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GEA and SAP today announced a strategic partnership which will drive forward GEA’s digital transformation and fast-track the development of SAP’s product portfolio for leading engineering, technology and industrial companies.

Xylem Watermark, the corporate social responsibility program of global water technology company Xylem Inc. announced it is partnering with Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, to combat the spread of COVID-19.

EBARA CORPORATION collaborates with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for the first time in Brazil.

EBARA CORPORATION is pleased to announce that they have invested (total investment of 1.0 billion yen) in and signed a basic business alliance contract with Spiber Inc.

In an important step in the modernisation of the Norwegian shelf operations, Aker BP and Framo have entered a long-term maintenance contract for seawater lift pumps where compensation is directly linked to facility uptime, effective from 5 March.

GF Piping Systems, a division of GF, has signed a partnership agreement with Oxford Flow Limited., based in Oxford (UK).

Grundfos and Augury are taking a major step toward digitizing water and utility infrastructure worldwide by signing a long-term strategic partnership.

December 2019 saw Frankenthal pump and valve manufacturer KSB SE & Co. KGaA conclude a strategic agreement with the Norwegian company Cobuilder AS to link the KSB pump configurator to the BIM (Building Information Modelling) data portal.

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced that Xylem has chosen DHL Global Forwarding as their primary logistics provider for humanitarian relief activities delivered through its corporate social responsibility program, Xylem Watermark.

The Velan Group is a world leader in the design and production of cast and forged steel valves for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. One product manufactured by the company is cryogenic control valves, i.e. valves for use at extremely low temperatures, for systems that are researching superconductivity, particle accelerators, nuclear fusion equipment, rocket launch pads and liquefaction plants for helium and hydrogen.