Press Releases

LIMA, Peru (November 3, 2010) – PIC Group, Inc. and its subsidiary, PIC del Peru S.A.C., have been chosen to provide operations and site performed maintenance services for nine hydro power plants in Peru.  Owned by Volcan Compania Minera S.A.A., a Peruvian mining company and the fourth largest producer of zinc and silver in the […]

TWINSBURG, OH – Pepperl+Fuchs introduces the 5000Q Purge and Pressurization System – the latest addition to the company’s extensive family of purge and pressurization products.  With a robust display screen and intuitive menus, the field-configurable 5000Q system facilitates simple installation and safe, seamless operation of general purpose equipment, mounted in certified enclosures, within Zone 2, […]

Akron, Ohio – FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station Unit 1, located in Shippingport, Pa., returned to service today following an October 2 shutdown for refueling and maintenance. The 911-megawatt plant is currently operating at 24 percent power and is expected to […]

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MPSA) announced this week that development of the new manufacturing facility in Pooler, Georgia has reached its first major milestone. Construction of the Gas Turbine Component Manufacturing center has been completed and initial operations have commenced. With the transition of employees and equipment already underway, the company anticipates reaching full […]

FilterSense – Beverly, MA USA The company’s B-PAC series of Baghouse Performance Analyzers & Controllers feature a combination of features to help dust collector operators reducing operating costs, improving the process and meet EPA or OSHA compliance simultaneously. The controllers tightly integrate control, sensing and signal analysis to provide time and money saving diagnostics including: […]

FilterSense – Beverly, MA USA  FilterWare™ for baghouses and other types of fabric filter dust collection systems such as pulse jet cartridge collectors enables improved process control, maintenance planning and automated EPA reporting turn-key compliant to 40 CFR 63 while simultaneously providing plants with other return on investment capabilities such as reduced operating costs and […]

Chicago, Illinois/Jonesboro, Arkansas, October 29, 2010.  Nordex USA celebrated the official opening of its flagship wind turbine manufacturing plant in the US today. Representing a $40 million investment, the 150,000 square foot plant is one of the most modern production facilities in the wind industry, optimized for lean flow and reduced lead times for customers. […]

SAN ANTONIO, Texas —  October 27, 2010 — CCC Group, Inc., an industrial contractor and specialty engineering provider with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, announces successful design and replacement of a 6,000 tph PRB coal transfer chute with new passive dust control technology, the Smart Chute® Transfer System with Air Restrictors (Patent Pending). Due to […]

Westbury, New York (October 21, 2010) – Electro Industries/GaugeTech announced that a new version of its Energy Management Software Suite, Communicator EXT 3.0, is now compatible with Microsoft’s Vista® and Windows® 7 platforms. Communicator EXT 3.0 has long set the standard for energy management software. This application solution is designed to monitor, control and analyze […]

Paris, October 14, 2010 Alstom Grid has signed a €12 million contract with Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the supply and delivery of an Energy Management System (EMS) replacing the existing National Control Centre in Giza and its back up in Abassia. The project also aims to replace and expand EETC’s telecommunications network, connecting […]