Hydraulic Institute Releases ANSI/HI Pump Standards
ANSI/HI pump standards, Version 2.1, are available on CD from the Hydraulic Institute. One new standard is for reciprocating positive displacement pumps, typically used for the injection of chemical additives, proportional blending of multiple components or metered transfer of a single liquid. For more information, call 973/267-9700 or visit http://estore.pumps.org.
Parkson Opens Florida Water Campus
Parkson has completed work on its Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Water Campus. The complex includes the company’s new headquarters building and water research facility.
Matrix International Launches New Web Site
Matrix International, an Altra Industrial Motion company, has launched a new Web site, www.matrix-international.com, which provides product information on its brakes for off-highway vehicles, clutch and torque limiters and pneumatic clutches.
Philadelphia Mixing Introduces Lease, Rental Programs
Philadelphia Mixing Solutions is offering lease and rental programs for wastewater process equipment, including chemical processing, wastewater biological treatment, industrial wastewater treatment, tank storage and more. Agreements are individually tailored with up to half the total lease or rental cost applied to the equipment purchase.
Wallingford Software Acquires InfoStream
Wallingford Software, a leader in hydraulic and hydrologic water modeling and asset management software, has acquired information software developer and systems integrator InfoStream and its mobile technology.
Wilo Consolidates Companies
Pump manufacturer Wilo has consolidated its two U.S. companies, Wilo USA LLC and Wilo EMU USA LLC, into a single organization that will do business as Wilo USA LLC. Mike Easterly will serve as CEO and president of the new company. All production and assembly for the U.S. market will be located at the company’s Thomasville, Ga., facility, headed by Terry Rouse. Sales will be based out of the Melrose Park, Ill., office.
D&B Adds Staff; Executive Honored
Harvey Moutal, P.E., has joined the wastewater collection and treatment division of Dvirka and Bartilucci Con-sulting Engineers as vice president. He has 37 years of water and wastewater experience and is based out of the company’s White Plains, N.Y., office. Robert Raab has joined the company as senior project manager. He has 35 years of environmental and civil engineering experience and is based out of the company’s Woodbury, N.Y., office.
Executive vice president Steven A. Fangmann, P.E., was inducted into the New York Water Environment Association’s Hall of Fame. He also received the Board of Directors Service Award for 2008.
Smith Flow Control Adds Wastewater Representatives
Smith Flow Control Inc. has added AMD Solutions, BL Anderson, Instrument and Supply Inc., TEMSCO Inc., and Waterworks Systems and Equipment Inc. to its list of representatives. AMD will cover North and South Carolina; BL will service Indiana; and Instrument and Supply will cover Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky and Colorado. TEMSCO’s territory includes Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle, while Waterworks Systems will cover Michigan and northern Ohio.
Gardner Denver Marks 150th Anniversary
Gardner Denver Inc., Quincy, Ill., marks 150 years of manufacturing this year. The fluid transfer technologies company was founded by Robert Gardner, who manufactured the first effective speed control for steam engines in 1859.
Smith & Loveless Redesigns Web Site
Smith & Loveless Inc. has redesigned its company Web site, www.smithandloveless.com. The new site offers product and company information, product development news, product videos and upcoming events.
