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Xylem has announced that its long-time partnership with Planet Water Foundation has provided more than one million people with access to safe, reliable drinking water and hygiene education.

Framo has invested to become joint partner with fish farming company Lingalaks in the company StadionLaks. The two companies aim to collaborate on the development of the Stadion Basin innovation project, a closed, floating production system for salmon, scheduled for completion in 2023.

Germany-based pump manufacturer Wilo and the global full-service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics sign a contract to manage the Dortmund-based company’s global movement of goods. For this purpose, Hellmann will operate a new central warehouse for production materials and finished goods near the Wilo headquarters from 2022 onwards, in order to ensure global distribution for Wilo and production supply for the new Dortmund Smart Factory from there.

The Endress+Hauser Open Integration partner program unites 13 manufacturers that want to ensure the streamlined interaction of their complementing products. Recently flow control specialist Rotork joined the partner network.

Amarinth has signed a strategic partnership with RentCo Africa Ltd under which the two companies will cooperate on strategic projects in the African territory to provide and finance centrifugal pumps and associated equipment on attractive financing terms.

Baker Hughes and PAO NOVATEK have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at reducing carbon emissions from natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production.

With the final signature the last formalities have been successfully completed. Starting from November, African Generator Company has been appointed as the exclusive BBA Pumps distributor for the entire African continent.

Rotamec has announced a new association with JPS Reliability Ltd, a supplier of specialist reliability services, to boost equipment uptime and plant reliability for its customers.

Razorleaf Corporation, a PLM consulting and systems integrator, announced a strategic service partnership with Ansys for the Minerva platform powered by Aras, a centralized simulation knowledge management application.

Venables Machine Works Ltd., a large manufacturing and machining firm based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, has been appointed as an authorised distributor and service provider for Thordon Bearings’ industrial bearings portfolio.