Buckley joins UV Pure Technologies
Steve Buckley joined UV Pure Technologies and will be responsible for a sales territory and business development in the U.S. Engineered Solutions market. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, master's degree in environmental engineering and achieved the highest level of wastewater certification in Massachusetts and California.
Xylem produces technical handbooks
Xylem produced two technical handbooks on sludge pumping and wastewater treatment mixing. The Flygt Handbook of Sludge Pumping includes details on the advantages of different pump types for transporting sludge, how to estimate the required pump head pressure in a sludge transportation system, as well as case studies. The Flygt Handbook of Mixing combines theoretical background, application guidelines and recommendations for submersible, jet and top-entry mixers.
Natural Systems acquires assets of Connexus Waterways
Natural Systems Utilities, formerly EcoCheck, acquired the assets of Connexus Waterways, a division of Connexus Energy. The transition includes the transfer of 11 Minnesota wastewater treatment systems. NSU is a private utility that designs, builds, owns, finances and operates decentralized municipal and industrial wastewater treatment systems throughout Minnesota.
IST names VP of sales and marketing
Industrial Safety Technologies named Kevin McKeique vice president of sales and marketing. He will oversee sales and marketing efforts for IST
companies Detcon and Gas Measurement Instruments. McKeique has 20 years experience in developing, marketing and selling gas detection products, sensors and control systems.
NETZSCH Pumps hires
regional sales manager
NETZSCH Pumps North America named Jeff Helm regional sales manager for the western region. He is responsible for supporting industrial and municipal distributors in California, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Based in Bremer, Wash., he has 30 years experience in the pump industry.
Headworks BIO signs option agreement with Texas A&M
Headworks BIO signed an option agreement with the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). The agreement provides Headworks with the right to negotiate an exclusive license for TAMUS's electron beam (E-Beam) technology for use in municipal wastewater treatment options.
Dixon opens specialty products manufacturing facility
Dixon opened a dedicated manufacturing facility in Chestertown, Md., for its renamed and expanded specialty products division. The 44,000-square-foot facility will be the home for Dixon Specialty Products, previously known as Dixon Specialty Hose. The division engineers, develops and manufactures ball joint armor and other armored hose products, PTFE hose and fitting components and King Safety cables. Taylor Goodall is divisional manager for DSP.
Purafil marks 25 years of CCCs analysis
Purafil marks 25 years of its Corrosion Classification Coupons analysis. Originally intended for monitoring control rooms in industrial settings, more than 75 percent of CCCs analyzed come from industrialized settings, including oil and gas refineries, as well as municipal facilities. Reports detail the types of contaminants in the environment and the severity of corrosion in the room as defined by the Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) Standard 71.04-1985.
Calgon Carbon chairman, president, CEO retires
John S. Stanik, Calgon Carbon chairman, president and chief executive officer will retire after 21 years. The board of directors expects to fill the position by the third quarter of 2012. Stanik will remain with the company until a replacement is hired.
Moyno launches interactive website
Moyno launched an interactive website at www.moyno.com. The site features a pump selector tool, product information, technology innovations and case studies.
InduSoft offers online training series
InduSoft is offering an online training series for its InduSoft Web Studio 7.1 HMI/SCADA software. The first module provides users instruction on installation, tags, drivers and screen groups. The second module covers instruction for active objects, animations, trends and alarms. The videos can be streamed or downloaded with iPads and Android tablets that have Flash or MP4 support from www.indusoft.com.
Lechler publishes spray product catalog
The Lechler Catalog 500 features spray products and accessories as well as information on spray system design, material options, conversion tables, product differentiation and a new section on lances and nozzle headers. The catalog can be downloaded at www.lechlerusa.com.
ABB offers product brochure
The Flow Measurement Solutions publication from ABB Measurement Products can be downloaded at http://goo.gl/A3kqC. The brochure features a range of flow measurement products and discussion on a common HMI (human-machine interface) platform that enables users to configure, integrate and maintain ABB flow products.
