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The ultra-low voltage (ULV) motor and drive market is undergoing rapid transformation, with major players making bold moves to secure their foothold in this high-growth market. Recent announcements from Siemens, Bosch Rexroth, and Lenze highlight the three biggest trends shaping the industry today: legacy motion control suppliers entering the market, the rise of modular solutions, and intensified competition driving innovation. These developments underscore the growing importance of ULV technologies in sectors such as mobile robotics, packaging, and intralogistics.

Uniwater continues to build its position in the growing European market for water infrastructure. As part of the group’s investment in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), Erik Meurling has been recruited as Head of Expansion.

Flender announces the appointment of Tommy Rahbek Nielsen as President of its Business Segment Wind, effective September 1, 2025. Tommy Rahbek Nielsen will succeed Aarnout Kant, who will continue to spearhead strategic global projects within the company and maintain his role as General Manager Americas, reporting directly to the Group CEO.

Niklas Ruf and Jana Spiller from Germany received the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2025 for their work on developing a scalable flood warning system for small streams. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winners with their award during a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall as part of World Water Week in Stockholm.

Armstrong Industrial, the newly launched industrial division of Armstrong Fluid Technology, will offer energy efficient fluid flow and pump solutions to help customers achieve their set sustainability goals while optimising uptime and performance.

International technology group ANDRITZ has received the gold medal from EcoVadis, placing it among the top 5% of over 150,000 companies assessed worldwide for sustainability performance. At the same time, ANDRITZ is setting new ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) targets for 2030, having already surpassed most of its 2025 targets ahead of schedule.

Water technology provider Ovarro has opened a new Asia Pacific headquarters and production facility in Selangor, Malaysia.

German drive manufacturer Flender has reached an agreement with the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä to acquire the service business for wind and industrial gearboxes from Wärtsilä Brasil Ltda. Flender has incorporated Flender Brasil Ltda. as a subsidiary intended to receive the assets upon closing, subject to CADE’s approval.

The Networking Cube at the Wilopark in Dortmund, the market partner meeting centre of the multinational technology company Wilo, has been honoured with two prestigious awards. This striking building at the Wilo Group’s headquarters has received the German Brand Award in the “Excellent Architecture” category and the DGNB Gold Certification for its sustainable design.

Thordon Bearings Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Progreen as its exclusive distributor for Azerbaijan. The formal arrangement strengthens Thordon’s strategic presence across the Caspian region and marks another important step in delivering its high performance bearing and seal solutions to key sectors including marine, hydro power, and industrial markets.