SHAWNEE, Kan. (Jan. 30, 2013) – Bio-Microbics, Inc. and Held & Associates, Inc. hosted an event welcoming the visiting delegation of the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria. The purpose of the visit was for the Delegation to participate in AG CONNECT at the Kansas City Convention Center, Jan. 29 – 31, 2013.

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 30, 2013) – GE Grid Automation and Systems Control, a GE customer, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic relationship designed to provide utility and industrial customers in North America with a complete, modular packaged solution that can be “dropped in” to new or existing distribution electrical grid infrastructures.

STOCKHOLM (Jan. 29, 2013) – Xylem Inc. is expanding its dewatering pump rental offering across Europe to cater for a growing demand within the construction, municipal, mining and industrial sectors. Xylem will increase its bank of surface mounted and submersible pumps through an aggressive rental branch rollout scheduled over the coming years including refurbishment of existing premises, brand new locations and via selective acquisitions.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 29, 2013) – The Hydraulic Institute, leading the efforts of the pump industry in North America to address the U.S. DOE pump efficiency rule-making, announced to its members the availability of the long-anticipated DOE “Framework” document from the United States Department of Energy on a pump efficiency rule-making. Interested parties may request a copy from Patrick Maloney, on the HI staff.

TOKYO (Jan. 29, 2013) – Yokogawa Electric Corporation and McAfee announced the signing of a partnership agreement to offer holistic and value-added IT security solutions for the industrial automation world. Building on Yokogawa’s strong global track record in delivering control system solutions and McAfee’s cyber security expertise, the partnership addresses the imperative of digital threats to industrial control systems.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and LIMA, Peru (Jan. 29, 2013) – NSF International has acquired the INASSA Group of Lima, Peru, which is comprised of three segments: technical analysis, laboratory and sanitation. It is known as International Analytical Services S.A.C., (INASSA), Environmental Laboratories Peru S.A.C. (Envirolab) and Servicios Integrales de Saneamiento S.A.C. (Servisanea). The INASSA Group will now be known as NSF-INASSA, NSF-Envirolab and NSF-Servisanea.