Vertical Turbine Pumps: Advanced Engineering Solutions Ensure Reliable Performance
By Alan Hummer, Northeast Regional Manager and Lucas Jones, Director of Engineering, National Pump Company Vertical turbine pumps (VTPs) are an essential element of modern fluid systems, offering strong, reliable, and efficient pumping across many applications. They’re used everywhere, from the irrigation of farms and golf courses to supporting gold mines, municipal water supplies, cooling towers, mine dewatering, desalination plants, as well as a wide array of applications within the petroleum...
Aalberts integrated piping systems highlights press solutions for heat pump applications
“Apollo”® PowerPress® and “Apollo”® SmartPress® advance sustainable building performance Aalberts integrated piping systems (IPS), a global leader in advanced integrated piping systems for the distribution and control of liquids and gases, highlights its specialized press system solutions designed for heat pump applications. Through its “Apollo”® PowerPress® and “Apollo”® SmartPress® product lines, Aalberts IPS enables contractors and engineers to build high-performance systems that align with t...
Clearwater Analytics Debuts Transparent Risk Platform for Power and Gas Markets at E-world 2026
Beacon by CWAN gives power and gas trading teams real-time control to validate and customize every risk calculation with transparent methodologies and open source code. CWAN Power and Gas breaks industry reliance on black-box systems as energy transition drives trading opportunity ESSEN, Germany - At E-world Energy & Water 2026, Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) will debut CWAN Power and Gas, new risk management capabilities within Beacon by CWAN designed to end the industry’s reliance on black-...
Schneider Electric Unveils the Industry’s First Open, Software‑Defined Distributed Control System (DCS) to Power Flexible, Future‑Ready Industrial Automation
EcoStruxure™ Foxboro Software Defined Automation (SDA) delivers openness, embedded cybersecurity, and real-time intelligence, modernizing operations without compromise Orlando (United States), February 9, 2025 — Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today announced EcoStruxure™ Foxboro Software Defined Automation (SDA), the industry’s first open, software‑defined Distributed Control System (DCS). This breakthrough combines the trusted reliability of Foxboro with the agility of o...
Franklin Electric Launches VersaBoost™ Pro Series
New system delivers consistent water pressure—fast installs, zero guesswork. Fort Wayne, IN – February 2026 – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) announced the launch of its next-level VersaBoost™ Pro series constant pressure boosting system. The compact solution gives water professionals, homeowners and businesses the ability to enhance water pressure consistently throughout a property, even as demand changes on the system. The proprietary design is engineered to deliver reliability from...
Looq AI Unveils qPole for Smarter Engineering Decisions and Reliable Grid Modeling
Looq AI’s qPole converts photographs into accurate, engineering-ready 3D models to reduce total pole processing time from 30 minutes to 7 minutes. Industry’s first AI-enabled solution converts photographs into accurate, engineering-ready 3D pole models—enabling U.S. power grid engineers to save an estimated 19 million hours annually San Diego, CA — (Distributech) — Looq AI, a global leader in geophysical reasoning, today announced the launch of qPole. The AI-enabled solution is designed to make...
Gill Instruments Launches New Optical Rain Gauge to Redefine Precipitation Measurement
A solid-state optical rainfall sensor designed to replace the limitations of tipping buckets with a high-precision, low-maintenance alternative Real world applications include flood predictions for smart cities programmes, precision irrigation and modelling in agriculture, high resolution rainfall data collection for meteorological agencies, asset protection for solar and wind farms and more Lymington, (UK) - Gill Instruments, award-winning designer and manufacturer of meteorological and environ...
SEEPEX Expands Pump Offering for the Growing U.S. Renewable Energy Natural Gas Sector
Enon, OH – January 21, 2026 – The U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) market is gaining momentum, driven by federal incentives, state-level credit systems, and growing interest in converting agricultural and municipal waste into low-carbon energy. Rapid adoption of dairy digesters, large municipal conversion projects, and expanding pipeline injection of RNG mean operators require pumping systems capable of handling highly variable feedstocks while maintaining performance and low operating costs. SE...
NV5 Launches GeoAgent, Ushering in the Era of Autonomous Geospatial Intelligence
Agentic AI platform automates geospatial workflows, enabling faster, explainable, mission-ready intelligence through natural-language interaction HOLLYWOOD, Fla., February 3, 2026 – NV5, the world’s leading provider of geospatial software and services, today announced the launch of GeoAgent™, an agentic AI platform that automatically discovers and analyzes data and produces geospatial intelligence using natural language interaction. GeoAgent marks a major advancement in how organizations transfo...
Khronos Announces glTF Gaussian Splatting Extension
Cross-platform baseline for storing 3D Gaussian splats in glTF while enabling future innovation; Community feedback invited before ratification Beaverton, OR – February 3, 2026 – Today, The Khronos® Group, an open consortium of industry-leading companies creating graphics and spatial computing standards, announces a release candidate for the KHR_gaussian_splatting baseline extension. This extension enables storing 3D Gaussian splats in glTF® 2.0, the most widely adopted 3D asset delivery format....