to be the continuation of this corporate initiative.
BOULDER, Colo. (May 17, 2013) – FreeWave Technologies, manufacturer of spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, announced the grand opening of its new corporate headquarters at 5395 Pearl Parkway (Suite 100) in Boulder. The new space accommodates a much larger manufacturing facility to support new and expanding business, a state-of-the art product testing center, and increased space for the continued growth of its employee base.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (May 16, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has announced that registration is now open for the 2013 Market Outlook Workshop. The annual event will take place in San Diego on August 8 – 9 and will provide attendees with current and specific market insights on both the valve and pump industries. Prior to the event, on August 7, HI will host the HI Market Intelligence Committee meeting and dinner for pump industry analysts associated with HI member companies.
Rock Island, Ill. (April 26, 2013) – Inpro/Seal, the inventor of the original Bearing Isolator and world leader in Bearing Isolator technology, announces that the Inpro/Seal Bearing Isolator has received IP66 rating through third party testing performed at Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
MANSFIELD, Ohio (May 31, 2013) – The Gorman-Rupp Company announced the promotion of Jamie Schoenian to the position of Rental Sales Manager. In this capacity, Jamie will be responsible for sales, service, aftermarket, technical support and product forecasting between Gorman-Rupp and National Rental Accounts.