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MECO Waste Heat Plant to Provide Fresh Water for Cogeneration Plant In California

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 – The MECO ST5400 Waste Heat Desalination system will supply purified water for industrial purposes in Ripon, California. The system will produce 90 gpm and utilizes waste heat, in the form of low…

MECO Vapor Compression Desalination Plants to Produce Desalinated Water Offshore India

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 – MECO Vapor Compression Desalination Plants to Produce Desalinated Water Offshore India MECO will design and construct two vapor compression desalination plants for the production of drinking and…

MECO Selected to Design and Construct Offshore Desalination Plant in one of the Worlds Harshest Environments

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 – A major oil and gas company has awarded MECO the design and construction of a custom built reverse osmosis plant for drinking and process water needs in the extreme arctic conditions off the northeast…

Teledyne, MECO and DARPA Proceed to Phase II of MANTRA Program

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 – MECO has been awarded a Phase II contract by Teledyne Scientific & Imaging for work on the MANTRA program under contract to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). MANTRA stands for…

MECO Announces Advancement in Water Purification Technology for Biopharmaceutical Industry

Fri, 27 May 2011 – Vapor Compression Still featuring revolutionary GII Centurbo™ Compressor is cleaner, quieter and more efficient (May 2011)– MECO, a worldwide leader in water purification,…

US Army Tank & Automotive Command Awards MECO Contract to Produce Lightweight Water Purifiers (LWP)

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 – Highly mobile and durable water maker turns 125 gallons of contaminated water to drinking water in just 1 hour MECO, a world leader in water purification, has been awarded a five year contract to produce…

Darren Haney Joins MECO as Midwest Sales Manager

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 – MECO is pleased to announce that Darren Haney has joined MECO as Midwest Sales Manager for the Biopharm market. Darren, formerly with Paul Mueller Company, brings 17 years of experience in the fields…

MECO Completes Start Up At One of the World's Largest Water For Injection (WFI) Production Plants

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 – MECO recently completed the installation and start up of multiple vapor compression plants at B. Braun Medical Inc.'s Irvine, CA production facility, which is one of the world's largest WFI production…

MECO Teams with Living Water International to Provide Water Relief in Haiti and Africa

Mon, 5 Apr 2010 – MECO has teamed with Living Water International (LWI) to supply portable desalination plants for use in Haiti and Africa. Two MECO diesel operated reverse osmosis plants rated at 3000 gpd were…

MECO Contracted to Develop New Technology for DARPA

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 – MECO has joined a team of University and Industry leaders to design and develop a significantly advanced desalination unit for military operations under a program awarded by the Defense Advanced Research…

MECO Introduces Potable Water Pressure Sets (PWPS)

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 – Maximum Water on Demand - Under Pressure Designed to deliver maximum water flow at sufficient pressure between pump cycles, the MECO Potable Water Pressure Sets (PWPS) provide the total potable water…

Wilson Tan and Sumedha Loy join MECO's Asia Pacific Team

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 – MECO is pleased to announce that Wilson Tan and Sumeda Loy have joined MECO in the firms Asia Pacific office headquartered in Singapore. Mr. Tan is a Chemical Engineer educated at the National University…

New Enhanced Membrane Systems by MECO

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 – Ultrafiltration Makes all the Difference The use of Ultrafiltration membranes as a pretreatment step can simplify the water treatment process, replacing other less effective components, improve system…

Terry Matthews Joins MECO Leadership Team in New Singapore Office

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 – MECO is pleased to announce that Terry A. Matthews has joined MECO as Vice President of Sales for the firms Asia Pacific Operations headquartered in Singapore. Mr. Matthews has over 33 years of experience…

Edmund Wong Joins MECO to Lead New Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 – MECO is pleased to announce that Edmund Wong, formerly of GE Water & Process Technologies, has joined MECO as Managing Director of the firms Asia Pacific Operations in Singapore. Mr. Wong served with…

MECO Announces New Asia Pacific Headquarters

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 – MECO has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific Region with the opening of a new office in Singapore. The new office is centrally located and will serve as the firms Asia Pacific headquarters…

MECO Files Patent on Novel Biopharmaceutical Pretreatment System

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 – MECO’s new system is an innovative approach to control microbial bacteria within a carbon filter at all times. Carbon filters are commonly used to remove chlorine within water treatment systems…

MECO Wins 2008 Contractor of the Year Award

Sat, 31 May 2008 – MECO is proud to announce the company's selection as Louisiana's 2008 Small Business Contractor of the Year. The award was given by the Louisiana Office of Economic Development (LED), the Louisiana…

McKinney Joins MECO as Project Manager

Wed, 7 May 2008 – Sam McKinney has joined MECO as a Project Manager. Sam was with Genentech (formally Tanox) in Houston, Texas for twenty years where he was the Director of Facilities. He is a member of the ISPE and the…

James M Stewart Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 – The International Desalination Association (IDA) in Conjunction with the Global Water Institute (GWI) today recognized James M Stewart for a lifetime of achievement and service in the field of desalination.…

Earn PDH credits at MECO Technical Seminars

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 – MECO has been approved by the RCEPP to provide PDH credits to Professional Engineers who attend any one of the company technical seminars. Earn up to 14 credits per seminar and stay at the forefront of…

MECO announces the 2008 Pharmaceutical water Seminar Schedule

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 – Join the industry experts for an exciting year of technological advancement. Pharmaceutical water technology is constantly changing. Stay at the front of the pack with the information provided…

MECO Awarded USP Purified Water System

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 – One of the world’s largest European drug manufacturers has awarded MECO a contract to build a new USP purified water plant. The plant will produce over 200 gallons per minute of purified water in…

MECO expands machining capabilities

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 – MECO Machine and Fabrication has aquired a new CNC Neo-80 Vertical Turning Lathe (VTL) to meet the demand for it's machining services. The new VTL has a 63 inch table with a 78 inch turning diameter.…

US Army Takes Delivery of 200 Lightweight Water Purifiers

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 – Over 200 of MECO's Lightweight Water Purifiers (LWP's) have been shipped to the US Army marking a major milestone for both MECO and the United States Army. The MECO LWP has performed exceptionally…

Wojcik Joins MECO as Biopharmaceutical Sales Manager

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 – Michael Wojcik has joined MECO as the company's Northeast Regional Sales Manager in Manchester, Connecticut. Mr. Wojcik is experienced in the design and construction of biopharmaceutical plants…

MECO Spring Water Seminar Draws Attendees Throughout Biopharm Industry

Tue, 15 May 2007 – The first of two MECO Pharmaceutical Water seminars for the 2007 education and training calendar was completed in May. Numerous industry professionals attended the seminar sharing practical ideas,…

New Line of Marine Reverse Osmosis Plants for Offshore Oil & Gas

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 – The new MECO MMRO III marine reverse osmosis plant provides 48 cubic meters per day of potable water from a raw seawater sourceand is upgradeable to 64 cubic meters per day. The plant draws 22KW of power…

The Worlds Largest Biopharmaceutical Distillers Under Construction at MECO

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 – MECO is pleased to announce the award of three contracts for construction of what are the largest biopharmaceutical distillation units in the world. A total of seven MECO MSS Vapor Compression plants…

US Air Force Space Command takes Delivery of MECO Lightweight Water Purifier

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 – Sugar Land, TX – Mechanical Equipment Company Inc., (MECO) designer and manufacturer of the US Army’s latest Light Weight Water Purifier units (LWP), announced today that the US Air Force…

MECO Awarded Excellence in Government Contracting as the Small Business of the Year

Mon, 8 May 2006 – Sugar Land, TX – Mechanical Equipment Company Inc., (MECO) designer and manufacturer of the US Army’s latest Light Weight Water Purifier units (LWP), announced today that it has been awarded…

Haldiman Joins MECO as Project Manager

Tue, 2 May 2006 – Jason Haldiman has joined MECO as a Project Manager within the Biopharmaceutical Group. Mr. Haldiman was most recently with CRB Consulting Engineers in Kansas City, MO where he was a Lead Process Utilities…

MECO Announces First Shipments from the Company's New Assembly Plant in Sugar Land, TX.

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 – Sugar Land, TX – Mechanical Equipment Company Inc., (MECO) a designer and manufacturer of specialized water purification plants announced today product shipments from the company’s new assembly…

MECO Patents Another Innovation in the Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Grade Water.

Fri, 6 Jan 2006 – In this new system, a method is provided for manufacturing pharmaceutical water by means of distillation and sanitizing the equipment used in said manufacturing. The method comprises the removal of suspended…

New Lightweight Water Purifier Contracts

Wed, 4 Jan 2006 – MECO announces additional contracts for the Lightweight Water Purifier (LWP). The U.S. Army Tank, Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) and the U.S. Air Force Space Command have ordered 15 of these…

Baxter Laboratories awards MECO new WFI still for Maricao, Puerto Rico

Sun, 1 Jan 2006 – MECO will supply a new vapor compression still rated at 1000 gallons per hour to Baxter Laboratories in Maricao, Puerto Rico. The new still, a MECO 1000MSS is a workhorse in the industry and will replace…

MECO Announces New State-of-the-Art Fabrication Center and Machine Shop

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 – Mechanical Equipment Co. (MECO), a New Orleans-based company, announced today the opening of a new, state-of-the-art machining and fabrication center in Goodbee, La. The facility will initially employ…

New Assembly Plant in Sugar Land, Texas

Mon, 5 Dec 2005 – Mechanical Equipment Co. (MECO), a New Orleans based manufacturing company, announced today a new plant in Sugar Land, Texas, within the Sugar Land Business Park. The plant is being outfitted as an engineering,…

MECO contributes $125,000 to hurricane relief effort.

Mon, 21 Nov 2005 – With an initial contribution of $100,000, MECO recently established the MECO Katrina Relief Fund, which will benefit the company’s employees who were severely impacted by Hurricane Katrina. MECO…

Hurricane Katrina dealt a blow, but MECO is now better than ever

Fri, 4 Nov 2005 – Recently, MECO was affected by one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit the United States of America. New Orleans, our home since the company started in 1943, was largely destroyed by the impact…

CityBusiness 2003 Innovator of the Year

Mon, 15 Dec 2003 – MECO, a leader in the water purification industry, was named the 2003 Innovator of the Year by New Orleans CityBusiness Magazine. The award was given to the New Orleans-based firm in part for its development…

MECO Awarded Patent for the use of membrane filtration in biopharmaceutical water systems

Sat, 21 Jun 2003 – Systems utilized to produce water for the biopharmaceutical industry are relatively complex, may have a high microbial load and a relatively low purified water recovery rate. Many are approved only for…

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