WASHINGTON (June 12, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new framework to help local governments meet their Clean Water Act obligations.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 16, 2012) – One in eight people—884 million worldwide—lacks access to safe water. Because of this, 1.8 million children die each year from diseases caused by unclean water and poor sanitation.

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (June 20, 2012) – Phoenix Contact celebrated the grand opening of its new Customer and Technology Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Top company officials from the U.S. and Germany welcomed customers, industry representatives and local and trade press for presentations and a dinner at the Customer and Technology Center, located at 500 Avis Drive, Ann Arbor, to mark the grand opening. Attendees also got an advance look at a few new products developed at the Ann Arbor location.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (June 21, 2012) – In response to rapid growth in Panama, Xylem has opened a new sales and service office to provide greater customer support to the developing Latin American market. For Xylem, a global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s water issues, this expansion in Latin America reflects the company’s commitment to expansion within emerging markets.

HOUSTON (June 29, 2012) – Dresser-Rand, a supplier of rotating equipment and aftermarket parts and services, has commenced construction of a new $25 million assembly facility which is expected to start operations in late 2012. At this new facility, Dresser-Rand will assemble mission-critical compressor modules for use in the production of oil and gas in the extensive pre-salt fields off the coast of Brazil.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (June 28, 2012) – Dwyer believes in expansion and technological advancement. As a result, entering into the mobile realm has never been a far stretch of the imagination for the company. As a source for practical and affordable instrumentation, Dwyer Instruments, Inc., announced the release of its Dwyer 2012 Catalog App.

(June 20, 2012) - NETZSCH Business Unit Pumps & Systems, a manufacturer of Progressing Cavity Pumps and Rotary Lobe Pumps, announced that the global sales milestone of Euros200 Million has been reached. While it was clear this milestone was being approached, it was uncertain exactly where this milestone would be achieved within the global network of production since manufacturing takes place in China, Germany, Brazil, India and North America.