Technical

The MacArtney Group signed a representative agreement with Okeanus to function as the official representative of MacArtney underwater technology products on the Brazilian market. Following similar deals signed with companies Cledirsa (Uruguay) and Alakaluf (Chile), the agreement with Okeanus marks the third South American company in MacArtney's global representative network in the last six months.

KSB Group, the international manufacturer of valves and pumps, has named Mr. Michael Blundell the president of both the Canadian and American subsidiaries. The group’s American operation is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

This year's 4C Environmental Conference brings together a record 1,000 representatives from environmental regulatory and regulated communities for 4 days of presentations, trainings, and showcases on the latest compliance topics and products at the newly constructed JW Marriott in downtown Austin on February 16-19th.

KBR Inc., a specialist in ammonia technology, has been awarded the license and engineering contracts to perform front end engineering and design for a potential expansion of Mosaic`s Ammonia Plant in St.

This year's 4C Environmental Conference brings together a record 1,000 representatives from environmental regulatory and regulated communities for 4 days of presentations, trainings, and showcases on the latest compliance topics and products at the newly constructed JW Marriott in downtown Austin on February 16-19th.

Watson Valve Services announced its membership in the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the valve and fittings industry.The MSS is a non-profit technical association that develops and improves industry, national and international codes and standards for valves, valve actuators, valve modification, pipe fittings, pipe hangers, pipe supports, flanges and associated seals.

Biofuels Power Corporation has signed a letter of intent with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions and Liberty GTL to construct a small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) demonstration facility in Houston, Texas. All parties have pinpointed a non-binding target date to finish commissioning of the GTL Pilot Plant on or before December 31, 2014.

CSA direct-acting pressure-balanced pressure-reducing valves are used in a wide range of applications going from water distribution systems, industry, irrigation, buildings, and more. Their main function is to reduce and maintain a downstream pressure to a preset and adjustable value regardless of upstream pressure variations.

The technology company, The Linde Group, has added a petrochemical plant business unit to its already existing engineering division offices in Houston. This new regional business unit broadens Linde Engineering’s capabilities in North America and will be responsible for serving petrochemical customers in a wide variety of projects such as consulting, technical support and expansion studies just to name a few.

Pentair has launched a new website under its Biffi brand, part of its Actuation & Controls solutions. Designed to provide a useful resource to plant engineers across a range of sectors, such as oil & gas, power, industrial processes, mining and water & wastewater industries, the website helps actuator selection through comprehensive product and services pages and a user-friendly interface.