Lewco Inc. delivered two industrial batch ovens with a maximum temperature of 800°F (427°C). The ovens are heated with direct-fired natural gas and will be used for curing and drying parts.

Valmet will deliver a recovery liquor analyzer to Domtar’s integrated pulp-and-paper mill in Hawesville, Ky. It will be used to increase cooking liquor strength, which increases production efficiency and reduces operational costs throughout the plant’s pulping process.

Pollution control technology manufacturer Ceco Environmental Corp. will acquire industrial flow control products manufacturer General Rubber LLC (GRC), Dallas. The acquisition is expected to expand Ceco’s product offering to include rubber expansion joints, ducting expansion joints, and industrial pinch and duckbill valves.

Watlow and Heatcon Composite Systems entered into an expanded distributor agreement to provide standard products, services and thermal systems to the aerospace industry.

Atlas Copco completed the acquisition of HHV Pumps Pvt. Ltd., which designs and manufactures vacuum pumps and systems for applications used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.  

The four-zone drying system will provide electrically heated convection air and will allow the battery company to scale up operations.

The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) selected Emerson to modernize and optimize operations at its Wansley Unit 9 combined-cycle power plant.

French insect producer Agronutris selected Bühler Group as the process solution provider for its first commercial-scale black soldier fly plant in Rethel, France. The plant is scheduled to go into operation in 2023.

Alfa Laval and Microsoft have teamed up to facilitate service and maintenance of Alfa Laval’s Laval plate heat exchangers. The two companies will jointly develop digital tools to allow customers to self-assess whether and which heat exchanger services might be needed.

Registration for IHEA’s “Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating,” an online course, is open. The first class will be held January 17, and the six-week class will run through February 27.