NEW DELHI (Jan. 11, 2013) – Kirloskar Brothers Limited inaugurated its second Authorised Refurbishment Centre at New Delhi, India. The facility was officially inaugurated at the hands of Mr. Sanjay Kirloskar – Chairman & Managing Director, Kirloskar Brothers Limited.
NUREMBERG, Germany (Jan. 11, 2013) – The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Robins (Greenwood Village, Colo.) to supply the gearless drive system for the overland conveyor system in the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru. The owner of the mine is Xstrata Copper (Brisbane, Australia). Las Bambas will be the second Xstrata Copper mine in Peru to use gearless drives from Siemens on its overland conveyors.
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (Jan. 10, 2013) – ITT Goulds Pumps is now accepting nominations for the Heart of Industry Award and the Pulse of Industry Honor Roll. These recognition programs were developed as part of Pump Appreciation Day—a worldwide celebration of pumps as the heart of industry that will take place Tuesday, April 9.
HELSINKI (Jan. 10, 2013) – During recent months, Metso has received various orders for automated process valves from several customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The automated valves of Metso have been selected for several mid-size projects where customers are rebuilding their processes in order to improve and maximize process performance, efficiency and safety.
LOFA Industries, Inc., announced the addition of Richard Kennedy as vice president of Engineering. Mr.
DEPEW, N.Y. (Dec. 6, 2012) – PCB Piezotronics, a designer and manufacturer of force, torque, load, strain, pressure, acoustic and vibration sensors, announced the appointment of David Wald to the position of North American Sales Manager.
BALTIMORE (Dec. 13, 2012) – Effective Feb. 1, 2013, Danfoss has appointed the current divisional president of Danfoss Commercial Compressors, Leif Flojgaard, as new regional president of Danfoss Middle East & Africa. Leif Flojgaard’s career at Danfoss spans 32 years, during which he has held a number of global positions in China, Singapore and the Danube region, among others.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Dec. 13, 2012) – Xylem Inc., a global water technology company, announced the election of Robert F. Friel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of PerkinElmer, Inc., to its Board of Directors. His appointment to Xylem’s board is effective immediately.
HOUSTON (Dec. 17, 2012) – Total Lubrication Management, the lubrication systems equipment and services arm of Colfax Fluid Handling, announced the appointment of Terry Ross as Senior Vice President-General Manager and the opening of a new West Coast Operations Center in Long Beach, Calif.
SAN JACINTO, Calif. (Dec. 17, 2012) – See Water, Inc., a manufacturer of patented pump control systems and solutions that can differentiate between oil and water, announced that Michael Johnson has been promoted to company president.
“As president of See Water, I’m committed to constantly refining and improving this process and developing new and innovative technologies to meet our customers’ demands.”