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Net sales during the second quarter were $97.9 million compared to $96.3 million during the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 1.7 percent or $1.6 million. Excluding sales from the New Orleans Permanent Canal Closures & Pumps (“PCCP”) project of $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2016, net sales increased 4.4 percent or $4.1 million.

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE) reported second quarter 2017 GAAP fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.64, versus a GAAP fully diluted EPS in the second quarter 2016 of $0.50, an increase of 28 percent. Second quarter 2017 sales were $305.3 million, an increase of 21 percent compared to 2016 second quarter sales of $252.1 million.

Whilst continuing to invest for its future profitable growth, GF grew during the first half-year of 2017 by 7 Percent. All divisions substantially increased sales, most of all GF Piping Systems.

With the acquisitions Sulzer announced last year, the company has laid the foundation for profitable growth in 2017 and beyond.

GEA s order intake of EUR 1,241 million set a new high for the second quarter of a financial year.

Coal-fired plant operators will spend $1.5 billion for pumps each year for the next five years.

The market for cross flow membrane equipment and consumables will be changing and evolving faster in the next decade than in the past few decades.

ABB announced today that its Board intends to appoint KPMG as its external auditor effective for the financial year 2018.

The movement of air, water, gases and non-aqueous liquids is closely tied to the treatment of those liquids. Treatment includes heat transfer, separation, filtration and reaction.

Water treatment chemical (WTC) companies presently derive substantial profit from their process knowledge. This asset will be leveraged in the new world of IIoT to create double digit profit growth for those who seize the opportunity.